Download - Child Specific Competencies: Doing What Works for Kids Shannon Dowd John Eagle Jody Lieske
Child Specific Competencies Identify, define and assess needs Identify evidence based
interventions Data-based decision making Evaluate outcomes
Identifying Target Needs
Always: Build a child’s skill repertoire Prioritize dangerous behaviors Target easy behaviors Response chain Generalization
Defining Target Needs
Criteria for good behavioral definition
Objective: observable, countable & measurable
Clear: unambiguous, specific, and reliable
Complete: delineate inclusions and exclusions
Training Tools Role plays
• Audiotapes/videotapes
Concrete supervision• Provide examples of definitions
Target behavior worksheets
Training Tools Field-based experiences
Advanced supervision strategies• Supervisor asks open questions • Consultant comes to supervision with
revised definitions
Assessing Target Needs Ecological assessment
• Student and environmental variables
Functional assessment• Antecedents, consequences and
sequential conditions
The class was quietly doing its lesson when Russell, suffering from problems at home, prepared to
employ an attention-getting device.
Training Tools Standard questions/interview forms
Concrete supervision Identify key questions
Functional assessment worksheet
Case scenarios
Case of Servio
1. What are some possible target behaviors?2. What are some important ecological
considerations?3. What are some possible antecedents,
consequences, and sequential conditions in this case?
4. What are some possible functions of his behaviors?
5. What are some important areas to explore during the conditions analysis?
Training Tool Field-based experience
Advanced supervision strategies Socratic questions Consultants discuss expanded case
conceptualization
Effective Programs Have obtainable goals and Have obtainable goals and
objectivesobjectives Are clear and specificAre clear and specific Are minimally intrusiveAre minimally intrusive Empower parents & teachersEmpower parents & teachers
Evidence Based Interventions Search for interventions that work Follow guidelines established by…
Task Force on Evidence-Based Intervention in School Psychology • (EBI Task Force; Kratochwill & Stoiber,
2000; Stoiber & Kratochwill, 2001) What Works Clearinghouse
• (U.S. Department of Education’s Institute for Education Services, 2003)
Evidence Based Interventions
What to look for in an intervention? Focus of the intervention
• Type of Behavior Conditions for the intervention to be effective
• Settings• Client/Consultee demographics• Length of the intervention
Effectiveness studies Appropriateness of intervention
• Consumer satisfaction
Training Tools Concrete supervision strategies
• Provide intervention materials/resources
• Interventions focus on child
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Consultant presentations Guest speakers on EBI’s Advanced supervision strategies
• Consultant brings intervention ideas to supervision
• Ecological Interventions
Data-based Decision Making
Use data for Goal development Intervention response Immediate modifications Continuous progress monitoring
Training Tool Average rate of compliance is 60%.
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Evaluate Outcomes
Child Outcomes Examine baseline and treatment
data Peer comparison Rating scales (e.g., SSRS)