+Evidence Based Practice University of Utah

Training School Psychologists to be Experts in Evidence Based Practices for Tertiary Students with Serious Emotional Disturbance/Behavior Disorders

US Office of Education 84.325KH325K080308

+ Technical Assistance Center on Social Emotional Intervention for Young Children (TACSEI)

In 2008, the Center for Evidence-Based Practice: Young Children with Challenging Behavior (CEBP) became TACSEI (www.challengingbehavior.org)

TACSEI is a 5 year program that will envelope the research synthesis generated by CEBP and implement the most effective interventions

+ TACSEI Management Team

Co-principle investigators University of South Florida

Lise Fox Glen Dunlap

University of Colorado-Denver Barbara Smith Phil Strain

Senior Faculty Karen Blasé, Judith Carta, Mary Louise Hemmeter, Jill

Giacomini, Roxane Kaufmann, Diane Powell

+ TACSEI Funding and Partners

Funding United States Department of Education Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP)

Partners Division of Early Childhood (DEC) National Head Start Association (NHSA) IDEA Infant and Toddler Coordinators Association (ITCA) Many more

+ TACSEI Mission

To identify, disseminate, and promote the implementation of evidence-based practices in order to

improve the social, emotional, and behavioral functioning of young children with or at risk for delays

or disabilities

www.challengingbehavior.org

+ TACSEI Goals

Technical assistance (TA) collaboration and coordination Research dissemination to various states and training

centers TA training and education to trainers, coaches and

providers Develop and scale-up Pyramid model variations Evaluate all functions and continue to make

improvements Provide technology mediated resources to all consumers

+ TACSEI Key Beliefs

TA efforts must be deliverable and effective for diverse populations

TA outcomes must be valued by families as well as the broader community

Practices endorsed must be affordable, feasible, and acceptable to diverse stakeholders

+ Key Beliefs (cont.)

Families and program personnel are vital partners in the design, implementation, and evaluation of the work of the Center

Practices must be based on best available evidence and must be replicated across sites and states

Practices must be designed primarily to enhance competencies, rather than remediate problems

+How They Do It: The Pyramid Model Developed by TACSEI and

the Center for the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning (CSEFEL)

Four tiers: Yellow: Systems and

Policies Blue: Universal Supports Green: Prevention Red: Intervention

+ The Pyramid Model

The foundation for all of the practices in the pyramid are the systems and policies necessary to ensure a workforce able to adopt and sustain these evidence-based practices

Effective workforce is a crucial component The systems and policies developed are necessary for

educators to adopt and sustain the pyramid model

Yellow Tier (Foundation): Systems and policies

+ The Pyramid Model

Universal supports for all children through nurturing and responsive relationships and high quality environments

Emphasize nurturing and responsive relationships Establish positive, inclusive and supportive environments Provide information and support to parents and educators

Blue Tier: Universal supports

+ The Pyramid Model

Prevention represents practices that are targeted social emotional strategies to prevent problems

Explicit instruction and support Develop self-regulation and appropriate emotional

expression Focus on positive interactions and social problem

solving skills

Green Tier: Prevention

+ The Pyramid Model

Intervention is comprised of practices related to individualized intensive interventions

Family based, comprehensive solutions for problem behaviors

Positive behavior support (PBS) provided at individual level Focus on skill building and development of positive behaviors

Red Tier: Intervention

+ Positive Behavior Support (PBS)

Describes the approach used to provide intensive individualized interventions to individual children with challenging behavior

Understanding of why the child is performing the behavior

Strategies for preventing the behavior and replacing it with new skills

Six step implementation plan

+ PBS: The Six Steps

1. Building a Behavior Support Team 2. Person-Centered Planning 3. Functional Behavioral Assessment 4. Hypothesis Development 5. Behavior Support Plan Development 6. Monitoring Outcomes

+ Program-Wide Adoption

Systemic effort to maintain program-wide fidelity Develop supports and infrastructure for classroom and

home environments Staff-wide training in Pyramid model implementation Comprehensive support from all staff and family Leadership team follows data-driven decision making

process

+ TACSEI Training

6 states will receive TACSEI training between 2010 and 2012 Based on “readiness” criteria

This will be implemented in four stages Training of a cadre of state trainers Selection and support of local coaches Selection and support of three demonstration sites Facilitation of a state interagency team to develop the

infrastructure, policies and resources to implement and sustain the training, coaching and demonstration sites

+ TACSEI TA Model

Universal Outreach Web-based TA, National Training Institute, Consultant Bank Available to anyone

Targeted TA Families, teachers, program administrators

Intensive TA 6 states to develop infrastructure and systems

+Web-based TA and Resources

Available to everyone Print resources

Policy briefs, research syntheses, fact sheets and powerpoints

Interactive opportunities Webinars, long distance learning and discussions

State TA pages In-depth evaluation and record of each state’s progress To date, only Alaska and Minnesota have adopted TACSEI

+ Summary

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