Evidence Based Interventions
This course is designed to provide students with an introduction to evidence-based interventions used in school psychological service delivery. Course content includes definitions of evidence-based interventions, process for identifying evidence-based interventions in school psychology, and a review of well-established evidence-based academic and behavioral interventions used in school based settings.
Restricted to EDS students.
Outcomes: Upon completion of the course, students will be able to: Define "evidence-based intervention" and differentiate this concept from similar concepts (eg, empirically-supported intervention, evidence-based practice, etc);
Identify organizational websites that collect, evaluate, and disseminate evidence-based academic and behavioral interventions for children and adolescents that can be used in school-based settings (eg, What Works Clearinghouse, Doing What Works, Johns Hopkins Best Evidence Encyclopedia, and SAMHSA's National Registry of Evidence-Based Programs and Policies); Interpret the foundational criteria that are used to evaluate the quality of research to determine the strength of an intervention's evidence; Identify several well-established academic and behavioral evidence-based interventions for children and adolescents in school-based settings; Understand the strengths and limitations of developing and implementing evidence- based interventions with minority populations
Restricted to EDS students.
Outcomes: Upon completion of the course, students will be able to: Define "evidence-based intervention" and differentiate this concept from similar concepts (eg, empirically-supported intervention, evidence-based practice, etc);
Identify organizational websites that collect, evaluate, and disseminate evidence-based academic and behavioral interventions for children and adolescents that can be used in school-based settings (eg, What Works Clearinghouse, Doing What Works, Johns Hopkins Best Evidence Encyclopedia, and SAMHSA's National Registry of Evidence-Based Programs and Policies); Interpret the foundational criteria that are used to evaluate the quality of research to determine the strength of an intervention's evidence; Identify several well-established academic and behavioral evidence-based interventions for children and adolescents in school-based settings; Understand the strengths and limitations of developing and implementing evidence- based interventions with minority populations