Practice-Based Evidence for Children and Adolescents: Advancing the Research Agenda in Schools

The American Psychological Association Task Force on Evidence-Based Practice for Children and Adolescents (2008) recommended a systems approach to enhancing care in order to improve outcomes for children and adolescents with mental health needs and redress persistent systemic problems with the struc...

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Published in:School psychology review 2012-06, Vol.41 (2), p.215-235
Main Authors: Kratochwill, Thomas R., Hoagwood, Kimberly Eaton, Kazak, Anne E., Weisz, John R., Hood, Korey, Vargas, Luis A., Banez, Gerard A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescents
Adoption (Ideas)
Behavior
Children
Children & youth
Competition
Core curriculum
Credibility
Criteria
Data Analysis
Education
Educational psychology
Evidence
Fidelity
Holistic Approach
Inferences
Information Dissemination
Intervention
Outcome Measures
Outcomes of Education
Program Implementation
Psychological Studies
Psychology
School districts
School Psychology
Task forces
Teenagers
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Summary:The American Psychological Association Task Force on Evidence-Based Practice for Children and Adolescents (2008) recommended a systems approach to enhancing care in order to improve outcomes for children and adolescents with mental health needs and redress persistent systemic problems with the structure of services. Recommendations for enhancing an ecological approach to the adoption and implementation of evidence-based practices are offered through increased attention to practice-based research frameworks for adoption and dissemination. Five criteria are discussed for providing acceptable evidence, including (a) systematic evidence searching and adoption of evidence-based prevention and intervention practices, (b) implementation and adherence to intervention integrity, (c) invoking standards for drawing inferences from interventions, (d) using quality assessments to measure outcomes, and (e) adopting formal data analysis procedures to assess intervention outcomes. Each criterion is illustrated with an example. Future research and policy agendas are outlined.
ISSN:0279-6015
2372-966X
2372-966X
DOI:10.1080/02796015.2012.12087521