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1 online resource (237 pages) |
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WHY PSYCHOLOGISTS NEED TO BASE TREATMENT RECOMMENDATIONS ON SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE: Methodologies for Intervening with Disruptive Adolescents; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of Tables and Figures; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 -- Introduction: Using the Evidence Base to Improve Practice and Policy; Chapter 2 -- Finding the Evidence Base: A Review of the Literature; Chapter 3 -- A Meta-Analysis and Best-Evidence Synthesis of Interventions; Chapter 4 -- Use of the Evidence Base in a Public School System: A Survey of School Psychologists. |
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Chapter 5 -- Successfully Developing Independence: Self-management and Self-Monitoring InterventionsChapter 6 -- Bridging the Gap: Evidence-based and Non-Evidence Based interventions; Chapter 7 -- Our Answers to the Research Questions; Chapter 8 -- Implementing Interventions for Disruptive Adolescents: The Role of the Educational/School Psychologist and Other Professionals; Chapter 9 -- Implications for Researchers: The Way Forward; Chapter 10 -- Implications for Practitioners and Policy Makers: A Blueprint to Improve Service Delivery; Appendices; Appendix 4.1: Survey questionnaire. |
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Appendix 5.1: Functional Behavioural Assessment ReportAppendix 6.1: Psychiatric Assessment; Bibliography; Subject Index; Author Index. |
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This book describes research that sought to clarify if the professional practice of educational/school psychologists is evidence-based when recommending interventions for disruptive adolescents who are diagnosed as seriously emotionally disturbed. Two lines of investigation were employed. First, a literature search using three distinct methodologies - a systematic literature review, a meta-analysis of studies and a best evidence synthesis. Second, a survey of a large sample of school psychologists. All aspects of the literature search confirmed that the current research on effective treatments. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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School psychology.
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School psychology. |
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At-risk youth -- Behavior modification.
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At-risk youth -- Behavior modification. |
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At-risk youth -- Counseling of.
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At-risk youth -- Counseling of. |
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At-risk youth. |
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Evidence-based psychotherapy.
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Evidence-based psychotherapy. |
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Behavior modification -- Methodology.
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Behavior modification -- Methodology. |
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Behavior modification. |
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Hershfield, Sonja.
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Topping, Keith.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Flynn, Brian. Why Psychologists Need to Base Treatment Recommendations on Scientific Evidence : Methodologies for Intervening with Disruptive Adolescents. Lewiston : Edwin Mellen Press, ©2010 9780773437753 |
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9780773430204 |
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0773430202 |
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9780773437753 |
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0773437754 |
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