Family-Centered Ecological Assessment & Intervention to Address Student Threats of Violence and Promote Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Competence
The purpose of this project is to develop and pilot test the Family Check-Up Threat Assessment model, a family-centered ecological approach to assessment of and intervention for students who make school violence threats.
Development and Validation of the Social, Academic, and Emotional Behavior Risk Screener for Early Childhood
The primary purpose of this project is to develop and validate a social, emotional, and behavioral risk screener for early childhood. The assessment will be an online and application-based universal screening system available in both English and Spanish. It will be aligned with the Social, Academic, and Emotional Behavior Risk Screener (SAEBRS), a universal screener for K–12 settings that has been adopted in all 50 states, with the aim of supporting transition planning between early childhood and K–12 settings as well as informing intervention.
Utilizing discrete event simulation to improve the use of evidence and inform school mental health services
We are developing software to help MTSS teams find the best strategies for improving behavior and mental health in their schools. Our ADVICE software compares the impact and costs of Tier I/II interventions based on school size, need, and resources.
Promoting Family-School Collaboration in Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports
The purpose of the project is to develop, refine, and conduct a test of the family–school collaboration (FSC) in the Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) framework. This approach will enhance family-school collaboration in schoolwide PBIS and related schoolwide programs and practices.
Promoting Integrated Family-School-Community Mental Health Support Children in Rural Wisconsin Communities
This project promotes integrated family-school-community mental health support for children in rural Wisconsin communities. In this project, we (1) engage in formative planning with community partners to enhance readiness; (2) provide training to education and human service professionals, including Extension educators, school staff, and community members; (3) provide supervision of those professionals, titrating the level of support over time to promote independence; (4) help community partners evaluate the effectiveness of mental health services; and (5) conduct an analysis of effectiveness inclusive of factors related to successful implementation and sustainment, to enhance the success of similar efforts in the future.
Project EPIC: Enhancing Family-School-Community Partnerships through an Interconnected Systems Framework Collaboration
Project EPIC is a collaboration between Midwest PBIS Network and the School Mental Health Collaborative to offer training and coaching. Training and coaching will support implementation and sustainment of integrated mental health support within PBIS and enhanced family-school-community partnerships for middle schools.
Project MIDAS: Development of a Multi-Informant Decisional Assessment System
The purpose of this project is to develop and validate a multi-informant decisional assessment system (MIDAS) to integrate and use multiple sources of data for accurate and efficient identification of social-emotional and behavioral (SEB) concerns in middle school students.
Systematic Efficacy Replication Study of “Teachers and Parents as Partners (TAPP)” in Elementary Schools
Previous studies demonstrate the benefits of the Teachers and Parents as Partners (TAPP) intervention when implemented by an outside coach. This study looks at TAPP’s effectiveness when delivered by school-based specialists. This may make it easier for schools to use TAPP long-term without having to rely on outside specialists. TAPP is also known as “Conjoint Behavioral Consultation.”
The purpose of this project is to conduct a systematic efficacy replication of a family-school partnership intervention, Teachers and Parents in Partnership (TAPP) for students with or at risk of serious emotional disturbance
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