TY - BOOK AU - Flynn,Brian AU - Hershfield,Sonja AU - Topping,Keith TI - Why Psychologists Need to Base Treatment Recommendations on Scientific Evidence: Methodologies for Intervening with Disruptive Adolescents SN - 9780773430204 AV - LB1027.55 .F59 2010 U1 - 373.17/13373.1713 PY - 2010/// CY - Lewiston PB - Edwin Mellen Press KW - School psychology KW - At-risk youth KW - Behavior modification KW - Counseling of KW - Evidence-based psychotherapy KW - Methodology KW - Psychologie scolaire KW - Jeunes difficiles KW - Modification du comportement KW - Counseling KW - Psychothérapie factuelle KW - Méthodologie KW - EDUCATION KW - Secondary KW - bisacsh KW - fast KW - Problem youth KW - Education KW - hilcc KW - Social Sciences KW - Theory & Practice of Education KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references and indexes; 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; 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; Appendix 5.1: Functional Behavioural Assessment ReportAppendix 6.1: Psychiatric Assessment; Bibliography; Subject Index; Author Index N2 - 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 UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=502272 ER -