Sentences with phrase «efficacy of intervention programs»

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Topics included: early reporting on inaccuracies in the articles of The New York Times's Judith Miller that built support for the invasion of Iraq; the media campaign to destroy UN chief Kofi Annan and undermine confidence in multilateral solutions; revelations by George Bush's biographer that as far back as 1999 then - presidential candidate Bush already spoke of wanting to invade Iraq; the real reason Bush was grounded during his National Guard days — as recounted by the widow of the pilot who replaced him; an article published throughout the world that highlighted the West's lack of resolve to seriously pursue the genocidal fugitive Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, responsible for the largest number of European civilian deaths since World War II; several investigations of allegations by former members concerning the practices of Scientology; corruption in the leadership of the nation's largest police union; a well - connected humanitarian relief organization operating as a cover for unauthorized US covert intervention abroad; detailed evidence that a powerful congressional critic of Bill Clinton and Al Gore for financial irregularities and personal improprieties had his own track record of far more serious transgressions; a look at the practices and values of top Democratic operative and the clients they represent when out of power in Washington; the murky international interests that fueled both George W. Bush's and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaigns; the efficacy of various proposed solutions to the failed war on drugs; the poor - quality televised news program for teens (with lots of advertising) that has quietly seeped into many of America's public schools; an early exploration of deceptive practices by the credit card industry; a study of ecosystem destruction in Irian Jaya, one of the world's last substantial rain forests.

Chapman et al. (6) evaluated the effectiveness of an existing PC program (vs. standard care), whereas Anderson et al. (25) evaluated the efficacy of a more intensive intervention promoting exclusive breastfeeding (vs. standard care).

The language of program evaluators is framed in terms of efficacy: what is the actual outcome of an intervention, compared with the outcome expected from no intervention?

With this Switzer Research Fellowship, Dr. Chen will test the efficacy of the Family - Clinician Collaboration (FCC) intervention, a comprehensive program that fosters family, clinician, and patient communication, and emphasizes caregiving education and training.

Inconsistent and contrasting research into the efficacy of reading intervention programs underscores the need to conduct further research dedicated to identifying effective or ineffective variables associated with learning online.

A combination of theories can be used to conduct an investigation into the efficacy of a reading intervention program using computer - assisted technology, such as Scholastic's Read 180 program.

It is full of programs, interventions, curricula, and policies that are either adopted or abandoned with no evidence of efficacy.

Topics of discussion will include: • Setting goals and identifying criteria to evaluate programs for efficacy, standards - alignment, and student growth • How to build teacher capacity using data - informed instruction and intentional organizational support structures • Scaling beyond intervention; increasing district - wide adoption and usage of personalized learning programs All K - 12 administrators and educators are encouraged to attend.

Culture and Collaboration Collaborate effectively and meet frequently with the MWA Division Directors, Associate School Directors, Deans of Students, Lead Teachers, Content Leads, the other divisional DCI, and MWAS team members to successfully build capacity of Teaching Faculty and Teacher Interns Work with the Data and Assessment team to compile, analyze, and respond to data on the school's schoolwide data management and assessment systems, including oversight and implementation of the schoolwide Benchmark Assessment system Through informal observations, formal observations, and other qualitative measures, utilize approved tools and matrices to assess faculty adherence and fidelity to efficacy and growth mindset instructional practices, data - informed instructional lesson planning and practices, and cultural competence practices in working with students, faculty and families Work closely with the Director of Teacher Residency to support and inform MWA Teacher Residents with the necessary entry - level skills expected of MWA teachers; this includes working with and supporting the Mentor Teachers assigned to Teacher Residents Supervise and support New Teacher Induction Program Mentor teachers towards helping new - to - the - profession teachers in «clearing» their credential and meeting state mandates for certification; this includes support for all intern teachers Develop and maintain positive relationships with various internal & external stakeholders including administrative colleagues, parents, students, teaching faculty, support and intervention staff members, and board members

Thus, the careful consideration of teacher self - efficacy may be particularly important for programs or interventions intended to enhance or change science teaching practices.

The National Center on Intensive Intervention defines Intensive Instructional Intervention as additional or alternative intervention programs to the core curriculum conducted in small groups or individually with evidence of efficacy for improving academic outcomes for students whose performance is unsatisfactory in the cIntervention defines Intensive Instructional Intervention as additional or alternative intervention programs to the core curriculum conducted in small groups or individually with evidence of efficacy for improving academic outcomes for students whose performance is unsatisfactory in the cIntervention as additional or alternative intervention programs to the core curriculum conducted in small groups or individually with evidence of efficacy for improving academic outcomes for students whose performance is unsatisfactory in the cintervention programs to the core curriculum conducted in small groups or individually with evidence of efficacy for improving academic outcomes for students whose performance is unsatisfactory in the core program.

Identifying too many false positives may negatively impact the efficacy of intervention efforts by forcing intervention program ratios to greatly exceed these numbers.

The learnings presented in this report not only point to the efficacy of the e-reader intervention for improving early grade literacy skills and increasing access to books, but also provide insights towards a way forward that will allow Worldreader and partners to reach more students, in more corners of Ghana and sub-Saharan Africa, with cost - effective and impactful digital reading programs.

The role of practitioner self - efficacy, training, program and workplace factors on the implementation of an evidence - based parenting intervention in primary care.

The results of this study show that the NVNG program has potential as an intervention although further research is needed to establish conclusively the efficacy of the program and the conditions under which the most cost - effective outcomes can be achieved.

Extensive evidence documents the efficacy of parent - training interventions for improving child disruptive behaviors.12, 13 The Incredible Years (IY) program in particular has received support in multiple randomized clinical trials,14 - 18 and emerging evidence supports its efficacy for toddlers.19 - 21 However, parent - training programs are not widely available and evidence of their feasibility and efficacy in primary care settings is limited.22, 23

In this direction, some recent studies investigated that children and adolescents who attended educational programs focused on the promotion of self - efficacy in life skills reduced the onset of at - risk and maladaptive behaviors (Griffin et al., 2003; Botvin & Griffin, 2004; Yankah & Aggleton, 2008; Menrath et al., 2012; Jegannathan, Dahlblom, & Kullgren, 2014): it was possible to observe a significant and positive effect for the reduction of health - risk behaviors in the intervention group, compared to control group (see Menrath et al., 2012), confirming the efficacy of school - based on life skills programs.

Participants were drawn from a larger study examining (i) the effects of trauma on children over time and (ii) the efficacy of the SAFE Homes intervention, a DCF program in which children who have been removed from their parents» care are placed temporarily in state - run facilities rather than immediate foster care to facilitate assessment and treatment planning.

Three reviews, bridging somewhat different topics and using different methods for comparing the efficacy across groups, have all concluded that minority children and families appear to benefit as much as or more than other groups from evidence - based interventions like those proposed here.75 At the same time, because the success of a program depends importantly on participants» remaining engaged until they complete the program, as well as the fidelity with which the program is delivered, cultural adaptations that increase the likelihood of optimal delivery and receipt of these programs to practitioners, parents, and children would seem well warranted.76

The purpose of the trial is to evaluate the efficacy of using a family - based treatment program (Behaviour Exchange Systems Training; BEST Plus) versus a standard cognitive - behavioural individual treatment program for the youth, (Self Help for Alcohol / Other Drug problems and DEpression — Youth; SHADEY CBT), versus receiving both the family and the CBT intervention (COMBINED condition).

The efficacy of a community - run Parents Plus Early Years Program as a preschool parenting intervention of modifiable duration.

Intervention to reduce traumatic stress following intimate partner violence: An efficacy trial of the Moms» Empowerment Program (MEP).

She is currently testing a RCT of the Computer - Based HIV Prevention Program for Rural Africans, Pathways to African American's Success (PAAS, 5R01 - MH 63043) to determine the efficacy and viability of a technology - driven, interactive family - based preventive intervention as a delivery modality for rural families.

Currently, she directs an Institute of Education Sciences — funded research project focused on the efficacy of implementing the Teaching Pyramid in classrooms, and she works on the National Center on Quality Teaching and Learning and the Office of Special Education Programs — funded Technical Assistance Center on Social Emotional Interventions.

More funding is needed for large - scale effectiveness trials that examine ways of disseminating evidence - based interventions in real - world settings and for large - scale trials that compare the efficacy of different evidence - based programs for different populations.

Analyses showed a significant indirect effect for dysfunctional parental attributions in favor of the group receiving the behavioral program, and significant effects of the behavioral program on positive and negative parenting and parental self - efficacy, compared to the nondirective intervention.

With the efficacy of moderately intensive parent training well established, it now seems appropriate to determine if the moderately - intensive treatments are superior to briefer, less costly interventions, particularly because families frequently attend relatively few sessions, often five to eight or fewer (Armbruster & Kazdin, 1994; Kazdin & Wassel, 1998), well below the number recommended by these programs.

The study evaluated the efficacy of the videotaped instruction component of The Happiest Baby intervention program to reduce crying in newborns.

This project is a randomized efficacy trial of the KITS Program, an intervention to improve early literacy, prosocial and emotion and behavior regulation domains of school readiness, with children from socioeconomically disadvantaged neighborhoods.

SRI researchers, in partnership with University of California at Los Angeles and Stanford University, are conducting a study of the efficacy of the Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Trauma in Schools (CBITS) program in the San Francisco Unified School District.

She is also a co-investigator on a randomized efficacy trial of a school readiness intervention program with foster children and a multisite Center investigating the behavioral and neurobiological impacts of early adverse experiences in humans and nonhuman primates.

The Kids in Transition to School (KITS) foster care program began with a 5 - year randomized efficacy trial of a preventive intervention to enhance psychosocial and academic school readiness in foster children as they enter school.

Rapee et al. (2009) found small but significant effects for a universal anxiety prevention program, with stronger effects for children versus adolescents; while Neil and Christensen's (2009) review indicated efficacy for both universal and targeted school - based anxiety prevention programs; however, indicated interventions, i.e., programs that are delivered to groups or individuals who exhibit early symptoms of psychological disorders, have shown more promise (Feldner et al., 2004).

Efficacy and effectiveness of school - based prevention and early intervention programs for anxiety.

The project will extend the evidence on the efficacy of the intervention from two previous randomized efficacy trials of the KITS Program with special needs populations to examine the impacts of the intervention on the broader population of children from disadvantaged backgrounds in general education.

Woodbridge is the author or coauthor of numerous articles, book chapters, monographs, and presentations on the efficacy of student behavioral interventions; implementation and evaluation of systems of care for children with emotional and behavioral disorders and their families; participatory research practices and implementation science; inclusion of children with severe emotional and behavioral disturbances; and the use of evaluation data for program improvement and policy development.

Woodbridge also recently completed an ED - funded efficacy trial of the Cognitive - Behavioral Intervention for Trauma in Schools program, an intervention to improve the behavior and academic performance of students who have experienced significant traumIntervention for Trauma in Schools program, an intervention to improve the behavior and academic performance of students who have experienced significant traumintervention to improve the behavior and academic performance of students who have experienced significant traumatic stress.

The current study compared the efficacy of a combined universal violence prevention approach that included individual - level skill - building (i.e., lessons from Second Step) and school environment (i.e., Olweus Bullying Prevention Program; OBPP) interventions to OBPP alone.

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PCIT was chosen as the PT program because PCIT: a) has well established efficacy in reducing young children's EBP (Eisenstadt et al. 1993; Eyberg et al. 2001; Hood and Eyberg 2003; Schuhmann et al. 1998); b) contains all of the treatment components recognized by Kaminski and colleagues» meta - analysis (Kaminski et al. 2008) as yielding the largest effect sizes (i.e., increasing positive parent — child interactions, promoting consistency and use of time out, and requiring parents to practice new skills with their child during PT sessions); c) aims to strengthen the parent — child relationship, which can be accomplished in a brief intervention (Bakermans - Kranenburg et al. 2003); d) is a competency - based model that emphasizes skill acquisition rather than a fixed set of sessions; and e) includes a unique delivery technique (i.e., wireless headset for the therapist to coach the parent in vivo during interactions with the child) similar to an exposure - based approach in which parents observe «in vivo» changes in their child behavior during sessions.

Given the efficacy of the Teen Choices program in preventing peer violence, it was expected that students receiving the StandUp intervention would show improvement on measured outcomes.

This brief report describes results from an efficacy test of Adolescent ParentWays program, an intervention developed for parents of adolescents ages 13 — 16 years who have symptoms of behavioral problems and social difficulties.