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Jessica B. Koslouski; Sandra M. Chafouleas; Amy Briesch; Jacqueline M. Caemmerer; Brittany Melo – School Mental Health, 2024
We are developing the Equitable Screening to Support Youth (ESSY) Whole Child Screener to address concerns prevalent in existing school-based screenings that impede goals to advance educational equity using universal screeners. Traditional assessment development does not include end users in the early development phases, instead relying on a…
Descriptors: Screening Tests, Psychometrics, Validity, Child Development
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Whelan, Cory J.; Hanley, Gregory P.; Landa, Robin; Sullivan, Emily; LaCroix, Kara; Metras, Rachel – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2021
General and long-term outcomes of functional analysis training have not yet been reported. Within a randomized control trial, we trained 18 behavior analytic practitioners to interview caregivers, design and then conduct a personalized analysis as a part of a practical functional assessment (PFA). Participants were randomly assigned to groups, and…
Descriptors: Randomized Controlled Trials, Seminars, Training, Functional Behavioral Assessment
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Jessica B. Koslouski; Sandra M. Chafouleas; Amy Briesch; Jacqueline M. Caemmerer; Brittany Melo – Grantee Submission, 2024
We are developing the Equitable Screening to Support Youth (ESSY) Whole Child Screener to address concerns prevalent in existing school-based screenings that impede goals to advance educational equity using universal screeners. Traditional assessment development does not include end users in the early development phases, instead relying on a…
Descriptors: Screening Tests, Usability, Decision Making, Validity
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Stickle, Trini; Wanner, Anja – Applied Linguistics, 2019
We examine the syntactic structures exhibited by persons with dementia in conversation. Traditionally, research on the linguistic abilities of persons with dementia is either observational (reports kept by caregivers) or experimental (e.g. based on comprehension tasks), and the focus is not on the syntactic competence of the speaker. We combine…
Descriptors: Language Patterns, Applied Linguistics, Syntax, Language Skills
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Erickson, Steven R.; Salgado, Teresa M.; Tian, Xi – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2016
People who have intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) often rely on caregivers to assist in the medication management process. The aim of this study was to learn from caregivers, who are either family or support staff, what major issues arise throughout the process of managing medication and how these might be addressed. Problems…
Descriptors: Drug Therapy, Health Insurance, Medical Evaluation, Records (Forms)
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Natale, Ruby; Uhlhorn, Susan B.; Lopez-Mitnik, Gabriela; Camejo, Stephanie; Englebert, Nicole; Delamater, Alan M.; Messiah, Sarah E. – Health Education & Behavior, 2016
Background: One in four preschool-age children in the United States are currently overweight or obese. Previous studies have shown that caregivers of this age group often have difficulty accurately recognizing their child's weight status. The purpose of this study was to examine factors associated with accurate/inaccurate perception of child body…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Accuracy, Preschool Children, Body Weight