scholarly journals Adapting Evidence-Based Treatments for Youth in a Community Mental Health Setting: Single-Case Design

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexis M. Quinoy ◽  
Shannon E. Hourigan ◽  
Michael A. Southam-Gerow ◽  
Alyssa M. Ward ◽  
Ruth C. Brown ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Community Mental Health ◽  
Single Case ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Mental Health Setting ◽  
Single Case Design ◽  
Evidence Based Treatments ◽  
Case Design

scholarly journals Single-Case Research Design: An Alternative Strategy for Evidence-Based Practice

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 256-266 ◽  
Author(s):  
Drue Stapleton ◽  
Andrew Hawkins
Keyword(s):  
Athletic Training ◽  
Allied Health ◽  
Evidence Based Practice ◽  
Single Case ◽  
Pedagogical Practices ◽  
Single Subject ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Single Case Design ◽  
Proquest Dissertation ◽  
Case Design

Objective The trend of utilizing evidence-based practice (EBP) in athletic training is now requiring clinicians, researchers, educators, and students to be equipped to both engage in and make judgments about research evidence. Single-case design (SCD) research may provide an alternative approach to develop such skills and inform clinical and pedagogical practices. The purpose of this paper is to review the literature related to SCD and its potential contributions to EBP in athletic training. Data Source(s) We searched PubMed, CINAHL, Proquest Dissertation and Theses, and Google Scholar using terms “single case design”, “single subject design”, “within subjects”, and combined search terms of “single case design AND athletic training, AND allied health, AND medicine, AND nursing”. Data Synthesis Textual support for the use of SCD in athletic training and a brief review of literature pertaining to: general features, strengths, limitations, and design options commonly associated with the use of SCD. Conclusions Use of SCD in allied health professions is limited, with fewer studies in athletic training settings. Low awareness and misinterpretation of SCD may be contributing to the low use of SCD in athletic training research. The key characteristics of SCD make it appropriate for use in clinical and educational settings and may provide clinicians, educators, and researchers an alternative tool for the development of evidence necessary to engage in evidence-based practice.

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders and Classroom-Based Interventions: Evidence-Based Status, Effectiveness, and Moderators of Effects in Single-Case Design Research

2019 ◽  
Vol 89 (4) ◽  
pp. 569-611 ◽  
Author(s):  
Judith R. Harrison ◽  
Denise A. Soares ◽  
Stephen Rudzinski ◽  
Rachel Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Attention Deficit ◽  
Single Case ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Self Management ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Single Case Design ◽  
Exceptional Children ◽  
Students With Adhd ◽  
Case Design

Students with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) experience symptoms of inattention, impulsivity, and hyperactivity that often manifest as academic impairment. As such, teachers must select interventions to increase the probability of success for students with ADHD in their classes. Prior meta-analyses have evaluated school-based intervention effects; however, no systematic review meta-analysis has evaluated the effectiveness of interventions implemented in classrooms with students with ADHD. Additionally, classroom-based studies are frequently conducted through single-case design methodology, and recent advances in meta-analytic techniques provide the opportunity to explore intervention effectiveness as evaluated through quality research. Therefore, to inform selection of evidence-based interventions to be implemented in classroom settings, the current systematic review with meta-analysis of single-case design studies was conducted to evaluate intervention effectiveness, evidence-based status, and moderators of effects for four intervention types (behavioral, instructional, self-management, and environmental) when implemented with students with ADHD in classroom settings. The analysis included 27 articles published from 1971 to 2018. Overall and specific to each intervention type, the results indicate that classroom-based interventions for students with ADHD were moderately effective. Instructional and self-management interventions were deemed evidence based by What Works Clearinghouse standards and potentially evidence based by Council for Exceptional Children standards. Behavioral interventions were found to be potentially evidence based by Council for Exceptional Children criteria and were most effective when selected through functional behavior analysis and implemented by researchers in secondary settings. Instructional interventions were more effective when implemented in special education settings targeting academic outcomes. Implications for research and practice are discussed.

scholarly journals From "Hooah" to "Om": Mindfulness Practices for a Military Population

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kimberlee B Bonura ◽  
Dawn M Fountain
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Single Case ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Single Case Design ◽  
Military Population ◽  
Functional Aspects ◽  
Military Members ◽  
Mindfulness Practices ◽  
Military Populations ◽  
Case Design

Mindfulness practices, in general, have a growing body of evidence of effectiveness for improving both physical health and mental health. Further, these practices are showing promise when implemented with military populations for mental health issues such as PTSD. Challenges arise for practitioners in understanding the military's cultural differences and the functional aspects of mindfulness that may be specifically useful to military members. We outline strategies for referring military members to quality services and instruction, as well as best practices for connecting with military clients. Recommendations are made for further research with female service members and using single case design.

Teaching academic skills to students with significant intellectual disabilities: A systematic review of the single-case design literature

2019 ◽  
pp. 174462951989538 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helen I Cannella-Malone ◽  
Scott A Dueker ◽  
Mary A Barczak ◽  
Matthew E Brock
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Visual Analysis ◽  
Single Case ◽  
Academic Skills ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Single Case Design ◽  
Significant Disabilities ◽  
Evidence Based Practices ◽  
Basic Reading Skills ◽  
Case Design

Students with significant intellectual and developmental disabilities deserve access to instruction on academic skills in addition to functional skills. Many teachers, however, report challenges with identifying appropriate evidence-based practices to teach academics to these students. The purpose of this systematic review was to summarize and analyze literature on academic instruction for students with significant disabilities. Two hundred twenty-two articles with 225 experiments utilizing a single-case design and published between 1976 and 2018 were included in the review. Visual analysis indicated that, in most cases, interventions enabled students to make progress on targeted academic skills. The majority of studies focused on basic reading skills and included participants with moderate disabilities. Most studies used a combination of three or four evidence-based practices, with modeling, prompting, visual supports, time delay, and reinforcement being the most frequently used combination across studies.

Graphing Data and Visual Analysis

2019 ◽  
pp. 71-88
Author(s):  
Keith C. Radley ◽  
Evan H. Dart
Keyword(s):  
Quality Indicators ◽  
Student Behavior ◽  
Visual Analysis ◽  
Single Case ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Single Case Design ◽  
Evidence Based Practices ◽  
Data Points ◽  
Evaluation Of Evidence ◽  
Case Design

As previously described, single-case design has several advantages in the evaluation of evidence-based practices and for the evaluation of the effects of interventions in applied settings. Following collection of data, data are typically graphed in order to determine the effects of an intervention on student behavior. However, recent research has determined that the manner in which graphs are constructed is likely to impact the decisions that visual analysts make regarding the effect of an intervention. As such, it is important that graphs be constructed in a manner that minimizes potential for error. This chapter describes quality indicators for graphs, and discusses analysis- and aesthetic-altering elements of graphs. In particular, the chapter describes two analysis-altering elements that must be considered when constructing graphs: scaling of the y-axis and the data points per x- to y-ratio (DPPXYR). Finally, the chapter describes how to conduct visual analysis. Six elements are discussed: changes in level, trend, and variability, consistency across similar conditions, overlap across adjacent phases, and immediacy of intervention effects.

A Practitioner’s Guide to Understanding the Evidence

2019 ◽  
pp. 29-49
Author(s):  
John L. Davis
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Research ◽  
Evidence Based Practice ◽  
Single Case ◽  
Critical Element ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Single Case Design ◽  
High Quality Research ◽  
Evidence Based Practices ◽  
History Of ◽  
Case Design

A critical element in bridging the research to practice gap is by enhancing practitioner’s ability to identify evidence-based practices. The term evidence-based refers to any practice, intervention, or strategy that is derived from or informed by empirical or data based research. The evidence-based practice model of intervention and decision-making is an approach where practitioners make recommendations based on high-quality research evidence to support the needs of students and teachers to effect positive change. The chapter describes the history of the evidence-based practice movement with respect to educational policy. Next, an overview of empirical research is provided. The description of empirical research includes various types of research designs utilized in school settings (e.g., single-case design, group design) and accompanying quality indicators. The chapter also provides a discussion of the relative strengths of single-case design in identifying evidence-based practice. Finally, the chapter describes the use of resources that practitioners may consult when determining the empirical basis for intervention strategies.

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