Scott Spaulding

This study will test the efficacy of a technology tool designed to improve the use and effectiveness of Tier 3 function-based behavior supports for students with chronic challenging behaviors. In the past two decades, there has been an increased focus on systems-wide positive behavioral supports to help student learning. However, educators often struggle to provide appropriate intervention options for students with complex needs. Barriers to implementing such Tier 3 interventions within a mu...

The purpose of this project is to develop and test a collaborative, web-based tool to improve early childhood teachers' implementation of interventions for children with or at risk for emotional or behavioral disorders (EBD). Despite the development of multi-tiered systems of supports and evidence for the efficacy of positive behavior supports and function-based interventions (aimed at preventing and reducing challenging behavior), many early childhood programs lack the capacity to implement...

The focus of the program was on research addressing school-wide behavior support practices and integration of family support systems within schools, as well as methodological issues of studying intervention effects