Evaluation of the Efficacy of CBC for Addressing Disruptive Behaviors of Children At-Risk for Academic Failure
An evaluation of Conjoint Behavioral Consultation (CBC) is being conducted between the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Lincoln Public Schools. The CBC intervention has been implemented in Lincoln Public Schools as well as in schools in Utah and Wisconsin for several years. It is a structured, data-based consultation intervention that creates family-school partnerships to address specific academic, behavioral, and social concerns of students at risk for educational failure. CBC is a four-stage problem-solving consultation model (problem identification, problem analysis, treatment implementation, treatment evaluation). This project will test the efficacy of CBC within natural implementation sites.
The long-range goal of the project is to improve learning outcomes for students at risk of experiencing significant behavioral and academic problems. The specific objective of this project is to evaluate the efficacy of CBC as an intervention that addresses the problems of students whose disruptive behaviors place them at risk for academic failure. The specific aims of this study are:
- Aim 1: To evaluate, via a randomized trial, the immediate and long-term effects of CBC on academic, behavioral, and social outcomes of students with disruptive behaviors;
- Aim 2: To determine the immediate and long-term effects of CBC on parents' (a) participation in problem solving with their child's teacher, (b) self-efficacy, (c) role construction vis a vis the level of responsibility in their child's education, and (d) relationship with their child's teacher; and
- Aim 3: To evaluate the extent to which teachers' relationships with parents and beliefs/practices pertaining to parental involvement predict parent and student outcomes.
This innovative project examines a conceptually sophisticated home-school partnership intervention for addressing achievement problems in early primary grades, and its effect on parents, teachers, and home-school relationships on behalf of children at risk for school failure.
For additional information on this investigation, please contact:
Project Key Investigators: Susan Sheridan (Co-PI), Todd Glover (Co-PI)
Researcher/Trainer: Gina Kunz
Project Manager/School Implementation: Amanda Witte
Project Manager/Research Coordination: Andy Garbacz
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