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The Program Evaluation Guide: A Preliminary Review of Special Education Instruction
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Nulty, Elizabeth C. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Special education programs vary in the quality of services provided across states, cities, and school districts. There are three major components necessary for a quality special education program for children with complex learning needs. These components include systems level analysis, capacity building for staff, and strong individual student…
Descriptors: Special Education, Program Evaluation, Guidelines, Educational Quality
A Model for Behavioral Consultation in Rural School Districts
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Traub, Michele R.; Joslyn, P. Raymond; Kronfli, Faris R.; Peters, Kerri P.; Vollmer, Timothy R. – Rural Special Education Quarterly, 2017
The demand for behavioral services is currently outpacing the availability of trained and certified behavior analysts. This need might be felt most acutely in rural communities, where educational funds often do not allow for hiring full-time behavioral staff. This article outlines a model for behavioral consultation that has been successful in…
Descriptors: Models, Consultation Programs, School Districts, Rural Areas
A School-Commissioned Model of Speech and Language Therapy
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White, Sarah; Spencer, Sarah – Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 2018
Many speech and language therapy (SLT) services have limited capacity for providing school-based input. Some offer commissioned SLT input, to enhance the service provided by the UK National Health Service (NHS), giving schools the option to increase the amount and scope of SLT intervention. This two-tiered model of service provision is relatively…
Descriptors: Speech Therapy, Health Services, Models, Intervention
Rebel with a Cause: A Pioneer in the Field Reflects on the Evolution of Professional Learning Communities
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Murphy, Carlene U. – Journal of Staff Development, 2012
A revolution took place in staff development in the late 1980s and into the 1990s. It was not reported on the evening news. Very few knew it was happening. The author was a rebel, along with others she had not yet met, in the rebellion that resulted in learning communities, the dominant form of professional development today. In 1978, the…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Staff Development, Career Development, Consultants
Family Connections: Helping Early Head Start/Head Start Staff and Parents Address Mental Health Challenges
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Beardslee, William R.; Avery, Mary Watson; Ayoub, Catherine; Watts, Caroline L. – Zero to Three (J), 2009
Early Head Start/Head Start teachers and staff encounter parents who have wrestled with depression and other adversities every day. This article describes an innovative program of trainings for and consultation to Early Head Start/Head Start staff to help them effectively deal with mental heath challenges faced by parents and children. The program…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Depression (Psychology), Early Intervention, Parent Role
A Clinical Consultation Model for Child Welfare Supervisors
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Strand, Virginia C.; Badger, Lee – Child Welfare, 2007
This article presents findings from a consultation project conducted by faculty from six schools of social work with approximately 150 child welfare supervisors over a two-year period. The purpose of the program was to assist supervisors with their roles as educators, mentors, and coaches for casework staff, specifically in relationship to case…
Descriptors: Supervisors, Curriculum Development, Social Work, Child Welfare