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The Center for Evidence-Based Practice: Young Children with Challenging Behavior is a national research and training center funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) to:
- determine effective polices and practices for preventing and/or addressing challenging behavior in young children birth through five years, and
- develop materials and training opportunities regarding those practices.
The Center has done substantial work in this area as is evidenced in a number of resources found here and throughout the site:
PowerPoint Presentation-Impact and Prevalence: This presentation developed by Matt Timm and Lise Fox was created for individuals to use in their own program and discusses the prevalence of social emotional issues and challenging behaviors in preschoolers as well as the impact that these issues have on children later in life if left untreated [PowerPoint]
Accompanying Handouts: Linking Social Development and School Readiness to Behavior [PDF] and Challenging Behavior Fact Sheet [PDF]
Policy Brief: Promoting Social, Emotional and Behavioral Outcomes of Young Children Served Under IDEA [PDF]
Synthesis of Existing Knowledge: The Center has engaged in a process to identify and describe the current state of knowledge pertaining to evidence-based practices for young children with challenging behavior. The following synthesis documents present a concise picture of the state of empirical knowledge relating to systems of service delivery, service utilization, and interventions. The purpose of these reports is to convey the nature of what is known about effective practices and, also, to identify the most conspicuous gaps in current knowledge. The delineation of gaps should then inform the field about prominent needs to be addressed by applied research.
- Pathways to Service Utilization: A Synthesis of Evidence Relevant to Young Children with Challenging Behavior Report [PDF | HTML ]
- Systems of Service Delivery: A Synthesis of Evidence Relevant to Young Children With or At Risk of Challenging Behavior [PDF | HTML]
Administration/Policy Studies: please see our Research page for detailed information
Policy Makers' Summit: As part of its work, the Center convenes an annual Policy Makers’ Summit in Washington, D.C. The annual Summit brings together individuals who can influence federal and state policy, creates a forum for discussion and collaborative action planning, and allows participants to review research findings and collaboratively identify issues and initiatives to improve social and behavioral outcomes for young children.
We have three goals for the annual Summit:
- raise awareness about the seriousness and significance of challenging behavior in very young children
- increase knowledge of shared barriers to effective systems and services and possible policy solutions
- pursue action through on-going avenues and initiatives to address policy issues
Click on the links below for presentations, articles, summaries and more from each year's Summit:
First Annual Policy Makers’ Summit: November 20, 2003Second Annual Policy Makers' Summit: November 23, 2004
From
left to right: Diane Whitehead (NHSA), Lynette Kimes (Zero to Three),
Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-RI),
and George Askew, M.D. (Docs for Tots) at the 2003 Policy Summit
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