Development of a school-wide behavior program in a public middle school: An illustration of deployment-focused intervention development, stage 1 Article

Molina, BSG, Smith, BH, Pelham, WE. (2005). Development of a school-wide behavior program in a public middle school: An illustration of deployment-focused intervention development, stage 1 . JOURNAL OF ATTENTION DISORDERS, 9(1), 333-342. 10.1177/1087054705279301

cited authors

  • Molina, BSG; Smith, BH; Pelham, WE

authors

abstract

  • School-wide behavior management systems can improve academic performance and behavior in middle schools, and they should have positive effects on students with ADHD. Unfortunately, evidence-based, school-wide behavior management systems have not been widely adopted because of problems with feasibility, acceptability, and sustainability. The Deployment-Focused Model of Intervention Development and Testing has been proposed as a promising method of bridging the gap between research and practice settings. A key aspect of the model is to involve the persons most likely to deliver the service (e.g., teachers) in the intervention development process from the very beginning. To illustrate this process, the authors describe the planning and implementation of a school-wide program designed to improve behavior in a public middle school. © 2005 Sage Publications.

publication date

  • August 1, 2005

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start page

  • 333

end page

  • 342

volume

  • 9

issue

  • 1