ERIC Number: EJ968728
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012-May
Pages: 18
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Lessons Learned about the Utility of Social Validity
Strain, Phillip S.; Barton, Erin E.; Dunlap, Glen
Education and Treatment of Children, v35 n2 p183-200 May 2012
In this paper, we examine the link between evidence-based practice and social validity by describing five examples from our own research where social validity measures resulted in data that were essential to both a clinical and research agenda on evidence-based practice. Social validity data are reviewed in the context of behavioral skill training for family members of children with autism, the implementation of a manualized approach for treating severe problem behaviors, an intervention to increase play behaviors in young children with special needs, a home coaching intervention designed to reduce child challenging behaviors, and a large scale longitudinal study of early school failure. The examples illustrate the essential function of social validation and highlight implications for research and the future development of evidence-based practice. (Contains 2 tables and 4 figures.)
Descriptors: Validity, Evidence, Intervention, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Behavior Problems, Behavior Modification, Play, Young Children, Coaching (Performance), Caregiver Training, Longitudinal Studies, Academic Failure
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