Presents the conceptual, philosophical, and methodological basis for the "Procedural and Coding Manual for Review of Evidence-Based Interventions." Discusses key conceptual issues and areas of potential controversy surrounding the manual and the research framework for coding evidence-based interventions (EBIs). Presents methodological framework…

Illustrates the application of the Task Force on Evidence-Based Interventions in School Psychology coding criteria using a single-participant research design study. Concludes that this study possessed several important strengths, including a strong research design, identifiable intervention components, and strong intervention effects for several…

Applies the criteria in the "Procedural and Coding Manual for Review of Evidence-Based Interventions," to a group-based design intervention study. In general, the application of the criteria suggested promising evidence in support of the program. Considerations for interpreting the results of the coding process are discussed with particular…

Responds to the points raised by authors of the commentary articles on evidence-based interventions (EBIs) in school psychology. Focuses on clarifications regarding decisions made by the Task Force and Manual Subcommittee on what constitutes EBIs, realizations about critical issues surrounding these decisions, and specifications for the future.…

Provides a rationale for the name change of the new Standing Section of "School Psychology Quarterly" from "Empirically Supported Interventions" to "Evidence-Based Interventions" (EBI). Furnishes updates on the intent of publishing articles in the EBI section and highlights the types of articles the journal hopes to feature in the future. (GCP)

Introduces a new section of "School Psychology Quarterly" that will publish information pertaining to empirically supported interventions in school psychology. Articles will focus on prevention and intervention; programs; practice parameters or best practices guidelines; methodological approaches and technologies; and analyses of criteria used for…

Presents historical, contextual, and methodological perspectives on the use of empirically supported interventions in school and community settings. Historical advances are reviewed within the context of scientist-practitioner model, psychosocial outcome research, meta-analysis, and the development of criteria and practice guidelines for…

This paper, part two of a two-part article, presents conceptual and practice issues on the use of empirically supported interventions in school and community settings. Discusses the essential practice issues, given the dual goal of advancing research in empirically supported interventions and of producing a knowledge base that has direct meaning…

Examined 39 mother-infant dyads to see whether qualitative differences in adolescent mothers are associated with differences in child functioning. Multiple measures of parental characteristics indicated that parenting expectations had a unique and differential power in explaining both objective child observation ratings and the mothers' Parenting…