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  • Applied Psychology
  • Evidence-Based Interventions

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  • School social workers often face challenges in consistently applying evidence-based practice (EBP).
  • A need exists to integrate empirically validated interventions into daily school social work practice.
  • Effective monitoring and evaluation tools are crucial for assessing intervention outcomes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To implement and evaluate a two-year collaboration focused on evidence-based practice (EBP) for school social workers.
  • To identify and apply empirically effective interventions in a suburban school district.
  • To assess the impact of EBP on student outcomes, specifically self-control.

Main Methods:

  • A two-year collaborative project involving school social workers and a consultant.
  • Year 1: Discussion of EBP, development of monitoring and evaluation strategies.
  • Year 2: Individual monitoring of student progress using standardized interventions by five social workers.

Main Results:

  • All five participating social workers reported improved student self-control.
  • Data indicated positive outcomes for students receiving standardized interventions.
  • Challenges included measurement limitations and intervention individualization, impacting causal certainty.

Conclusions:

  • The study demonstrated potential benefits of EBP in improving student self-control within school social work.
  • Social workers required further support and comfort with EBP monitoring and evaluation.
  • Recommendations include ongoing feedback, flexible implementation, simplified record-keeping, and enhanced measurement strategies.