Systematic Efficacy Replication Study of Conjoint Behavioral Consultation in Elementary Schools

Conditions

• Emotional Disturbances

Eligibility Criteria

Sex

ALL

Age

4 Years - 10 Years

Healthy Volunteers

Accepted

Interventions

• Conjoint Behavioral Consultation (CBC) — BEHAVIORAL
  Within the treatment group, CBC will be integrated into how a school-based specialist works with families and teachers of children with or at risk of severe emotional disturbance.

Study Details

The purpose of this project is to conduct an impact evaluation of the Conjoint Behavioral Consulting (CBC) intervention under real-world conditions as an IES Efficacy Replication trial. CBC is a family-school partnership intervention proven efficacious for children with serious emotional and behavior problems. The investigation will conduct a systematic efficacy replication of CBC to identify important process and context variables in need of attention prior to a CBC effectiveness study. School-based specialists (SBSs) will implement CBC and will be responsible for working directly with parents and teachers who have a student with or at risk for severe emotional disturbance, with more implementation support (i.e., non-routine conditions) than would be expected under routine conditions to ensure adequate fidelity of implementation. The research questions examine the impact of CBC, when implemented by SBSs, on student, parent, and teacher outcomes, as well its effect on mediational pathways. In addition, the research team will gather stakeholder feedback in focus groups to provide information about factors that stakeholders perceive as impeding or promoting CBC adoption, implementation, and sustainability.

Key Dates

Start date

Oct 25, 2022

Status verified

Feb 2023

Primary completion

Jun 30, 2025

Completion

Jun 30, 2026

Study Design

Enrollment

720 participants (estimated)

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Arms

• Experimental: CBC Treatment Group
  For this group, school staff who work with families and teachers to address student emotional and behavioral concerns will use the CBC model to do so.
• No Intervention: Control Group
  For this group, school staff who work with families and teachers to address student emotional and behavioral concerns will engage in business as usual.

Primary Outcome Measure

Child Externalizing Problems, Parent Report, Outcome 1 [ Time Frame: Baseline/pre-intervention (beginning of school year 1) to end of school year 1 (approximately 7 months) ]

Central Contacts

• Elizabeth Spier, PhD
  202-285-8380
  [email protected]
• Yibing Li, PhD
  202-403-6681
  [email protected]

Locations (1)

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