Table of Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
School-Wide Practices to Promote Learning
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Best Practices in Systems-Level Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Jose M. Castillo and Michael J. Curtis
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Best Practices in Strategic Planning, Organizational Development, and School Effectiveness . . . . . 29
Howard M. Knoff
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Best Practices in Implementing Evidence-Based School Interventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Susan G. Forman, Audrey R. Lubin, and Alison L. Tripptree
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Best Practices in Curriculum Alignment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Bradley C. Niebling and Alexander Kurz
5
Best Practices in Facilitating Professional Development of School Personnel in Delivering
Multitiered Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Melissa Nantais, Kimberly A. St. Martin, and Aaron C. Barnes
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Best Practices in Decreasing Dropout and Increasing High School Completion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Shane R. Jimerson, Amy L. Reschly, and Robyn S. Hess
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Best Practices in Focused Monitoring of Special Education Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
W. Alan Coulter
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Best Practices in Supporting the Education of Students With Severe and Low Incidence
Disabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Franci Crepeau-Hobson
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Best Practices for Working in and for Charter Schools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Caven S. Mcloughlin
Preventive and Responsive Services
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Best Practices in Developing Prevention Strategies for School Psychology Practice . . . . . . . . . . . 137
William Strein, Megan Kuhn-McKearin, and Meghan Finney
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Best Practices in Population-Based School Mental Health Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Beth Doll, Jack A. Cummings, and Brooke A. Chapla
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Best Practices in Developing a Positive Behavior Support System at the School Level . . . . . . . . . 165
Brian C. McKevitt and Angelisa Braaksma Fynaardt
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Best Practices in the Use of Learning Supports Leadership Teams to Enhance Learning
Supports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Howard S. Adelman and Linda Taylor
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Best Practices in School–Community Partnerships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
John W. Eagle and Shannon E. Dowd-Eagle
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Best Practices in School Crisis Intervention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Stephen E. Brock, Melissa A. Louvar Reeves, and Amanda B. Nickerson
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Best Practices in School Violence Prevention. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Jim Larson and Sarah Mark
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Best Practices in Bullying Prevention. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Erika D. Felix, Jennifer Greif Green, and Jill D. Sharkey
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Best Practices in Threat Assessment in Schools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Dewey Cornell
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Best Practices in Suicide Prevention and Intervention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Richard Lieberman, Scott Poland, and Cheryl Kornfeld
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Best Practices in Crisis Intervention Following a Natural Disaster. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Melissa Allen Heath
21
Best Practices for Responding to Death in the School Community . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Scott Poland, Catherine Samuel-Barrett, and Angela Waguespack
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Best Practices in Using the DSM-5 and ICD-10 by School Psychologists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Susan M. Swearer, Kisha Radliff, and Paige Lembeck
23
Best Practices in Pediatric School Psychology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
Thomas J. Power and Kathy L. Bradley-Klug
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Best Practices in Medication Treatment for Children With Emotional and Behavioral
Disorders: A Primer for School Psychologists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
James B. Hale, Margaret Semrud-Clikeman, and Hanna A. Kubas
25
Best Practices in Assessing the Effects of Psychotropic Medication on Student Performance. . . . . . 361
John S. Carlson and Jeffrey D. Shahidullah
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Best Practices in Collaborating With Medical Personnel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375
Sarah E. Glaser and Steven R. Shaw
27
Best Practices in Meeting the Needs of Children With Chronic Illness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389
Cynthia A. Riccio, Jessica Beathard, and William A. Rae
28
Best Practices in Working With Children With Traumatic Brain Injuries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 405
Susan C. Davies
29
Best Practices in Responding to HIV in the School Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 423
Tiffany Chenneville
Family–School Collaboration Services
30
Best Practices in Promoting Family Engagement in Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 439
Susan M. Sheridan, Brandy L. Clarke, and Sandra L. Christenson
31
Best Practices in Systems-Level Organization and Support for Effective Family–School
Partnerships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 455
Laura Lee McIntyre and S. Andrew Garbacz
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Best Practices in Reducing Barriers to Parent Involvement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 467
Patricia H. Manz and Julie C. Manzo
33
Best Practices in Partnering With Parents in School-Based Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 479
Dawn D. Miller and Nancy P. Kraft
34
Best Practices in Family–School Collaboration for Multitiered Service Delivery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 491
Gloria Miller, Cathy Lines, and Megan Fleming
35
Best Practices in Facilitating Family–School Meetings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 505
Kathleen M. Minke and Krista L. Jensen
36
Best Practices in Linking Families and Schools to Educate Children With Attention Problems. . . . . 519
Jennifer A. Mautone, Kristen Carson, and Thomas J. Power
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 533
Best Practices in School Psychology: Series List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxx
Systems-Level Services, Table of Contents.
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Best Practices in School Psychology
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