82 Assessments (62/161) -- Abnormal Psychology

82 Assessments When behavior treatments and modification plans are being designed, there are Functional Behavioral Assessments the trainer must administer before you will get a successful outcome. If the treatment plan is not designed to fit the trainee, you will not see any results. Best Available Research Evidence, (Levant, 2005) - A balance of internal and external validity is needed. - It is important not to assume that treatments that have not been studied are ineffective. - Good practice and science calls for the testing of practices. - Combines scientific commitment with an emphasis on human relationships and individual differences. - Must address: - level of intervention - appropriateness of treatments for racial/ethnic minority and other marginalized populations - weighting of different methodologies Types of Research Evidence, (Levant, 2005) - Clinical observation - Qualitative research - Systematic case studies - Single-case experimental designs - Effectiveness research in naturalistic settings According to Lightner Witmer, “the pure and the applied sciences advance in a single front. What retards the progress of one, retards the progress of the other; what fosters one, fosters the other.” (Evidence-based practice in, 2006)