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Better Methods, Better Solutions: Developments in School-Based Behavioral Assessment
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Merrell, Kenneth W. – School Psychology Review, 2010
A "big idea" is a concept that gives meaning to discrete facts. In this article, the author proposes a small number of big ideas, as well as his own views on where he thinks the field needs to move to achieve its full promise in school-based behavioral and social-emotional assessment. The three big ideas he has selected include: (1) universal…
Descriptors: Disability Identification, Student Behavior, Mental Health, Evaluation Methods
Social and Emotional Learning in Classrooms: A Survey of Teachers' Knowledge, Perceptions, and Practices
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Buchanan, Rohanna; Gueldner, Barbara A.; Tran, Oanh K.; Merrell, Kenneth W. – Journal of Applied School Psychology, 2009
A survey study was conducted to examine teachers' knowledge, perceptions, and practices regarding social and emotional learning (SEL) in the classroom. Teachers from two states (N = 263) provided a range of responses regarding how to promote SEL in their classrooms, increase the effectiveness of SEL, and reduce barriers to implementation. Results…
Descriptors: School Psychologists, Emotional Development, Social Development, Teacher Attitudes
Social and Emotional Learning in the Classroom: Promoting Mental Health and Academic Success
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Merrell, Kenneth W.; Gueldner, Barbara A. – Guilford Publications, 2010
This highly engaging, eminently practical book provides essential resources for implementing social and emotional learning (SEL) in any K-12 setting. Numerous vivid examples illustrate the nuts and bolts of this increasingly influential approach to supporting students' mental health, behavior, and academic performance. Helpful reproducibles are…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, Mental Health Programs, Mental Health, Emotional Development
Behavioral, Social, and Emotional Assessment of Children and Adolescents. Fourth Edition
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Whitcomb, Sara A.; Merrell, Kenneth W. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2013
Generally recognized as the standard work in its field, "Behavioral, Social, and Emotional Assessment of Children and Adolescents" provides a comprehensive foundation and guide for conducting conceptually sound, culturally responsive, and ecologically oriented assessments of student social and emotional behavior. It is aimed at graduate…
Descriptors: Social Development, Emotional Development, Behavior Development, Child Development
Helping Students Overcome Depression and Anxiety: A Practical Guide. Second Edition
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Merrell, Kenneth W. – Guilford Publications, 2008
This guide provides expert information and clear-cut strategies for assessing and treating internalizing problems in school settings. More than 40 specific psychoeducational and psychosocial intervention techniques are detailed, with a focus on approaches that are evidence based, broadly applicable, and easy to implement. Including 26…
Descriptors: Intervention, Children, Adolescents, Mental Health
Advances in the Assessment of Social Competence: Findings from a Preliminary Investigation of a General Outcome Measure for Social Behavior
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Cummings, Kelli D.; Kaminski, Ruth A.; Merrell, Kenneth W. – Psychology in the Schools, 2008
This study describes the initial validation of an innovative social-behavioral observational assessment tool that is designed to be used on a repeated basis to assess growth and development of social competence over time to: (a) identify the social functioning of all students, (b) assist in planning support for students at risk, and (c) evaluate…
Descriptors: Teacher Evaluation, Social Behavior, Validity, At Risk Students