Assessment for Intervention

Rachel Brown-Chidsey received her PhD in school psychology from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. She is Program Coordinator and Associate Professor of School Psychology at the University of Southern Maine. Prior to obtaining her doctorate, Dr. Brown-Chidsey worked for 10 years as a general and special education teacher. Her publications and research address solution-focused assessment for intervention, including applications of curriculum-based measurement and response-to-intervention (RTI) methods. Dr. Brown-Chidsey was an on-site participant in the 2002 Multi-Site Conference on the Future of School Psychology in Indianapolis, Indiana. This book is a product of the collaboration and idea-sharing fostered by the conference.

Part I: Introduction.Brown-Chidsey, Introduction to Problem-Solving Assessment, Deno, Problem-Solving Assessment. Part II: Defining Problems Children Experience in Schools.Sheridan, McCurdy, Ecological Variables in School-based Assessment and Intervention Planning, Eckert, Arbolino, The Role of Teacher Perspectives in Diagnostic and Program Evaluation Decision Making. Doll, Haack, Population-based Strategies for Identifying Schoolwide Problems. G.W. Brown, C.V. Brown, Physiological Factors in Students' School Success. Part III: Assessing School-related Problems and Situations.Steege, Brown-Chidsey, Functional Behavioral Assessment: The Cornerstone of Effective Problem Solving. Dawson, Using Interviews to Understand Different Perspectives in School-related Problems. Shapiro, Clemens, Conducting Systematic Direct Classroom Observations to Define School-related Problems. Busse, Rating Scale Applications within the Problem-Solving Model. Shinn, Identifying and Validating Academic Problems in a Problem-Solving Model. Brown-Chidsey, The Role of Published Norm-referenced Tests in Problem-Solving-Based Assessment. Part IV: Identifying Solutions for School Problems. Brown-Lindsey, Steege, Solution-focused Psychoeducational Reports. Boscardin, The Administrative Role in Transforming Schools to Support Problem-Solving-Based Assessment.Sanetti, Kratochwill, Treatment Integrity Assessment within a Problem-Solving Model. Part V: Implementing and Monitoring Solutions. Albers, Elliott, Kettler, Roach, Evaluating Intervention Outcomes. O'Reilly, Tobin, Student Success Stories.Index.