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Audiovisual Presentations

Web-based Presentations

  • Moving Right Along Planning Transitions to Prevent Challenging Behavior
    This web presentation offers a discussion of why challenging behavior occurs during transitions, strategies for planning and implementing more effective transitions, ideas for using transitions to teach social skills and emotional competencies, and a planning process for working with children who continue to have difficulty during transitions. (May, 2008)
  • Providing Early Childhood Mental Health Services that Meet the Needs of Young Children and Their Caregivers: Building the Evidence Base
    PowerPoint Presentation
    Lise Fox
    This Technical Assistance Teleconference for Georgetown TA Center on Children's Mental Health featuring Lise Fox discusses how services to young children must be delivered in homes, child care programs and other natural settings to be most effective. Since greater emphasis is being given to evidence-based practices, presenters will share some current programs and practices that are being used across the country. They will share strategies for collecting and using data to evaluate outcomes. (April, 2008)
  • Implementing Positive Behavior Supports within Local Systems
    The adoption of a program-wide, tiered model of social emotional and behavior intervention is being promoted as an effective practice, but what does it take administratively to ensure fidelity of implementation? Lise Fox of TACSEI provides a brief description of a program-wide model and introduces Linda Broyles of the Southeast Kansas Community Action Program (SEK-CAP) who describes the administrative actions necessary for program-wide model adoption, implementation fidelity, and sustaining the effort over time. Linda Broyles is the Deputy Director of SEK-CAP, Inc. and the Director of Early Childhood Services and has championed the program-wide adoption of Positive Behavior Support within her regional Head Start program that is currently in its 7th year of implementation. (January, 2008)
  • Promoting the Social, Emotional and Behavioral Development and Outcomes of Young Children: Recommended Practices and Resources
    A discussion about promoting the social and emotional development of young children. Faculty members Rob Corso, Lise Fox, and Barbara Smith describe a comprehensive prevention, promotion, and intervention framework which integrates evidence-based practices to address the social-emotional and behavioral needs of young children ages birth – five and their families, and identify valuable resources that may be used for personnel preparation, policy and program guidance. (February, 2007)

Policy Summit Presentations

As part of its work, TACSEI's predecessor, the Center for Evidence-Based Practice: Young Children with Challenging Behavior, convened an annual Policy Makers’ Summit in Washington, D.C each November from 2003 to 2006. The annual Summit brought together individuals who were able to influence federal and state policy, created a forum for discussion and collaborative action planning, and allowed participants to review research findings and collaboratively identify issues and initiatives to improve social and behavioral outcomes for young children.

Below are select presentations that were given at these valuable events:

Guest Speakers

Research Findings and Issues for Implementation, Policy and Scaling Up

Supporting Families and Their Very Young Children

Research to Practice

Policy Summit Group Work Results

Workshop and Conference Presentations

  • What will it take to improve outcomes for young children with disabilities? Scaling up the use of evidence based practices
    Lise Fox, Charlie Greenwood and Beth Rous
    Presented at the 2008 OSEP Project Directors’ Conference
    Washington, D.C.
    July, 2008
    Description: Over the past several years, States have made significant progress in developing and implementing early childhood outcome accountability systems. These systems collect and report data related to the three required OSEP child outcomes. As work continues in ensuring that State accountability systems yield valid and reliable data, a focus is needed on the approaches and strategies for improving child outcomes in the future. Panelists in this session will address "what it will take" through the lens of three critical perspectives: (1) technical assistance with evidence-based practice, (2) State early childhood systems, and (3) higher education research and professional development.
  • A family-centered model of behavior support for young children with serious challenging behaviors
    Glen Dunlap
    Presented at the 4th Annual Colorado Positive Behavior Support Symposium
    Denver, Colorado
    July, 2008
    Description: This presentation provided a brief overview of a family-centered program, based on positive behavior support, for toddlers and preschool-aged children with serious challenging behaviors. The “Individualized Support Program” has been in development for over 20 years and has been applied with a broad range of children and families in numerous geographical regions of the country.
  • An Introduction to Preschool PBS
    Lise Fox
    Presented at the 4th Annual Colorado Positive Behavior Support (PBS) Pre-Symposium and Symposium
    Denver, Colorado
    July 2008
    Description: Dr. Lise Fox, an expert researcher in the area of challenging behaviors in young children, will provide an introduction and overview of preschool PBS; the Pyramid Model. Dr. Fox will present a framework for how PBS and the Pyramid Model practices can be integrated in order to have a seamless positive behavior supports system.
  • Implementation of Preschool PBS
    Lise Fox
    Presented at the 4th Annual Colorado Positive Behavior Support (PBS) Pre-Symposium and Symposium
    Denver, Colorado
    July 2008
    Description: Dr. Fox will discuss the nuts and bolts of getting started and implementing preschool PBS. Topics will include: administrative supports, overview of the Pyramid Model materials, providing trainings to coaches, teachers, and other staff, data collection and program evaluation.
  • Promoting children’s social emotional development and addressing challenging behavior: Supporting teachers’ use of effective practices
    Lise Fox and Mary Louise Hemmeter
    Presented at NAEYC 2008 National Institute for Early Childhood Professional Development
    New Orleans, LA
    June, 2008
  • PBS goes to preschool: Implementing the teaching pyramid
    Lise Fox
    Presented at the 5th International Conference on Positive Behavior Support
    Chicago, Illinois
    March, 2008
    Description: The Pyramid Model describes the practices involved in the implementation of PBS within early childhood programs. Illustrations of the implementation of the model in child care, Head Start, and public school classrooms and information on resources for facilitating program adoption will be shared.
  • Teach me what to do! Strategies for Supporting Young Children’s Social/Emotional Development and Preventing Challenging Behavior
    Mary Louise Hemmeter and Lise Fox
    Presented at the 15th Annual National Association for the Education of Young Children National Institute for Early Childhood Professional Development
    November, 2006
    Atlanta, GA
  • Positive Behavior Support for Toddlers with Challenging Behavior in Typical Routine
    Lise Fox, Shelley Clark, and Michelle Duda
    Presented at the 3rd International Conference on Positive Behavior Support
    October, 2006
    Reno, NV
    Description: This presentation examines the effectiveness of positive behavior support for toddlers who exhibit challenging behavior and their families. Two within-subject time-series studies are provided to describe the components of both the intervention and child/family outcomes.
  • KIDS: A Longitudinal Study of Young Children’s Development and Challenging Behavior
    Glen Dunlap, Judy Carta, Maureen Conroy, and Lise Fox
    Presented at the 5th Biennial Conference on Research Innovations in Early Intervention
    February, 2006
    San Diego, CA
    Description: The KIDS study is a longitudinal, descriptive examination of the developmental characteristics and trajectories of young children (18-48 months at enrollment) with or at risk for challenging behavior. The study was initiated in 2003 at 6 sites in 5 states and there are 260 children enrolled. A variety of child, family, and ecological variables are being measure with the goal of identifying factors related to differences in growth functions and school readiness. This panel will describe the methods and initial findings of the study and facilitate discussion regarding key issues in multi-site longitudinal research and challenging behavior.
  • Adopting the teaching pyramid: Effective practices for promoting social competence and addressing challenging behavior
    Lise Fox, Mary Louise Hemmeter, Nancy Little, Doreen Altieri, Cary Spinoza, and Sharon Doubet
    Presented at the 14th Annual National Association for the Education of Young Children National Institute for Early Childhood Professional Development
    December, 2005
    Washington, DC
  • A program-wide model for implementing positive behavior support in early education settings
    Lise Fox, Susan Jack, Mary Louise Hemmeter, and Sharon Doubet
    Presented at the 21st Annual Division of Early Childhood International Conference on Young Children with Special Needs and Their Families
    October, 2005
    Portland, OR
  • Program-wide approaches for addressing young children’s challenging behavior
    Lise Fox, Mary Louise Hemmeter, Sharon Doubet, and Linda Broyles
    Presented at the Association of Positive Behavior Support 2005
    March, 2005
    Tampa, FL
    Description: Program-wide positive behavior support offers early childhood programs an effective way to prevent and address young children’s challenging behavior. In this session, the presenters will discuss the application and outcomes of program-wide pbs in early childhood settings including a public school early childhood center and a regional Head Start program. The presentation will include a discussion of the unique challenges associated with early childhood program-wide pbs and provide information that will assist in program adoption.
  • Early intervention for children with serious challenging behaviors: Strategies and recent research
    Glen Dunlap and Lise Fox
    Presented at the Association of Positive Behavior Support 2005
    March, 2005
    Tampa, FL
    Description: This session will provide a description of positive behavior support strategies from working with two- and three-year-old children who exhibit challenging behaviors that impede learning opportunities for themselves and their peers. The presentation will include a review of effective procedures for implementation by teachers and parents along with recent research data collected in home and preschool environments.
  • PBS for children and families in the Part C System: An early intervention model
    Lise Fox, Shelley Clarke, and Michelle Duda
    Presented at the Association of Positive Behavior Support 2005
    March, 2005
    Tampa, FL
    Description: This session will provide an overview of an early intervention project that integrates PBS within the Part C service delivery system. The presenters will describe the model and demonstrate through case-study illustration the participation of a young child and a sibling set who displayed challenging behavior. Teams were established with family members implementing all interventions during typical routines. Utilizing an experimental design, empirical data was collected on challenging behavior, engagement, parent interaction, and social validation. Outcome measures indicated positive changes in child behavior and parent satisfaction.
  • EIPBS: A prevention – proactive approach for toddlers with challenging behaviors
    Kathleen Hague Armstrong and Lise Fox
    Presented at the 20th Annual Division of Early Childhood International Conference on Young Children With Special Needs and Their Families
    December, 2004
    Chicago, IL
    Description: EIPBS is an OSEP-funded research project intended to demonstrate the efficacy of utilizing positive behavior support with toddlers in the Part C System. This session will cover the EIPBS model of care; project implementation; evaluation data (including single-subject design, pre-post assessments, interview, focus groups); and next steps.
  • Supporting young children with challenging behavior
    Rochelle Lentini and Lise Fox
    Presented at TASH 2004
    November, 2004
    Reno, NV
  • Positive behavior support for young children with challenging behavior
    Glen Dunlap and Lise Fox
    Presented at TASH 2004
    November, 2004
    Reno, NV
  • Using Restricted Interests of Young children with Autism to Increase Their Social Behavior with Peers
    Brian A. Boyd, Maureen A. Conroy and Peter J. Alter
    Presented at the 28th Annual Teacher Educators for Children with Behavioral Disorders Conference
    October, 2004
    Tempe, AZ
    Description: This presentation discusses the social skill and restricted interest literature for children with autism. A strategy for using restricted interests as an antecedent based intervention is presented along with data to support this strategy.
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  • Addressing Challenging Behavior in Early Childhood Settings: Strategies for Teacher
    Maureen Conroy
    Presented at the Division of Early Childhood Recommended Practices Training Series
    September, 2004
    Erlanger, KY
    Description: This presentation provides an overview of how to work with children who demonstrate challenging behaviors. Specifically, techniques for identifying the reasons children engage in challenging behaviors, assessing challenging behaviors, and proactive interventions are discussed.
  • Behaviour Support and Families: Inseparable Concerns (Keynote address)
    Glen Dunlap
    Given at the Sixth Biennial National Early Childhood Intervention
    July, 2004
    Australia
  • Effective strategies for young children with serious problem behaviors: A family-centered program model
    Glen Dunlap
    Presented at the Sixth Biennial National Early Childhood Intervention
    July, 2004
    Australia
  • A Descriptive Analysis of Positive Behavior Support Research with Young Children with Challenging Behavior
    Maureen Conroy, Glen Dunlap and Shelley Clarke
    Presented at the 27th Annual Conference on Severe Behavior Disorders of Children and Youth
    November, 2003
    Tempe, AZ
    Description: Positive behavior support (PBS) is one area of intervention research that has only recently begun to be used with young children. PBS is a term that refers to a group of intervention strategies that are highly individualized, based on scientific principles and empirical data, grounded in person-centered values, and designed to prevent the occurrence of challenging behaviors. PBS interventions generally involve instruction to enhance the capacity of a child to manage his or her social environment and/or environmental modification to promote desirable behavior and remove or ameliorate triggers for challenging behaviors. This presentation provided a synthesis of the empirical, peer-reviewed literature in PBS with young children (six years and younger) who display challenging behaviors. A comprehensive review of the literature was presented across four categories of PBS: (1) Functional assessment and assessment-based interventions: (2) Functional communication Training, (3) Self-management, and (4) Choice making. A critique of the current literature and future research directions were discussed.
  • Challenging Behaviors: Evidence-Based Strategies Promoting the Social-Emotional Development of Young Children
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    Matt Timm
    Presented at the 33rd Annual National Black Child Development Institute Conference
    October, 2003
    New Orleans, LA
  • Evidence-Based Practices for Young Children with Challenging Behavior: Syntheses of Existing Knowledge
    Glen Dunlap, Phillip Strain and Lee Kern
    Presented at the Association for Behavior Analysis 29th Annual Convention
    May, 2003
    San Francisco, California
    Description: This presentation offered summaries of comprehensive syntheses of the published evidence related to interventions for challenging behaviors in the repertoires of young children.
  • Positive Behavior Support and Young Children with Challenging Behavior
    Lise Fox and Glen Dunlap
    Presented at the 2003 Council for Exceptional Children Annual Convention and Expo
    April, 2003
    Seattle, Washington
    Description: Increasing attention is being devoted to the challenging behaviors of toddlers and preschoolers who have disabilities or who are at risk for disabilities. Research has shown that positive behavior support (PBS) can be an effective approach for preventing and resolving serious behavioral challenges exhibited by these children. This session described practical PBS strategies for promoting desirable, pro-social interactions and preventing and reducing behavior problems of young children in home, child care, and preschool settings.
  • Evidence-Based Practice for Young Children with Challenging Behavior
    Glen Dunlap, Lee Kern and Micki Ostrosky
    Presented at the First International Conference on Positive Behavior Support
    March, 2003
    Orlando, Florida
    Description: This presentation provided descriptions of a comprehensive analysis of evidence-based practices related to interventions for young children with challenging behavior. The investigation focused on the functioning of service systems and the empirical knowledge related to intervention strategies. The study was conducted under the auspices of the OSEP Center on Evidence-Bases Practice: Young Children with Challenging Behavior. This session will emphasize the status of knowledge related to social skills procedures, peer-mediated strategies, stimulant medications, and positive behavior support.

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