Teachers and Parents as Partners During Middle School

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Behavior Problem
• Interventions: Behavioral: Teachers and Parents as Partners

• Registration Number: NCT03298724
• Lead Sponsor: University of Wisconsin, Madison

Brief Summary

There are two aims of this study (a) to examine the effect of Teachers and Parents as Partners on student, parent, and teacher outcomes in middle school and (b) identify barriers and facilitators to implementing Teachers and Parents as Partners in middle school for students with behavior concerns.

Detailed Description

Teachers and Parents as Partners will occur in a series of stages comprised of approximately four structured meetings over approximately 8 weeks. A Teachers and Parents as Partners consultant will meet together with a student's parent(s), teachers, other school personnel (as appropriate), and the student (as appropriate). The Teachers and Parents as Partners team will collaboratively address behavior problem solving objectives. Specific CBC objectives include: identifying strengths and specific behaviors of concern, specifying alternative prosocial behaviors, creating measurable behavior goals, co-constructing behavior intervention/support plans to address the target concerns, creating sustainable conditions to support plan implementation at home and school, and evaluating the plan to assess progress toward goals.

Treatment integrity in multiple dimensions (e.g., engagement, dosage, adherence) will be assessed at the two tiers of implementation (i.e., Teachers and Parents as Partners procedural integrity and behavior support plan implementation) to determine the extent to which procedures are implemented as designed.

During each structured meeting, Teachers and Parents as Partners consultants will inquire with parents, teachers, other school personnel, and students about barriers and facilitators to implementation.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2017-09-14
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-09-29
• Study First Posted: 2017-10-02
• Study Start: 2017-11-09
• Primary Completion: 2018-06-25
• Study Completion: 2018-06-25
• Status Verified: 2019-04
• Last Update Submitted: 2019-12-23
• Last Update Posted: 2019-12-24

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 31

Inclusion Criteria

• Students will be eligible if they have scores in the "elevated" or "extremely elevated" risk categories on the parent and teacher version of the Behavior Assessment Scale for Children (BASC) 3 Behavioral and Emotional Screening System (BESS). Parents, and primary teachers and school staff associated with an eligible student will be included.

Exclusion Criteria

• Students who do not meet the inclusion criteria will be excluded from participation, which includes their parent(s), teachers, and other school personnel. Students also may not be eligible if they have mental health concerns that may not be appropriate for Teachers and Parents as Partners or a research project (e.g., some internalizing problems, students who pose an risk of harming themselves).

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
TAPP Intervention	Teachers and Parents as Partners	The Teachers and Partners intervention will be provided

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Direct Behavior Ratings (change over time)	up to 32 weeks	Parents and teachers provide ratings of child behavior

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Wisconsin-Madison; 🇺🇸 Madison, Wisconsin, United States