Examining childhood obesity through the lens of developmental psychopathology: Framing the issues to guide best practices in research and intervention.

2020 ◽  
Vol 75 (2) ◽  
pp. 163-177 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amy M. Bohnert ◽  
Dorothy M. Loren ◽  
Alison L. Miller
Keyword(s):  
Childhood Obesity ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Developmental Psychopathology

Strategic objectives for improving understanding of informant discrepancies in developmental psychopathology research

2013 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 669-682 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andres De Los Reyes
Keyword(s):  
Best Practices ◽  
Developmental Psychopathology ◽  
Research Priorities ◽  
Informant Discrepancies ◽  
Multiple Informants ◽  
Strategic Objectives ◽  
Behavioral Assessments ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Conducting Research ◽  
Developmental Assessments

AbstractDevelopmental psychopathology researchers and practitioners commonly conduct behavioral assessments using multiple informants' reports (e.g., parents, teachers, practitioners, children, and laboratory observers). These assessments often yield inconsistent conclusions about important questions in developmental psychopathology research, depending on the informant (e.g., psychiatric diagnoses and risk factors of disorder). Researchers have theorized why informant discrepancies exist and advanced methodological models of informant discrepancies. However, over 50 years of empirical data has uncovered little knowledge about these discrepancies beyond that they exist, complicate interpretations of research findings and assessment outcomes in practice, and correlate with some characteristics of the informants providing reports (e.g., demographics and mood levels). Further, recent studies often yield take-home messages about the importance of taking a multi-informant approach to clinical and developmental assessments. Researchers draw these conclusions from their work, despite multi-informant approaches to assessment long being a part of best practices in clinical and developmental assessments. Consequently, developmental psychopathology researchers and practitioners are in dire need of a focused set of research priorities with the key goal of rapidly advancing knowledge about informant discrepancies. In this paper, I discuss these research priorities, review work indicating the feasibility of conducting research addressing these priorities, and specify what researchers and practitioners would gain from studies advancing knowledge about informant discrepancies in developmental psychopathology research.

scholarly journals Improving Childhood Obesity Outcomes: Testing Best Practices of Positive Outliers

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elsie Taveras ◽  
Richard Marshall ◽  
Mona Sharifi ◽  
Earlene Avalon ◽  
Lauren Fiechtner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Childhood Obesity ◽  
Best Practices

Accelerating Progress in Reducing Childhood Obesity Disparities: Exploring Best Practices of Positive Outliers

2013 ◽  
Vol 24 (2A) ◽  
pp. 193-199 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mona Sharifi ◽  
Gareth Marshall ◽  
Richard Marshall ◽  
Clement Bottino ◽  
Roberta Goldman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Childhood Obesity ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Obesity Disparities

Preventing Childhood Obesity in Early Care and Education Programs

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
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Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Childhood Obesity ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Screen Time ◽  
Performance Standards ◽  
Early Care And Education ◽  
National Standards ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Early Care ◽  
Education Programs

Updated set of national standards describing evidence-based best practices in nutrition, physical activity, and screen time for early care and education programs. The new Preventing Childhood Obesity in Early Care and Education, 2nd ed. is the new set of national standards describing evidence-based best practices in nutrition, physical activity, and screen time for early care and education programs. The standards are for all types of early care and education settings - centers and family child care homes. These updated standards will be a part of the new comprehensive Caring for Our Children: National Health and Safety Performance Standards: Guidelines for Early Care and Education Programs, 3rd Edition.

scholarly journals Connect for Health : Design of a clinical-community childhood obesity intervention testing best practices of positive outliers

2015 ◽  
Vol 45 ◽  
pp. 287-295 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elsie M. Taveras ◽  
Richard Marshall ◽  
Mona Sharifi ◽  
Earlene Avalon ◽  
Lauren Fiechtner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Childhood Obesity ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Obesity Intervention ◽  
Clinical Community

A Survey of Speech-Language Pathologists' Approaches to Assessing Social Communication Disorders in Children

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
Kristen Izaryk ◽  
Robin Edge ◽  
Dawn Lechwar
Keyword(s):  
Best Practices ◽  
Communication Disorders ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Speech Language Pathologists ◽  
Teacher Report ◽  
Formal Assessment ◽  
Language Sampling ◽  
Specific Assessment ◽  
Social Communication Disorders

Purpose The purpose of this article is to explore and describe the approaches and specific assessment tools that speech-language pathologists are currently using to assess social communication disorders (SCDs) in children, in relation to current best practices. Method Ninety-four speech-language pathologists completed an online survey asking them to identify which of the following approaches they use to assess children with SCD: parent/teacher report, naturalistic observation, formal assessment, language sample analysis, interviews, semistructured tasks, and peer/self-report. Participants were also asked to identify specific assessment tools they use within each approach. Results Participants most commonly assess SCDs by combining interviews, naturalistic observation, language sampling, parent/teacher report, and formal assessment. Semistructured tasks and peer/self-report tools were less frequently utilized. Several established parent/teacher report and formal assessment tools were commonly identified for assessing SCDs. Most participants use an informal approach for interviews, language sampling, and naturalistic observations in their SCD assessment process. Conclusions Generally, participants follow best practices for assessing SCDs by combining several different approaches. Some considerations for future assessment are identified, including the use of established protocols in the place of informal approaches in order to make the assessment of SCDs more systematic. Future directions for research are discussed.

Practical Resources for Provision of Services to Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Users of AAC

2015 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-39
Author(s):  
Elena Dukhovny ◽  
E. Betsy Kelly
Keyword(s):  
Best Practices ◽  
Augmentative And Alternative Communication ◽  
Linguistically Diverse ◽  
Intervention Strategies ◽  
Culturally And Linguistically Diverse ◽  
Limited Resources ◽  
Flexible Systems ◽  
Alternative Communication ◽  
Practical Applications ◽  
Provision Of Services

According to the 2010 U.S. Census, over 20% of Americans speak a language other than English in the home, with Spanish, Chinese, and French being the languages most commonly spoken, aside from English. However, few augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) systems offer multilingual support for individuals with limited functional speech. There has been much discussion in the AAC community about best practices in AAC system design and intervention strategies, but limited resources exist to help us provide robust, flexible systems for users who speak languages other than English. We must provide services that take into consideration the unique needs of culturally and linguistically diverse users of AAC and help them reach their full communication potential. This article outlines basic guidelines for best practices in AAC design and selection, and presents practical applications of these best practices to multilingual/multicultural clients.

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