Speaker Series: Assessment to Inform Social-Emotional and Behavioral Intervention
Friday, October 22, 2021 12pm to 1pm
About this Event
Stephen Kilgus, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor in the School Psychology Program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is also Co-Director of the School Mental Health Collaborative, a national research and technical assistance center. Dr. Kilgus has contributed to the development and validation of several social-emotional and behavioral assessments, including universal screening, problem analysis, and progress monitoring tools. He has also evaluated the effectiveness of multiple Tier 2 interventions for students exhibiting early symptoms of externalizing and internalizing concerns. Dr. Kilgus has published more than 80 peer-reviewed papers and received more than $9 million in external research funding. He is currently an associate editor for the Journal of School Psychology.
Presentation Objectives
1. Attendees will be able to explain how a systematic assessment and decision making system can enhance service delivery within multi-tiered systems of support.
2. Attendees will be able to explain how different types of assessment facilitate and enhance intervention outcomes.
3. Attendees will be able to describe a process by which assessment tools and decision making systems can be rigorously developed and evaluated.
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