Evidence- Based Practices- 

APA
Based in Washington, DC, the American Psychological Association (APA) is a scientific and professional organization that represents psychology in the United States. With more than 150,000 members, APA is the largest association of psychologists worldwide.

AAMFT
The American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT) is the professional association for the field of marriage and family therapy. We represent the professional interests of more than 23,000 marriage and family therapists throughout the United States, Canada and abroad.

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EBP for Learning-

Professionals-
School psychologists, school counselors, special education teachers, general education teachers and school administrators are agents of change. They are responsible for working collaboratively to prevent learning problems and intervene at the first sign of difficulty at the elementary and secondary school levels. School personnel must intervene from within a framework that values research-based prevention and swift intervention to remediate at the first signs of risk.

Community Service Providers-
The school system as a collaborative system can be a powerful context and agent for prevention of learning problems. Parents and their children depend on schools to teach students well. Teaching students well requires an understanding of what works—which is informed by research. School personnel need to understand how to implement systemic change that embraces evidence based practice and ensures success for all students.

Parents-
Parents are integral agents in children’s education. Indeed, the law (IDEIA, 2004) states that parents are equally important members in all decisions that are made, from diagnosis to program planning, for children who have disabilities. There are many things that parents can do to prevent learning problems. There are also a host of things that parents can do to advocate for their children in school and to help them learn at home.

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EBP for Behavior-

 Professionals-
Researchers, mental health counselors, psychologists, social workers (etc.) are agents of change. They are responsible for collecting the resources necessary for competent work with childhood and adolescent ehavior problems. A professional must intervene from a sound understanding of behavior problems, and use evidence from research to inform treatment choices

Community Services Providers-
Juvenile justice systems, community mental health agencies, schools, child welfare (etc.) are all contexts for and agents of change. Youths and families depend on their services—the dissemination of treatments that are known to “work” with behavior problems. Service providers need to understand behavior problems as well as the difficulties in transporting evidence-based practices in order to implement treatment and prevention programs successfully in their communities.

Parents-
Within families, the problems of at-risk youth can affect the psychological functioning of all members, in particular younger siblings. Parents want answers--they want to understand their child or adolescent’s behavior problems, and they want to know how to prevent or manage them.

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