Robert McKelvain Professor Director of Graduate Studies Department of Psychology Abilene Christian University
Empowering Progress A Research Agenda for IEP Facilitation
Value of Research
Develop Theory Value of Research
Improve Practice Value of Research
Improve Training Value of Research
Training Availability Value of Research
Enhance Credibility
Value of Research Enhance Accountability
Challenges
Challenge #1 Infrastructure
Challenge #2 Challenge #2 Defining outcomes Defining outcomes
Challenge #3 Challenge #3 Defining facilitation Defining facilitation
Challenge #4 Power impact
Social Influencing Practices
Coaching Coaching Counseling Counseling Adult education Adult education Medical patient education Medical patient education Mediation Mediation
Social Influencing Practices Intentional Intentional Social influence strategies Social influence strategies Beneficent Beneficent Informed consent Informed consent
Social Influencing Practices Outcomes: Behavior - Acting Behavior - Acting Affect - Feeling Affect - Feeling Cognition - Thinking Cognition - Thinking
Social Influencing Practice Facilitation
CounselingPsychotherapy
History of Research CounselingPsychotherapy
Facilitation is in some important ways like …... all other social influencing practices... some other social influencing practices... no other social influencing practice
History Defining outcomes
History Defining “counseling”
History Exploring complexity
Challenges
Challenge #1 Infrastructure
Scholarly Infrastructure
Researchers Researchers Resources Resources
Scholarly Infrastructure Communications Communications Publications Publications
Scholarly Infrastructure Guides Guides Gatekeepers Gatekeepers
Scholarly Infrastructure Psychotherapy Research outcome studies 348 outcome studies 20 journals 20 journals 1430 different measures of outcome 1430 different measures of outcome 840 measures used just once 840 measures used just once
Challenge #2 Defining outcomes Defining outcomes
Defining Outcomes
Purpose of IEP Meeting
Participants’ interests perspective
Purpose of IEP Meeting Shared interests
Purpose of IEP Meeting Effective plan Effective plan Commitment Commitment Relationship Relationship
Purpose of IEP Meeting Child learns
Types of Outcomes
Reaction Outcomes Global satisfaction
Learning Outcomes UnderstandingAwareness
Behavior Outcomes Implemented agreements
Organizational Outcomes Bottom line
“Critical” Outcomes JusticePeace
Measuring Outcomes
Challenge #3 Defining facilitation Defining facilitation
Describing the Process
“Techniques”
“Facilitator”
“Participants”
“Settings”
Measuring “the Process”
Intervention manuals
Crucial Questions 1. Replication? 2. Does it work? 3. Where does it work?
Challenge Proposals
Challenge Proposal #5 Collaboration
Challenge Proposal #4 Power impact
Challenge Proposal #2 Challenge Proposal #2 Defining outcomes Defining outcomes
Challenge Proposal #3 Challenge Proposal #3 Defining facilitation Defining facilitation
Challenge Proposal #1 Infrastructure
Challenge Proposal #5 Collaboration