Lecture 0: Introduction

Question 1

Strategies to identify effective intervention components:

Answer 1

1. expert opinion (ask therapists or patients what they think are effective components)
2. look at common elements of effective interventions
3. compare effects of interventions with versus without this component
4. compare components high versus low fidelity (whether the specific treatment technique was carried out the way it was intended to)
5. conduct microtrial (select one treatment component, and offer only that component during the intervention)
6. addititive/dismantling studies (randomly assign children to interventiongroups with or without this component)
7. factorial experiments (you can alter the combinations of components that make up a treatment, and then make comparisons)

Question 2

4 research methods

Answer 2

• single case (n=1)
• microtrial
• ecological momentary assessment
• RCT
• meta-analysis

Question 3

types of treatment

Answer 3

CBT: exposure & cognitive therapy
Pivotal Response
Treatment
Parent/teacher training
Family interventions
School-based interventions
Experiential techniques
EMDR

Question 4

levels of youth interventions

Answer 4

Prevention:
Universal – focused on whole population
Selective – focused on youth with certain risk
Indicated – focused on youth already showing symptoms

Treatment:
Symptoms at subclinical level
Symptoms at clinical level (DSM diagnosis)