Overview of Evidence Based Practices in Psychology and Implementation Science

The chapter provides an overview, brief critique, and description of how COMPASS fits within the Evidence Based Practices in Psychology (EBPP) framework. We also describe the models that guided the development and testing of COMPASS. Specifically, we describe the Ladder of Evidence, Dunst and Trivette’s (2012) implementation science framework and introduce and describe our Integrated Model. The Integrated Model starts with the consultant, teacher and student as primary actors, includes measures of the quality of the interaction between actors and incorporates internal and external resource factors impacting each actor. The Integrated Model was the primary guide for our research into understanding and testing the effectiveness, as well as exploring potential mechanisms of action and factors that underlie COMPASS effectiveness.