By Populations Children

A matrix of children's evidence-based practices was created to provide a brief, yet comprehensive snapshot of each intervention or program's goals and expected outcomes. For each intervention, the matrix includes the following:

• Description
• Evidence of the program's effectiveness
• Availability of technical assistance and training materials
• Population and setting with which the program was tested
• Sources that identify the program or intervention

The matrix should be used as a reference tool for what the field currently knows concerning programs, practices, and core components that have been evaluated for positive outcomes with children and their families.

Bibliography

A list of the research reviews that were consulted are as follows:

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• Weisz, J.R., Hawley, K.M., & Doss, A.J. (2004). Empirically Tested Psychotherapies for Youth Internalizing and Externalizing Problems and Disorders. Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 13(4), 729-815.