Robert McKelvain Professor Director of Graduate Studies Department of Psychology Abilene Christian...

Robert Robert McKelvainMcKelvain

ProfessorProfessorDirector of Graduate StudiesDirector of Graduate Studies

Department of PsychologyDepartment of PsychologyAbilene Christian UniversityAbilene Christian University

Empowering Empowering ProgressProgress

A Research AgendaA Research Agendaforfor

IEP FacilitationIEP Facilitation

Value of Value of ResearchResearch

Develop TheoryDevelop Theory

Value of Value of ResearchResearch

Improve Improve PracticePractice

Value of Value of ResearchResearch

Improve TrainingImprove Training

Value of Value of ResearchResearch

Training Training AvailabilityAvailability

Value of Value of ResearchResearch

Value of Value of ResearchResearch

Enhance Enhance CredibilityCredibility

Value of Value of ResearchResearch

EnhanceEnhance AccountabilityAccountability

ChallengesChallenges

Challenge #1Challenge #1

InfrastructureInfrastructure

Challenge #2Challenge #2

Defining Defining outcomesoutcomes

Challenge #3Challenge #3

Defining Defining facilitationfacilitation

Challenge #4Challenge #4

Power impactPower impact

Social Influencing Social Influencing PracticesPractices

Social Influencing Social Influencing PracticesPractices

CoachingCoachingCounselingCounselingAdult educationAdult educationMedical patient educationMedical patient educationMediationMediation

Social Influencing Social Influencing PracticesPractices

IntentionalIntentionalSocial influence Social influence strategiesstrategies

BeneficentBeneficentInformed consentInformed consent

Social Influencing Social Influencing PracticesPracticesOutcomes:Outcomes:Behavior - ActingBehavior - ActingAffect - FeelingAffect - FeelingCognition - ThinkingCognition - Thinking

Social Influencing Social Influencing PracticePractice

FacilitationFacilitation

Social Influencing Social Influencing PracticePractice

CounselingCounseling

PsychotherapyPsychotherapy

History of History of ResearchResearch

CounselingCounseling

PsychotherapyPsychotherapy

Facilitation is in Facilitation is in some important some important

ways like …ways like …... all other social ... all other social influencing practicesinfluencing practices

... some other social ... some other social influencing practicesinfluencing practices

... no other social ... no other social influencing practiceinfluencing practice

HistoryHistory

Defining Defining outcomesoutcomes

HistoryHistory

Defining Defining “counseling”“counseling”

HistoryHistory

Exploring Exploring complexitycomplexity

ChallengesChallenges

Challenge #1Challenge #1

InfrastructureInfrastructure

Scholarly Scholarly InfrastructureInfrastructure

Scholarly Scholarly InfrastructureInfrastructure

ResearchersResearchersResourcesResources

Scholarly Scholarly InfrastructureInfrastructure

CommunicationsCommunicationsPublicationsPublications

Scholarly Scholarly InfrastructureInfrastructure

Guides Guides GatekeepersGatekeepers

Scholarly Scholarly InfrastructureInfrastructurePsychotherapy Psychotherapy

ResearchResearch 1983-19881983-1988 348 outcome studies348 outcome studies 20 journals20 journals 1430 different measures of 1430 different measures of

outcomeoutcome 840 measures used just once840 measures used just once

Challenge #2Challenge #2

Defining Defining outcomesoutcomes

Defining Defining OutcomesOutcomes

Purpose of IEP Purpose of IEP MeetingMeeting

Purpose of IEP Purpose of IEP MeetingMeeting

Participants’ Participants’ interests interests

perspectiveperspective

Purpose of IEP Purpose of IEP MeetingMeeting

Shared Shared interestsinterests

Purpose of IEP Purpose of IEP MeetingMeeting

Effective planEffective planCommitmentCommitmentRelationshipRelationship

Purpose of IEP Purpose of IEP MeetingMeeting

Child learnsChild learns

Types of Types of OutcomesOutcomes

Reaction Reaction OutcomesOutcomes

Global Global satisfactionsatisfaction

Learning Learning OutcomesOutcomes

Understanding Understanding

AwarenessAwareness

Behavior Behavior OutcomesOutcomesImplemented Implemented agreementsagreements

Organizational Organizational OutcomesOutcomes

Bottom lineBottom line

““Critical” Critical” OutcomesOutcomes

JusticeJustice

PeacePeace

Measuring Measuring OutcomesOutcomes

Challenge #3Challenge #3

Defining Defining facilitationfacilitation

Describing the Describing the ProcessProcess

Describing the Describing the ProcessProcess

““Techniques”Techniques”

Describing the Describing the ProcessProcess

““Facilitator”Facilitator”

Describing the Describing the ProcessProcess

““Participants”Participants”

Describing the Describing the ProcessProcess

““Settings”Settings”

Measuring “the Measuring “the Process”Process”

Measuring “the Measuring “the Process”Process”

Intervention Intervention manualsmanuals

Crucial QuestionsCrucial Questions

1.1. Replication?Replication?

2.2. Does it work?Does it work?

3.3. Where does it Where does it work?work?

Challenge Challenge ProposalsProposals

Challenge Challenge Proposal #5Proposal #5

CollaborationCollaboration

Challenge Challenge Proposal #4Proposal #4

Power impactPower impact

Challenge Challenge Proposal #2Proposal #2

Defining Defining outcomesoutcomes

Challenge Challenge Proposal #3Proposal #3

Defining Defining facilitationfacilitation

Challenge Challenge Proposal #1Proposal #1

InfrastructureInfrastructure

Challenge Challenge Proposal #5Proposal #5

CollaborationCollaboration