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APA Division 16 Books
Interdisciplinary Frameworks for Schools: Best Professional Practices for Serving the Needs of All Students

Common core standards and individual education plans specify learning goals for students. But when a student’s performance falls short of these goals, it can be challenging — even for professionals with a range of training and disciplinary expertise — to determine the cause of the student’s struggle and to plan the necessary supports. Individualized learning solutions are necessary, because one-size-fits-all interventions don’t work.

This landmark guide presents an evidence-based approach to assessment and instruction in K–12 education that takes into account individual differences in students. The guide identifies the developmental skills to be assessed and taught in early childhood, middle childhood, and adolescence, and it provides principles for tailoring assessment and intervention to individual students, who exhibit sizable developmental, individual, cultural, and language differences.

Importantly, it also explains how to facilitate communication and collaboration among interdisciplinary teams in education — professionals who are legally required to work together yet have such different training and disciplinary expertise that they seem to “speak different languages.”

This timely, comprehensive resource will help local schools and districts meet not only narrow legal mandates but also broader best practices for helping students learn. A special companion website provides additional resources and recommended readings.

Applying Psychology in the Schools Book Series
Outside of their homes, children spend more time in schools than any other setting. From tragedies such as school shootings to more hopeful developments such as the movement toward improved mental health, health and academic achievement, there is an ongoing need for high-quality writing that speaks to ways in which children, families and communities associated with schools worldwide can be supported through the application of sound psychological research, theory and practice. As such, for the past several years APA Books® and Div. 16 (School Psychology) have partnered to produce the “Applying Psychology in the Schools” Book Series. The mission of this series is to increase the visibility of the science, practice and policy for children and adolescents in schools and communities. The result has been a strong collection of scholarly work that appeals not only to psychologists, but also to individuals from all fields who have reason to seek and use what psychology has to offer in schools. We are always looking for more authors and editors to contribute to this series. As the premier publishing house in psychology, APA Books offers unparalleled opportunity for motivated writers. Through this series, you will be paired with an appropriate series editor from Div. 16 who will work closely with you to bring your book to fruition. To learn more about this series and how to get involved, please review these instructions for submissions and contact Michelle Perfect.

Behavioral Interventions in Schools: Evidence-Based Positive Strategies

Edited by Angeleque Akin-Little, PhD, Steven G. Little, PhD, Melissa A. Bray, PhD, and Thomas J. Kehle, PhD

Working With Parents of Aggressive Children: A Practitioner's Guide

By Timothy A. Cavell, PhD

Assessing Bilingual Children in Context: An Integrated Approach

Edited by Amanda B. Clinton, PhD

Healthy Eating in Schools: Evidence-Based Interventions to Help Kids Thrive

By Catherine P. Cook-Cottone, PhD, Evelyn Tribole, MS, RD, and Tracy L. Tylka, PhD

Empowered Families, Successful Children: Early Intervention Programs That Work

By Susan Epps and Barbara J. Jackson

Universal Screening in Educational Settings: Evidence-Based Decision Making for Schools

Edited by Ryan J. Kettler, PhD, Todd A. Glover, PhD, Craig A. Albers, PhD, and Kelly A. Feeney-Kettler, PhD

School-Based Mental Health Services: Creating Comprehensive and Culturally Specific Programs

By Bonnie Kaul Nastasi, PhD, Rachel Bernstein Moore, PsyD, and Kristen M. Varjas, PsyD

Health-Related Disorders in Children and Adolescents: A Guidebook for Understanding and Educating

Edited by LeAdelle Phelps, PhD

Enhancing Relationships Between Children and Teachers

By Robert C. Pianta, PhD

Treatment Integrity: A Foundation for Evidence-Based Practice in Applied Psychology

Edited by Lisa M. Hagermoser Sanetti, PhD, and Thomas R. Kratochwill, PhD

Working With Parents of Noncompliant Children: A Guide to Evidence-Based Parent Training for Practitioners and Students

By Mark D. Shriver and Keith D. Allen

Autism Spectrum Disorder in Children and Adolescents: Evidence-Based Assessment and Intervention in Schools

Edited by Lee A. Wilkinson, PhD

Testing Accommodations for Students With Disabilities: Research-Based Practice

By Benjamin J. Lovett, PhD, and Lawrence J. Lewandowski, PhD

Psychoeducational Assessment and Intervention for Ethnic Minority Children: Evidence-Based Approaches

Edited by Scott L. Graves, Jr., PhD, and Jamilia J. Blake, PhD

Empowered Learning in Secondary Schools: Promoting Positive Youth Development Through a Multi-Tiered System of Supports

By Cynthia E. Hazel, PhD

School-Centered Interventions: Evidence-Based Strategies for Social, Emotional, and Academic Success

By Dennis J. Simon, PhD

Self-Regulated Learning Interventions With At-Risk Youth: Enhancing Adaptability, Performance, and Well-Being

Edited by Timothy J. Cleary, PhD

Implementation of Mental Health Programs in Schools: A Change Agent's Guide

By Susan G. Forman, PhD

Single-Case Intervention Research: Methodological and Statistical Advances

Edited by Thomas R. Kratochwill, PhD, and Joel R. Levin, PhD

Forthcoming Books

  • “Assessment and Intervention Manual for Schools (AIMS©): Guidelines for Psychologists and Educators Working Together and with Other Professionals and Parents to Optimize Development and Learning of Students Kindergarten to 12th Grade” by Virginia Wise Berninger (University of Washington)
  • “Psychological Consultation: A Positive Psychology Perspective” by Jane Close Conoley (University of California Riverside), Collie W. Conoley (University of California Santa Barbara) and Connie Fournier (Texas A&M University)
  • Behavioral Interventions in Schools: Evidence-Based Positive Strategies, Second Edition, edited by Steven Little and Angeleque Akin-Little. Estimated publication date is early 2018