Authored By DCRC

Shapiro, V.B. (2015, March). Resilience: Have we not gone far enough? A response to Larry E. Davis [Editorial]. Social Work Research, 39(1), 7-10. View Editorial.

Smith, G.T., LeBuffe, P., Alleyne, D., Mackrain, M., & Likins, L. (2014). Bringing a resilience perspective to children in the child welfare system: A curriculum for caregivers. In S. Prince-Embury & D.H. Saklofske (Eds.) Resilience interventions for youth in diverse populations (pp. 159-180). New York, NY: Springer. View Chapter Excerpt. View Book Synopsis.

Smith, G.T., Shapiro, V.B., Sperry, R.W., & LeBuffe, P.A. (2014). A strengths-based approach to supervised visitation in child welfare. Child Care in Practice, 20(1), 98-119. View Abstract. 

LeBuffe, P.A., Ross, K.M., Fleming, J.L., & Naglieri, J.A. (2013). The Devereux Suite: Assessing and promoting resilience in children ages 1 month to 14 years. In S. Prince-Embury & D. Saklofske (Eds.). Resilience in Children, Adolescents, and Adults: Translating Research into Practice(pp. 45-59). New York: Springer. View Abstract.

Naglieri, J., LeBuffe, P., & Ross, K. (2013). Measuring resilience in children: From theory to practice. In  S. Goldstein & R. Brookes (Eds.), Handbook of resilience in children. New York, NY: Springer-Verlag. View Abstract. View Book Summary.

Lamb-Parker, F., LeBuffe, P., Powell, G., & Halpern, E. (2008). A strength-based, systemic mental health approach to support children’s social and emotional development. Infants & Young Children: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Special Care Practices, 21, 1, 45-55. View Abstract.

LeBuffe, P.A., & Shapiro, V.B. (2004). Lending “strength” to the assessment of  preschool social-emotional health. The California School Psychologist. 9, 51-61. View Abstract.

Naglieri, J., & LeBuffe, P. (2004). Measuring resilience in children: From theory to practice. In S. Goldstein & R. Brookes (Eds.), Handbook of resilience in children. New York, NY: Springer-Verlag. View Abstract. View Book Summary.

LeBuffe, P.A. (2002). Can we foster resilience? An evaluation of a prevention program for preschoolers. 15th Annual Conference Proceedings — A System of Care for Children’s Mental Health: Expanding the Research Base. University of South Florida: Tampa. Research and Training Center for Children’s Mental Health. View Abstract. View Article.

LeBuffe, P. (1999). The Devereux Early Childhood Assessment (DECA): A measure of  within-child protective factors in preschool children. National Head Start Association Dialog, 3, 75-80. View Abstract.

Authored By Users And Researchers Outside Of DCRC

2017

McCrae, J.S., & Brown, S.M. (2017). Systematic Review of Social-Emotional Screening Instruments for Young Children in Child Welfare. Research on Social Work Practice. doi:10.1177/1049731516686691. View Abstract.

2016

Guss, S., Jones-Harden, B., Stein, A., Yazejian, N., & Forestieri, N. (2016). Associations of adversity to indicators of child well being in a high quality early education context. NHSA Dialog, 18(4), 1-23. View Abstract.

Halle, T.G., Darling-Churchill, K.E. (2016). Review of measures of social and emotional development. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 45, 8-18. View Abstract.

Kim, H., Carlson, A.G., Curby, T.W., Winsler, A. (2016). Relations among motor, social, and cognitive skills in pre-kindergarten children with developmental disabilities. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 53-54, 43-60. View Abstract.

Meehan, Dawna-Cricket-Martita. (2016). A Multi-Tiered Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the FLIP IT Parent-training Model. View Executive Summary or Full Report.

Mohamed, A.H.H, Fatah, S.A.A, & Marzouk, M. (2016). The association between preschool classroom quality and children’s social-emotional problems. Early Childhood Development and Care, 186(8), 1302-1315.  View Abstract.

Thomson, R.N., & Carlson, J.S. (2016). A pilot study of a self-administered parent training intervention for building preschoolers’ social-emotional competence. Early Childhood Education Journal. doi:10.1007/s10643-016-0798-6. View Abstract.

2015

Barbu, O.C., Yaden, D.B., Jr., Levine-Donnerstein, D., & Marx, R.W. (2015). Assessing approaches to learning in school readiness: Comparing the Devereux Early Childhood Asessment to an early learning standards-based measure. AERA Open, 1(3), 1-15. View Abstract.

Barron, I.G., Miller, D.J., & Kelly, T.B. (2015). School-based child sexual abuse prevention programs: Moving toward resiliency-informed evaluation. Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 24, 77-96. View Abstract.

Blackwell, A.L. (2015). The Ready CLASS Project: An examination of a tier 1 intervention in the early childhood classroom – a pretest and posttest control group design (Doctoral dissertation). Retrieved from https://kuscholarworks.ku.edu/ View Abstract. View Dissertation.

Corso, P.S., Visser, S.N., Ingels, J.B., & Perou, R. (2015). Cost-effectiveness of Legacy for Children for reducing behavioral problems and risk for ADHD among children living in poverty. Journal of Child & Adolescent Behavior, 3(5), 1-6. View Article.

Denham, S.A. (2015). Assessment of SEL in educational contexts. In J.A. Durlak, C.E., Domitrovich, R.P. Weissberg, & T.P. Gullotta (Eds.), Handbook of Social and Emotional Learning: Research and Practice (pp. 285-300). View Book Synopsis.

Edwards, C.M. (2015). A Family Visitation Program For Families Involved In The Child Welfare System: A grant proposal. (Master’s thesis). Available from PQDT Open. Retrieved from: http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/doc/1688700190.html?FMT=ABS View Abstract.

Goldstein, J. & Falke, J.K. (2015). Towards a framework for the validation of early childhood assessment systems.  Educational Assessment, Evaluation and Accountability, First Online, 1-21. View Abstract.

Hartman, S. & Manfra, L. (2015). Change in child behaviour concerns associated with childcare quality features among a sample of low-income Latino children. Early Childhood Development and Care, 2015, 1-14. View Abstract.

Ji, Y., Niu, Y., Tang, Z., & Yang, H. (2015). Validity and reliability of the Chinese version of the Devereux Early Childhood Assessment for Preschoolers Second Edition. Chinese Mental Health Journal, 29(7), 551-555. View Abstract. [Abstract in English, Article not available in English].

Huber, A., McMahon, C., & Sweller, N. (2015). Improved child behavioural and emotional functioning after Circle of Security 20-week intervention. Attachment & Human Development, 1-23. View Abstract.

Monaghan, M., Clary, L., Stern, A., Hilliard, M.E., Streisand, R. (2015). Protective factors in young children with type 1 diabetes. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 40(9), 878-887. View Abstract.

Rossi, Jessica. (2015). Teacher Child Interaction Training as a Universal Prevention Program in Preschool and Kindergarten Classrooms.  Dissertations 2014 -. Paper 11. View Dissertation.

Sawyer, A.C.P, Miller-Lewis, L.R., Searle, A.K., Sawyer, M.G. & Lynch, J.W. (2015). Is greater improvement in self-regulation associated with fewer behavioral problems later in childhood? Developmental Psychology, 51(12), 1740-1755. View Abstract.

2014

Ansari, A., & Winsler, A. (2014). Montessori public school pre-K programs and the school readiness of low-income Black and Latino children. Journal of Educational Psychology, 106(4), 1066-1079. View Article.

Chavez, A. (2014). The effects of the implementation of the Conscious Discipline Program on social emotional learning in an early childhood classroom. Masters of Arts in Education Action Research Papers. Paper 91. Access Thesis.

Garbacz, L.L., Zychinski, K.E., Feuer, R.M., Carter, J. S., & Budd, K. S. (2014) Effects of teacher-child interaction training (TCIT) on teacher ratings of behavior change. Psychology in Schools, 00(00), 1-16. View Abstract.

Gartrell, D., & Cairone, K. (2014). Fostering Resilience:  Teaching Social-Emotional Skills. Young Children, 92-93. View Article.

Kim, Y.K., Curby, T.W., & Winsler, A. (2014). Child, family and school characteristics related to English proficiency development among low-income, dual language learners. Developmental Psychology, 50(12), 2600-2613. View Abstract.

Lee, K. (2014). The Association between Head Start enrollment and children’s mental health scores. Journal of Social Work Practice, (ahead-of-print), 1-12. View Abstract.

Roberts, Y.H., Campbell, C.A., Ferguson, M., & Crusto, C.A. (2014). The role of parenting stress in young children’s mental health functioning after exposure to family violence.  Journal of Traumatic Stress, 26(5), 605-612. View Article.

2013

Ansari, A., & Winsler, A. (2013). Stability and sequence of center-based and family childcare: Links with low-income children’s school readiness. Children and Youth Services Review, 35(2), 358-366. View Abstract.

Barbu, O.C., Levine-Donnerstein, D., Marx, R.W., & Yaden, D.B., Jr. (2013). Reliability and validity of the Devereux Early Childhood Assessment (DECA) as a function of parent and teacher ratings. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 31(5), 469-481. View Abstract.

Bulotsky-Shearer, R.J., Fernandez, V.A., & Rainelli, S. (2013). The validity of the Devereux Early Childhood Assessment for culturally and linguistically diverse Head Start children. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 28(4), 794-807.  View Abstract.

Miller-Lewis, L.R., Searle, A.K., Sawyer, M.G., Baghurst, P.A., & Hedley, D. (2013). Resource factors for mental health resilience in early childhood: An analysis with multiple methodologies. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health, 7(6) 1-23. View Article.

Olvera, L. (2013). Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation Programs and the Effect on Protective Factors and Behavioral Concerns of Preschool Children. (Doctoral Dissertation, Walden University). Retrieved from: http://gradworks.umi.com/35/87/3587825.html View Abstract. 

Tan, M., & Dobbs-Oats, J. (2013). Relationship between emergent literacy and early social-emotional development in preschool children from low-income backgrounds. Early Childhood Development and Care, 183(11), 1509-1530.  View Abstract.

Voris, D.S.T., Mahdavi, S., David, K.H., Constantine, K.L., daCruz, K., Hicks, T.B., …, Carlson, J.S. (2013). Protective factors as measured by the DECA: Interrelations and predictability of co-occuring behavioral concerns.  Journal of Education and Developmental Psychology, 3(2), 56-64. View Abstract.

2012

Connors-Burrow, N.A., Kyzer, A., Permberton, J., McKelvey, L., Whiteside-Mansell, L., & Fulmer, J. (2012). Child and family factors associated with teacher-reported behavior problems in young children of substance abusers. Child and Adolescent Mental Health. View Abstract.

Maier, M.F., Vitiello, V.E., & Greenfield, D.B. (2012). A multilevel model of child- and classroom-level psychosocial factors that support language and literacy resilience of children in Head Start. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 27, 104-114. View Abstract.

Nelson, R.B., Schnorr, D., Powell, S., &  Huebner, S. (2012). Building resilience in schools. In R.B. Mennuti, , R.W. Christner & A. Freeman (Eds). Cognitive-behavioral interventions in educational settings: A handbook for practice (2nd ed.).  (pp. 643-681). New York, NY: Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group. View Book Synopsis.

Ota, C.L., Baumgartner, J.J., & Austin, A.M.B. (2012). Provider stress and children’s active engagement. Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 27(1), 61-73.  View Abstract.

Wilson, K.R., Havighurst, S.S., & Harley, A.E. (2012). Tuning in to kids: An effectiveness trial of a parenting program targeting emotion socialization of preschoolers. Journal of Family Psychology, 26(1), 56-65. View Abstract.

Zolkoski, S., & Bullock, L. (2012). Resilience in children and youth:  A review. Children and Youth Services Review,  34(12), 2295-2303.  View Abstract.

2011

Bender, S.L., Fedor, M.C., & Carlson, J.S. (2011). Examining risk factors and protective factors in urban and rural Head Start preschoolers. Journal of Community Psychology, 39(8), 908-921. View Abstract.

Crane, J., Mincic, M.S., & Winsler, A. (2011). Parent-teacher agreement and reliability on the Devereux Early Childhood Assessment (DECA) in English and Spanish for ethnically diverse children living in poverty. Early Education and Development, 22(3), 520-547. View Abstract.

Dixon, D. J., Duncan Fallone, M., & Martin, J. D. (March 2011). Readiness for kindergarten II: A Follow-up study conducted by the Mayor’s Commission for Children. Springfield, MO. Retrieved from: http://www.redwagonkids.net/index.htm. View Report.

McCabe, P.C., & Altamura, M. (2011).  Empirically valid strategies to improve social and emotional competence of preschool children. Psychology in Schools. 48(5), 513-540. View Abstract.

Tran, H., & Winsler, A. (2011). Teacher and center stability and school readiness among low-income, ethnically diverse children in subsidized, center-based child care. Children and Youth Services Review, 33(11), 2241-2252. View Abstract.

2010

Oades-Sese, G.V., Kaliski, P.K., & Weiss, K. (2010). Factor structure of the Devereux Early Childhood Clinical Form in low-income Hispanic American bilingual preschool children. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 28(4), 357-372.

Ogg, J.A., Brinkman, T.A. Dedrick, R.F., & Carlson, J.F. (2010). Factor structure and invariance across the Devereux Early Childhood Assessment protective factor scale. School Psychology Quarterly, 25(2), 107-118. View Abstract.

Sheridan, S.M., Knoche, L.L., Edwards, C.P., Bovaird, J.A., & Kupzyk, K.A. (2010). Parent engagement and school readiness: Effects of the Getting Ready intervention on preschool children’s social-emotional competencies. Early Education & Development, 21(1), 125-156. View Article.

Snohomish County Human Services. (2010). 2009-2010 Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program (ECEAP) Outcomes Report. Retrieved from http://www.co.snohomish.wa.us View Report.

2009

De Feyter, J.J., & Winsler, A. (2009a). Disentangling nativity status, race/ethnicity, & country of origin in predicting the school readiness of young immigrant children. In E. L. Grigorenko & R. Takanishi (Eds.), Immigration, Diversity, & Education (pp. 48-66). New York, NY: Routledge. View Abstract.

De Feyter, J.J., & Winsler, A. (2009b). The early developmental competencies and school readiness of low-income, immigrant children: Influences of generation, race/ethnicity, & national origins. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 24, 411-431. View Abstract.

Escalon, X. D., & Greenfield, D. (2009). Learning behaviors mediating the effects of behavior problems on academic outcomes. NHSA Dialog: A Research-to-Practice Journal for the Early Intervention Field, 12(1), 1-17. View Abstract.

Escalon, X.D., Shearer, R.B., Greenfield, D., & Manrique, S. (2009). Promoting classroom learning for Head Start children: The importance of identifying early behavior problems and fostering adaptive learning behaviors. NHSA Dialog: A Research-to-Practice Journal for the Early Intervention Field, 12(1), 45-50. View Abstract.

Jaberg, P.E, Dixon, D.J., & Weis, G.M. (2009). Replication evidence in support of the psychometric properties of the Devereux Early Childhood Assessment. Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 24(2), 158-166. View Abstract.

Lien, M.T., & Carlson, J.S. (2009). Psychometric properties of the Devereux Early Childhood Assessment in a Head Start sample. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 27(5), 386-396. View Abstract.

McLaren, E.M., Hall, P.J., & Fox, P. (2009). Kentucky’s early childhood professional development initiative to promote social-emotional competence. NHSA Dialog: A Research-to-Practice Journal for the Early Intervention Field, 12(2), 170-183. View Abstract.

2008

Goelman, H. (2008). Three complementary community-based approaches to the early identification of young children at risk for developmental delays/disorders. Infants & Young Children, 21(4), 306-323. View Abstract.

Munroe-Meyer Institute. (2008). Nurturing healthy behavior in early childhood pilot projects: Evaluation executive summary. Retrieved March 8, 2010, from http://www.nde.state.ne.us/ECH/Finalreport.pdf View Executive Summary.

Winsler, A., Tran, H., Hartmana, S.C., Madiganc, A.L., Manfrab, L., & Bleikerb, C. (2008). School readiness gains made by ethnically diverse children in poverty attending center-based childcare and public school pre-kindergarten programs. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 23(3), 314-329. View Abstract.

2007

Brinkman, T.M., Wigent, C.A., Tomac, R.A., Pham, A.V., & Carlson, J.S. (2007). Using the Devereux Early Childhood Assessment to identify behavioral risk and protective factors within a Head Start population. Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 22(2), 136-151. View Abstract.

Nickerson, A. B. (2007). The use and importance of strength-based assessment. School Psychology Forum: Research in Practice, 2(1), 15-25. View Abstract.

2006

Dobbs, J., Doctoroff, G. L., Fisher, P. H., & Arnold, D. H. (2006). The association between preschool children’s socio-emotional functioning and their mathematical skills. Applied Developmental Psychology, 27, 97-108. View Abstract.

Nemours Health and Prevention Services. (2006). Research Brief: Devereux Early Childhood Assessment Ratings from Parents and Teachers in Delaware. Retrieved from: http://www.nemours.org View Report. View Report.

Unpublished Reports

The Devereux Early Childhood Assessment for Preschoolers Second Edition (DECA-P2) Spanish Equivalency Study