Introduction to Single Case Experimental Designs

Presented by 

David Trembath, PhD
Griffith Health Institute, Griffith University
Olga Tennison Autism Research Centre, La Trobe University

 

N1 is a program of applied clinical research aimed at supporting the delivery of evidence-based treatments and supports to children, adolescents, and adults with developmental disabilities and their families. In research, ‘n’ refers to the number of participants in a particular study. We believe that the best way to move the field forward is to consider the needs and outcomes for each individual person and family, hence the name N1. This training package provides a first step for allied health professionals and educators who work with individuals with developmental disability and their families to work with us to promote evidence-based practice. Specifically, the package is designed to teach clinicians how to evaluate client outcomes using Single Case Experimental Designs (also known as N1 designs).

Module 1: Describing Changes in Client Behaviour

Module 1: Introducing the Case Study

Module 2: Defining the Target Behaviour

Module 3: Defining the Intervention

Module 4: Baseline Phase in Single Case Experimental Designs

Module 5: Trend in Single Case Experimental Designs

Module 6: Intervention in Single Case Experimental Designs

Module 7: Treatment fidelity in Single Case Experimental Designs

Module 8: Reliability in Single Case Experimental Designs

Module 9: Treatment completion in Single Case Experimental Designs

Module 10: Analysis in Single Case Experimental Designs

Module 11: Follow-Up and Generalisation in Single Case Experimental Designs

Module 12: Alternative Explanations in Single Case Experimental Designs

Module 13: Introducing Control: Reversal Designs

Module 14: Introducing Control: Multiple Baseline Designs

Module 15: Defining Target Behaviours in Multiple Baseline Designs

Module 16: Baseline and Intervention in Multiple Baseline Designs

Module 17: Analysis in Multiple Baseline Designs

Future Directions for N1: Practice is Research

This package has been developed with the support of speech pathologists, Physiotherapists, and Occupational Therapists on Developmental Disability (SPOTonDD) and the La Trobe University eResearch Office.