Study protocol for testing the efficacy of the Helping Educational Leaders Mobilize Evidence (HELM) implementation strategy in elementary schools: a hybrid type 3 effectiveness-implementation randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Schools need to implement universal student supports that prevent social, emotional, and behavioral difficulties; minimize associated risks; and promote social, emotional, and behavioral competencies. The purpose of this study is to examine the efficacy of the Helping Educational Leaders Mobilize Evidence (HELM) implementation strategy for promoting school-level implementation leadership, implementation climate, and high-fidelity delivery of an evidence-based practice. We will test HELM with an exemplar EBP, Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS). The specific aims of the study are to: 1) experimentally evaluate the effects of HELM versus PBIS training and technical assistance only (control condition); and 2) explore for whom, under what conditions, how eq

SUBMITTER: Locke J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12023660 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature