An Evaluation of the Observer Effect on Treatment Integrity in a Day Treatment Center for Children

Autor/inn/en	Howard, Monica R.; Burke, Raymond V.; Allen, Keith D.
Titel	An Evaluation of the Observer Effect on Treatment Integrity in a Day Treatment Center for Children
Quelle	In: Behavior Modification, 37 (2013) 4, S.490-515 (26 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0145-4455
DOI	10.1177/0145445513486801
Schlagwörter	Observation; Feedback (Response); Fidelity; Performance; Supervisors; Day Programs; Behavior Modification; Improvement + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Beobachtung; Achievement; Leistung; Behaviour modification; Verhaltensänderung; Qualitätssteigerung
Abstract	Treatment integrity is an important concern in treatment centers but is often overlooked. Performance feedback is a well-established approach to improving treatment integrity, but is underused and undervalued. One way to increase its value to treatment centers may be to expose unrealized benefits on the observer who collects the performance feedback data. This "observer effect" could increase the value of performance feedback and promote more consistent evaluation of treatment integrity. The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate the observer effect on treatment integrity. Five supervisors who worked in a day treatment center were asked to collect performance feedback data on staff members' integrity in following a standard treatment protocol that supervisors were also expected to follow. Results showed an immediate and marked improvement in treatment integrity in three supervisors who collected but never received performance feedback. For two supervisors, this effect was reversed and replicated. Implications are discussed. (Contains 2 tables and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10