Confirmation of Treatment Efficiency (2) Treatment Integrity (TI) Assessment

Document Type : Original Article

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Department of Educational Psychology and Educational Statistics, Faculty of Education in Cairo (Boys),Al-Azhar University

Abstract

This study is a wide scale extension for the previous study entitled "Confirmation of The Experimental Treatment Efficiency ((ETE))". TI answers the following question: “To what extent do the core components of the intervention or treatment are delivered as intended by protocols?” TI is used to ensure if the clients' behavioral changes (Dependent variable) is due to the treatment or intervention (Independent variable) after excluding the effects of unrelated variables (Intervening). The major ingredients of fidelity are studying protocols, treatment execution, maintenance threats and measurement. Several executive guidelines are recommended for carrying out TI assessment i.e. the dynamic nature of treatment program, measurement and statistical conditions, and error resources while carrying out TI.

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