C-12: Select a measurement procedure to obtain representative procedural integrity data that accounts for relevant dimensions (e.g., accuracy, dosage) and environmental constraints ©
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Target Term: integrity data
Note: procedural integrity can also be called implementation fidelity or treatment fidelity. There are slight differences based on where these terms are applied, but for our purposes, they mean the same thing.
Procedural integrity data
Definition: Gathering data on interventionist behavior (i.e. comparing intervention as written to intervention as delivered).
Examples:
- Consider: Is the staff member implementing and recording each component of the intervention as written (accuracy)?
- Consider: Is the intervention being done across all prescribed environments and with the prescribed frequency (dosage)?
- Bottom line: “What do I need to know to make good decisions about this case?”
- Bonus tip: Consider graphing your procedural integrity data on the same graph as the client’s behavior. In our humble opinion, everyone should do this – that way you can see more information, and possible relationships, more easily.
Why it matters: Taking data on interventionist behavior is just as important as taking data on client behavior! How else will we know if we are making the desired impact? It does not matter how great our intervention is if it is not implemented well. Taking procedural integrity data is just as important as taking data on the client behavior, because we need both pieces of information in order to know how we are doing as providers.