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Direct linkSmith, Jane Ellen; Gianini, Loren M.; Garner, Bryan R.; Malek, Karen L.; Godley, Susan H. – Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, 2014
This study evaluated a process for training raters to reliably rate clinicians delivering the Adolescent Community Reinforcement Approach (A-CRA) in a national dissemination project. The unique A-CRA coding system uses specific behavioral anchors throughout its 73 procedure components. Five randomly selected raters each rated "passing"…
Descriptors: Training, Evaluators, Coding, Reinforcement
Furr-Holden, C. D. M.; Campbell, K. D. M.; Milam, A. J.; Smart, M. J.; Ialongo, N. A.; Leaf, P. J. – Evaluation Review, 2010
Objectives: Establish metric properties of the Neighborhood Inventory for Environmental Typology (NIfETy). Method: A total of 919 residential block faces were assessed by paired raters using the NIfETy. Reliability was evaluated via interrater and internal consistency reliability; validity by comparing NIfETy data with youth self-reported…
Descriptors: Neighborhoods, Urban Areas, Crime, Test Validity
Peer reviewedPeters, C. P.; Friedman, N.; Jacobs, S. S.; Jones, B. J.; Kelley, J. M.; Nazar, K. L. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1999
Studied the reliability of the Addiction Severity Index (1980) by using eight trained professional actors as client surrogates to examine the reliability of the instrument when administered in the field. With careful surrogate selection and training, the method proves to be an effective means of assessment. (SLD)
Descriptors: Drug Abuse, Evaluation Methods, Intervention, Reliability
Peer reviewedHoran, John J.; Williams, John M. – Journal of Drug Education, 1975
Difficulties involved with the evaluation of drug abuse prevention programs are numerous. Tentative Drug Use Scale (TDUS) was designed in response to a number of specific problems associated with obtaining behavioral data. Advantages of this scale over others are discussed. Reliability and validity information are provided. (Author)
Descriptors: Drug Abuse, Drug Addiction, Evaluation Methods, Prevention
Fisher, Dennis G.; Reynolds, Grace L.; Wood, Michele M.; Johnson, Mark E. – Crime & Delinquency, 2004
We examined 48-hour test-retest reliability of the arrest and incarceration questions on the Risk Behavior Assessment (RBA; National Institute on Drug Abuse, 1993). Participants were 229 street-drug users recruited in 11 cities throughout the United States. Results revealed that lifetime arrest and incarceration items demonstrated good to…
Descriptors: Research Needs, Drug Abuse, Reliability, Correctional Institutions
Download full textGabriel, Roy M.; And Others – 1990
No issue in schools and communities today commands the concern and urgency of the U.S. public as much as the dangers of alcohol and other drug (AOD) use among youth. This guide therefore provides descriptive information on the variety of surveys of student alcohol and other drug use currently available, and delineates the issues involved in…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alcohol Abuse, Data Analysis, Data Collection
Hazelden Foundation, Center City, MN. – 1989
This 1-year project identified several goals to increase the awareness of chemical abuse among older women, older adults, and disabled people. The goals included: develop an assessment instrument; identify chemical health service providers; develop a process to coordinate outreach and case-finding; develop a guide for chemical health service…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Alcohol Abuse, Disabilities, Drug Abuse
