Procedural integrity, also known as treatment fidelity or procedural fidelity, refers to the degree to which an intervention is implemented as designed. In applied behavior analysis, where the effectiveness of interventions depends on precise implementation of behavioral procedures, procedural integrity is not merely a methodological concern but a clinical and ethical imperative that directly affects client outcomes.
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Join Free →Procedural integrity procedures are essential tools for behavior analysts, facilitating the precise implementation of interventions and ensuring fidelity to established protocols. By monitoring and maintaining procedural integrity, behavior analysts can uphold the validity and reliability of interventions, provide meaningful data for evaluating treatment outcomes, and foster quality supervision. These procedures safeguard the integrity of behavioral interventions and foster confidence in the field by promoting adherence to ethical standards and accountability in practice and supervision. This event will help participants understand what activities constitute the completion of the procedural integrity monitoring process, how they can address common barriers to effective and satisfactory practice, and how they strengthen one's "ethical health and well-being" to unlock far-reaching benefits.
| Certification Body | Credits | Type |
|---|---|---|
| BACB® | 1.5 | Ethics |
Dr. Robert Wallander is a research practitioner with more than 30 years experience as a certified behavior analyst across residential, school, clinic, and community settings. Dr. Wallander received training in ABA philosophy and practice at three recognized centers for behavior analytic training: Drake, Western Michigan, and Florida State University. He remains committed to spending time writing, researching, and serving a full caseload of community applied clients. Maintaining a balance between clinical, teaching, and study has helped shape Dr. Wallander’s unique insights for effective practice and service delivery. His research and teaching interests include maximizing functional behavior assessment practices, the verbal behavior of experts and novices engaged in representative tasks, and tools for the practitioner to be most effective, confident, and pleased with their work and career. Dr. Wallander has developed a keen understanding of how procedural integrity meets the needs for recurring self-analysis of one’s own “ethical health.” It is this accumulated practical wisdom and methods that has led Dr. Wallander to co-create workshops that promote advanced skills for peer practitioners to achieve optimum effectiveness and satisfaction working in the field of ABA. When not engaged in behavior analytic pursuits, Dr. Wallander pursues a passion for handcraft, repurposing/restoring, and sharing these experiences across various social media platforms.
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All behavior-analytic intervention is individualized. The information on this page is for educational purposes and does not constitute clinical advice. Treatment decisions should be informed by the best available published research, individualized assessment, and obtained with the informed consent of the client or their legal guardian. Behavior analysts are responsible for practicing within the boundaries of their competence and adhering to the BACB Ethics Code for Behavior Analysts.