title: Evaluating fidelity: predictive validity for a measure of competent adherence to the Oregon model of parent management training.
abstract: When efficacious interventions are implemented in real-world conditions, it is important to evaluate whether or not the programs are practiced as intended. This article presents the Fidelity of Implementation Rating System (FIMP), an observation-based measure assessing competent adherence to the Oregon model of Parent Management Training (PMTO). FIMP evaluates 5 dimensions of competent adherence to PMTO (i.e., knowledge, structure, teaching skill, clinical skill, and overall effectiveness) specified in the intervention model. Predictive validity for FIMP was evaluated with a subsample of stepfamilies participating in a preventive PMTO intervention. As hypothesized, high FIMP ratings predicted change in observed parenting practices from baseline to 12 months. The rigor and scope of adherence measures are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Oregon Social Learning Center, Eugene, OR 97401-2426, USA. marionf@oslc.org
authors.forename: Marion S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Forgatch
authors.forename: Gerald R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Patterson
authors.forename: David S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: DeGarmo