Procedural fidelity

Procedural fidelity (also called treatment integrity) checks that staff run a procedure the way the plan describes. Your clinic keeps checklists of each procedure's steps; a supervisor scores one while watching a session.

Build a checklist#

1. Go to Setup, Fidelity Checklists and click New Checklist.
2. Name the checklist and add its items. Pick how each item is scored:
   • Yes or no: answered once per observation (yes, no or N/A).
   • Per trial: scored on every trial you watch. List the trial's components, separated by commas (for example Clear instruction, Prompt at the current level, Reinforcer within 3 seconds).
3. Click Create Checklist.

Turning a checklist off keeps it on recorded observations but removes it from the picker. Editing or deleting a checklist never changes an observation already recorded; each observation keeps its own copy of the items.

Record an observation#

1. Open the learner's chart, then the ABA sessions view.
2. Under Procedural fidelity, click Record Fidelity.
3. Pick the checklist, the staff member you observed and the date.
4. Answer each yes or no item. For a per-trial item, click Add Trial for each trial you watch and clear any component that was missed.
5. Click Record.

The score shows as you go and is saved with the observation:

• A yes or no item counts yes over yes plus no. N/A stays out of the score.
• A trial counts as correct only when every one of its components is correct.
• The fidelity percent pools both: correct items and trials over everything scored.

To remove an observation recorded in error, choose Delete in its row menu and give a reason. You need permission to correct ABA data.