The specific interview technique that would be important for an addiction professional to utilize is ASI. ASI is a designed interview plan for substance abuse assessment and treatment planning for clients that suffering with their abuse issues. The ASI is intended to collect important data about matters of a client’s life that may add to their substance-abuse issues. This wide range of overview of the client life helps to determine the client’s level of instability and stability‚ especially when
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evaluative standards like reliability and validity. Alongside the research work here describes the various phases in a selection process and a case study which help understand how reliability and validity can be examined and achieved over the entire selection process. Validity Validity in general is “the accuracy in measurement and it must measure what it purports to measure” (Cooper‚ Robertson and Tinline‚ 2003‚ pp 49) Different types of validity can be considered as per the
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University of Phoenix Material Reliability and Validity Worksheet Instrument Reliability A reliable instrument is one that is consistent in what it measures. If‚ for example‚ an individual scores highly on the first administration of a test and if the test is reliable‚ he or she should score highly on a second administration. Imagine that you are conducting a study for which you must develop a test in mathematics for 7th-grade students. You develop a 30-point test and distribute it to a class
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and Validity Introduction Reliability and Validity are often applied as a commonly in a qualitative research and it has been considered the main point of the researches. Therefore‚ in order to be used in a naturalistic way they would have to be redefined; in a point where there are positioned or based on positivism. When an assessment or other measuring techniques are used as the main part of the collection process‚ which it leads to the importance of validity and reliability of the
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Validity and Reliability of Research HCS/465 July 26‚ 2013 Validity and Reliability of Research In today’s society researchers use many methods to determine facts‚ rules‚ laws‚ and regulations. Politicians‚ scientists‚ health care organizations‚ and educational groups provide solutions and reasoning to how and why the study of research is important in everyday living. According to the Webster
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answering the question of why there are different ways to estimate reliability‚ it is necessary to provide a definition for the word reliability.” Reliability refers to the consistency of a measure. A test is considered reliable if we get the same result repeatedly. For example‚ if a test is designed to measure a trait (such as introversion)‚ then each time the test is administered to a subject‚ the results should be approximately the same. Unfortunately‚ it is impossible to calculate reliability exactly
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Discuss reliability and validity of diagnosis A reliable and valid diagnosis is one which is correctly reasoned from a satisfying premise and agreed upon by psychiatrists using the same diagnosis system. However‚ there are many factors that make the process of determining a diagnosis intricate. For one to obtain a reliable and valid diagnosis‚ one has to be sure that the classification systems themselves are valid and reliable. Because the concept of abnormality is so complex it is particularly
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Validity means that the information that has been collected and ready to be presented should be unbiased. It also means that the information should be representative and verifiable by an outside source as if it isn’t then the validity of the data is compromised and therefore considered unpresentable. To check that the information is valid you can check the format that the information is being presented in. An example of validity within a business is when they have their accounts audited as an auditor
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of validity and reliability is an important aspect and students will be required to identify the role that they play. Students will comprehend the process of test development linked with ethical considerations. This project requires students to use the application of theory to a genuine situation. The topic of this project requires students to evaluate the Occupational interest profile‚ with specific
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RELIABILITY‚ VALIDITY AND REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE IN RESEARCH John and Webb (2002‚ p.148) distinguishes between validity and reliability‚ arguing that the first one is the extent to which a research is capable of measuring what it is supposed to be measuring and the second one is the extent to which a research delivers consistent results. Validity and reliability measurement instruments are free of bias and random error. Haynes and Heiby (2004‚ p.47) propose some questions addressing sampling adequacy
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