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Adherence / Competence Rating Scales

Abbreviation
ASTR
Description
Assessment of therapist adherence (how closely did the therapist follow the manual guidelines, what interventions were actually delivered to the participant) and competence (how skillfully did the therapist deliver the treatment) in clinical trials of behavioral treatments based on session tapes is generally done at two separate times, by two different types of raters, and for two highly different purposes:
Category
Clinic Related Surveys
Studies Using This Assessment