The Treatment Engagement Rating scale (TER) for forensic outpatient treatment: Description,psychometric properties,and norms |
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Authors: | Klaus Heinrich Drieschner Anne Boomsma |
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Affiliation: | 1. Trajectum Hoeve Boschoord , Boylerstraat 4, Boschoord, 8387XN, The Netherlands;2. Reiderlandlaan 1 , 9727, DR, Groningen, Netherlands k.drieschner@hoeveboschoord.dji.minjus.nl;4. University of Groningen, Sociology , Groningen, The Netherlands |
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Abstract: | Abstract The Treatment Engagement Rating scale (TER) is a Dutch therapist rating instrument for treatment engagement (TE) of forensic outpatients. It yields scores for nine components of TE, which are aggregated in a total score. Following an analysis of the concept of TE, the TER is described, and various psychometric analyses of data from a forensic outpatient sample are reported. The nine component scores were found to constitute a homogeneous scale with good internal consistency (α=0.93, n=328) and adequate inter-rater reliability (intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC)=0.76, n=99). The validity of the TER is supported by correlations of 0.47, 0.66, and 0.91 (n=328) with measures for the motivation to engage in treatment. Applications for the TER in clinical practice and research are suggested. |
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Keywords: | treatment engagement offender treatment test construction validation responsivity |
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