Table 1.
Caregiver-Reported Contingency Management Therapist Adherence Measure (CM-TAM) Items
| # | Item Text |
|---|---|
| 1. | The therapist explained what an ABC Assessment is and why it is used. |
| 2. | The therapist helped my family think of relapses as "learning opportunities" rather than "failures." |
| 3. | The therapist talked with us about situations that might cause or "trigger" my child to use drugs. |
| 4. | The therapist conducted an ABC Assessment of my child's drug use. |
| 5. | In the ABC Assessment, the therapist made sure that "Behaviors" included things my child did to obtain drugs. |
| 6. | In the ABC Assessment, the therapist made sure that "Consequences" included both the positive and negative consequences of my child's drug use. |
| 7. | The therapist made sure that my child and I completed an ABC Assessment on our own. |
| 8. | The therapist used a contract with us that focused on stopping drug use in exchange for rewards. |
| 9. | The therapist identified my child's Most Valued Privilege (that is, a privilege that my child would work really hard to get). |
| 10. | The therapist worked with us to identify rewards for my child. |
| 11. | The therapist made sure that rewards included a balance between vouchers (such as gift cards) that the therapist provided and privileges that I provided. |
| 12. | The therapist made sure that any rewards given to or withheld from my child would motivate him/her to stop using drugs. |
| 13. | The therapist helped me focus on rewarding abstinence rather than focusing on punishment for drug use. |
| 14. | The therapist used the checkbook, or another similar system, to track my child's points. |
| 15. | The therapist tested my child for drug use using a drug screen. |
| 16. | The therapist made sure that I tested my child for drug use using a drug screen. |
| 17. | The therapist made sure that an ABC Assessment was completed after each drug screen, regardless of whether the result was dirty or clean. |
| 18. | The therapist made sure that I provided or withheld the Most Valued Privilege based on my child's drug screen results. |
| 19. | The therapist made sure that positive or negative consequences were given based on the results of my child's drug screen. |
| 20. | The therapist made sure the drug screens were administered frequently enough to catch drug use. |
| 21. | The therapist made sure the drug screens were administered randomly (at times my child was not expecting it). |
| 22. | The therapist made sure strategies were used to prevent my child from trying to alter the results of his/her drug screens. |
| 23. | The therapist made sure that drug screens were administered at times when my child was more likely to use drugs. |
| 24. | The therapist worked with us on a Self-Management Plan regarding my child's drug use. |
| 25. | The therapist made sure that my child's Self-Management Plan was based on information we had provided in ABC Assessments. |
| 26. | The therapist helped us think of ways to rearrange our environment to help my child avoid situations that might cause or "trigger" drug use. |
| 27. | The therapist helped my child think of ways to avoid situations that might cause or "trigger" drug use. |
| 28. | The therapist made sure that the drug avoidance strategies were best suited for my child's circumstances, peer group, and personality. |
| 29. | The therapist helped my child think of the costs and benefits of different drug avoidance strategies. |
| 30. | The therapist helped my child practice drug avoidance strategies. |
| 31. | The therapist helped my child think of ways to refuse drugs. |
| 32. | The therapist made sure that the drug refusal strategies were best suited for my child's circumstances, peer group, and personality. |
| 33. | The therapist helped my child think of the costs and benefits of different drug refusal strategies. |
| 34. | The therapist helped my child practice drug refusal strategies. |