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TREATMENT EFFECTIVENESS TESTS

In the past, patients and offenders that were referred for treatment, and completed it, were assumed to having been rehabilitated, cured or positively changed by virtue of having completed their assigned class, counseling, or treatment. Research has shown (Lipsey, 1999; Eckhardt, 2004; Mechanic, et al, 2000; and Brome, et. al. 2007) that this is not necessarily the case. Some patients/offenders do not benefit from counseling or treatment. This is why "treatment effectiveness" or "outcome" tests were developed. Four treatment effectiveness tests include: 1. Pre-Post Inventory, 2. DVI Pre-Post, 3. Probation Referral Outcome, and 4. Juvenile Pre-Post. Each of these tests have their own website and set forth their Comparison Report. For a more generic discussion visit www.treatment-effectiveness-tests.com.

COST

Once your account is established the cost of a test is fixed and will never change. Price increases do not apply to established accounts or current test users. Opening an account automatically locks in your test unit fee. Your test unit fee will never be increased.

Behavior Data Systems Ltd. (BDS) and its subsidiaries Risk & Needs Assessment, Inc. (Risk & Needs) and Professional Online Testing Solutions, Inc. (Online-Testing) test unit fee is $9.95 per test. Volume discounts are available.

TRUTHFULNESS SCALES

All BDS tests, including those available on our internet testing platform (Online-Testing), have built-in Truthfulness Scales that determine the respondent's truthfulness while completing the test. Client truthfulness has been linked to accurate assessment and positive treatment outcome. Without a Truthfulness Scale, how do you know if the person you tested was truthful?

A CAVEAT

Some testing companies employ á la carte billing which can be deceptive. In these instances a test's cost is kept deceptively low. Then, when test updation, research, accountability and support services are added, they have a separate cost. These "low cost" tests are then much more expensive than originally quoted. Another stratagem for keeping tests costs low (or free) is not providing any test-related services (e.g., no accountability, research, upgrades, no support services and not meeting psychometric standards). In contrast, BDS and its subsidiaries charge one low and all-inclusive test fee of $9.95 per test.

RESEARCH

This website contains Behavior Data Systems, Ltd. (BDS), and its subsidiaries Risk & Needs, and Online-Testing tests research. Parties interested in using BDS tests in test-related research should contact Behavior Data Systems at 1 (800) 231-2401 or email at bds@bdsltd.com.