WHO CAN USE THE DB-DOS?

The DB-DOS is designed for use in both clinical research and clinical practice settings. Individuals administering the DB-DOS should be professionals who are very familiar with disruptive behavior and normative development in early childhood and who have experience in the clinical assessment of young children with disruptive behavior. Bachelors' level research assistants have been trained to administer the DB-DOS, however they require extensive, ongoing supervision and monitoring in a manner that is likely to be possible only within the context of a research study.

WHAT CONSTITUTES DBDOS TRAINING?

There are three basic elements in the DB-DOS training process: (1) establishing reliability of administration; (2) demonstrating understanding of the principles underlying the coding system (e.g. distinctions between normative misbehavior and disruptive behavior); (3) demonstrating knowledge of coding rules and establishing 80% exact agreement with our lab.

You must complete the training before beginning the reliability process and then you will need to establish reliability on the DB-DOS before you are qualified to administer the DB-DOS in a research protocol. The first portion of training will focus on understanding of the principles underlying the coding system and then the technical elements of protocol administration. We estimate that this portion of the training will take 2 1/2 days and will take place at IJR in Chicago. These 2 1/2 days will include observations of live DB-DOS administration and working in small groups on administering and scoring the DB-DOS, as well as discussions and question/answer sessions about specific administration and coding issues. After the workshop, you will start the final portion of the reliability process by scoring videotaped DB-DOS administrations that you return for assessment of reliability. After you have demonstrated reliability on the taped protocols, you will be authorized to conduct your own protocols. These will be videotaped and return to the training center with your scores. The training team will score your tapes and confirm reliability on at least 2 administrations. Once you have completed this process, you will be reliable with the DB-DOS Training Center and can proceed independently. We anticipate that our first training sessions will occur in January 2009. We anticipate that the cost for training will be approximately $1,200 per person. Specific information will be available in Fall, 2008.

HOW CAN I SIGN UP FOR TRAINING?

DB-DOS Training Workshops are expected to begin in January 2009. If you are interested in participating in a training workshop, please fill out the on-line form. We will contact you to let you know your information has been received and that your name has been added to the list for DB-DOS Training. (Please note that final processing will not be completed until Fall 2008). For more information regarding training opportunities or for questions about the DB-DOS, please contact: Dr Barbara Danis at bdanis@psych.uic.edu