IMPLEMENTATION OF CONTINGENCY MANAGEMENT (CM) INTERVENTION IN IMPROVING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF RELIGIOUS PROGRAM IN CCRC

Abstract

The objective of this study is to examine the effectiveness of contingency management (CM) intervention in improving the effectiveness of religious programs in a drugs treatment centre or Cure and Care Rehabilitation Centre (CCRC). This study was conducted in a CCRC located in the state of Selangor, involving the randomization of subjects into the experimental and controlled groups. A total of 45 inmates were selected as subjects based on inclusion criteria set by the researcher. The subjects were assessed by their achievement in memorizing surahs as well as adherence to other religious programs and activities in the CCRC within 12 weeks of study. A total of seven surahs and three extra surahs were targeted to be memorized by the subjects throughout the study period. For the experimental group, subjects will be rewarded with CM reinforcers for each successfully memorized surah. Meanwhile, for the control group, no form of reward was given to the subject. CM rewards are in the form of stickers with a monetary value of RM5.00 which are used to exchange for certain items available in the CCRC. Pre-test analysis to obtain baseline data was done prior to the study session and the post-test analysis was done after week-12. Subjects were gathered after one month the study end for the follow-up test using the same instrument. The Religious Self-Regulated Questionnaire (SRQ-R) which have been translated into Malay language and adapted into Islamic version was used to examine the level of religiosity during pre, post and follow-up test. The findings showed that there are no significant differences between the experimental group and the control group in the subject's level of religiosity in pre, post and follow-up tests. CM rewards helped improve the performance of the subjects in memorizing surahs but did not significantly affect the subject's religious level during treatment and rehabilitation in the CCRC.