Requirements for Individual Debriefs when completing the IDI more than once

There are situations where a respondent may complete the IDI more than once, for example as a pre- post-assessment to a particular intervention, or simply to see if there are changes in their intercultural competency over time. Each time a respondent completes the IDI, they must receive a one-on-one Individual Debrief with a IDI Qualified Administrator (QA) in order to receive their Individual Profile Report and Intercultural Development Plan (IDP). This gives the respondent the opportunity to ensure they understand their new IDI results and to discuss them with a QA.

 

Subsequent Debriefs will be similar to an initial Debrief in structure and purpose. There are few things that may be different: 

1. Since the respondent has already engaged in an Individual Debrief, they should be familiar with the IDI, the Intercultural Development Continuum (IDC), and the IDI Profile Report components so subsequent Debriefs may be a bit shorter since this information should not need to be reviewed in depth.  
2. Regarding the respondent's results, QAs will go over the Developmental Orientation (DO) and Perceived Orientation (PO) just as they would in an initial Debrief. 
3. If the DO has increased, the QA will spend time on ensuring the respondent understands the current DO and what the new developmental tasks are to continue development (similar to the initial Debrief). 
4. If there has not been a change in the DO, the QA should discuss with the respondent why this may have occurred. For example:  
   1. Did they engage in developmentally appropriate tasks (e.g. IDP; other intervention)? 
   2. If so, how much time did they spend? (30-50 hours of developmentally appropriate work is recommended, although meaningful changes could be seen in less time)
   3. Was there a change of at least 7 points? Even if the DO is within the same Orientation, if there has been a change of over 7 points that indicates there is a meaningful change (e.g. the respondent's experience is likely to be different)
   4. Did the respondent experience any significant or traumatic experiences related to culture that may have resulted in a negative shift in how cultural differences are approached? 
5. If the DO has decreased, please see the article: Decrease in Developmental Orientation and/or Perceived Orientation From Pre- to Post-Assessment

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