Synopses & Reviews
Today, as the legitimacy of various forms of therapeutic intervention is under attack, and as practitioners in all areas of the human services are increasingly held accountable for monitoring and evaluating their practices in an objective manner, a sound familiarity with objective measurement techniques has become essential. In addition, practitioners must also be concerned with satisfying state, agency, or insurance company guidelines.
Now, this updated and expanded two-volume edition of Fischer and Corcoran's standard reference enables professionals to gather this vital information easily and effectively. In Measures for Clinical Practice, Volume 1: Couples, Families and Children and Volume 2: Adults, Joel Fischer and Kevin Corcoran provide an extensive collection of over 320 "rapid assessment instruments" (RAIs), including questionnaires and scales, which assess virtually any problem commonly encountered in clinical practice. All instruments are actually reprinted in the book, and are critiqued by the authors to aid in their selection. The instruments included are brief and easy to administer and will be useful for all types of practice and all theoretical orientations.
Introducing the compendium of instruments, Fischer and Corcoran explain the principles of measurement and how to apply them in practice. They explore the range of assessment techniques available, including behavioral observations, rating scales, and client logs, as well as unobtrusive, electromechanical, and standardized measures. After examining the advantages and disadvantages of rapid assessment instruments, they show practitioners how to effectively select, administer, score, and interpret these measures as part of the treatment process.
This fully updated and expanded two-volume edition will be essential to every practitioner and student of social work, psychology, psychiatry, nursing, counseling, and the rehabilitative therapies.
Review
Walter W. Hudson
School of Social Work, Arizona State University
A much needed text...that will provide direct practice workers with an array of measures for use in monitoring and evaluating client progress and the effectiveness of social work intervention.
Review
Walter W. Hudson
School of Social Work, Arizona State University
A much needed text...that will provide direct practice workers with an array of measures for use in monitoring and evaluating client progress and the effectiveness of social work intervention.
About the Author
Joel Fischer is a professor at the School of Social Work at the University of Hawaii.
Table of Contents
CONTENTSVOLUME 1
List of Instruments for Couples
List of Instruments for Families
List of Instruments for Children
List of Instruments for Adults (Volume 2)
List of Instruments Cross-Indexed by Problem Area (Vols. 1 and 2)
Foreword by David H. Barlow
Preface to the Second Edition
PART I MEASUREMENT AND PRACTICE
1. Introduction
2. Basic Principles of Measurement
3. Types of Measurement Tools
4. Advantages and Disadvantages of Rapid Assessment Instruments
5. Selecting Measures for Practice
6. Administering the Instruments
PART II INSTRUMENTS FOR PRACTICE
Introduction
Instruments for Couples
Instruments for Families
Instruments for Children
References
VOLUME 2
List of Instruments for Adults
List of Instruments for Couples (Vol. 1)
List of Instruments for Families (Vol. 1)
List of Instruments for Children (Vol. 1)
List of Instruments Cross-Indexed by Problem Area (Vols. 1 and 2)
Foreword by David H. Barlow
Preface to the Second Edition
INSTRUMENTS FOR PRACTICE
Introduction to Volume 2
Instruments for Adults
References