Measures for Clinical Practice and Research A Sourcebook Volume 1: Couples, Families, and Children

by Fischer, Joel; Corcoran, Kevin

• ISBN13: 9780195181906
• ISBN10: 0195181905
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-01-11
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

The fourth edition of this essential resource has dozens of new scales as well as updated information for existing instruments, expanding and cementing its utility for members of all the helping professions, including psychology, social work, psychiatry, counseling, nursing, and medicine. Eachinstrument is reproduced in its entirety and critiqued by the editors, who provide guidance on how to select and score them. This first volume covers measures for use with couples, families, and children; its companion focuses on adults. Alone or as a set, these classic compendiums are powerfultools that clinicians and researchers alike will find an invaluable addition to - or update of - their libraries. Giving clinicians the scales they need to measure their clients' problems and monitor their outcomes, these all-in-one sourcebooks bring effective, accountable practice within reach for today's busy professionals.

Table of Contents

Volume 1
List of Instruments for Couples	p. ix
List of Instruments for Families	p. xiii
List of Instruments for Children	p. xvii
List of Instruments for Adults (Vol. 2)	p. xxi
List of Instruments Cross-indexed by Problem Area (Vols. 1 and 2)	p. xxxvii
Foreword	p. li
Preface to the Fourth Edition	p. lii
Measurement and Practice
Introduction	p. 3
Basic Principles of Measurement	p. 9
Types of Measurement Tools	p. 23
Advantages and Disadvantages of Rapid Assessment Instruments	p. 37
Selecting Measures for Practice	p. 41
Administering the Instruments	p. 53
Instruments for Practice and Research
Introduction	p. 65
Instruments for Couples	p. 69
Instruments for Families	p. 199
Instruments for Children	p. 419
References	p. 619
Volume 2
List of Instruments for Adults	p. vii
List of Instruments for Couples (Vol. 1)	p. xxiii
List of Instruments for Families (Vol. 1)	p. xxvii
List of Instruments for Children (Vol. 1)	p. xxxi
List of Instruments Cross-Indexed by Problem Area (Vols. 1 and 2)	p. xxxv
Foreword	p. xlix
Preface to the Fourth Edition	p. li
Instruments for Practice and Research
Introduction to Volume 2	p. 1
Instruments for Adults	p. 5
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