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Publication Date: 2012
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Texas Christian University (TCU) Short Forms for Assessing Client Needs and Functioning in Addiction Treatment
Simpson, D. Dwayne; Joe, George W.; Knight, Kevin; Rowan-Szal, Grace A.; Gray, Julie S.
Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, v51 n1-2 p34-56 2012
The TCU Short Forms contain a revised and expanded set of assessments for planning and managing addiction treatment services. They are formatted as brief (one-page) forms to measure client needs and functioning, including drug use severity and history (TCUDS II), criminal thinking and cognitive orientation (CTSForm), motivation and readiness for treatment (MOTForm), psychological functioning (PSYForm), social relations and functioning (SOCForm), and therapeutic participation and engagement (ENGForm). These instruments facilitate optically scanned data entry, computerized scoring, and rapid graphical feedback for clinical decisions. The present study (based on 5,022 inmates from eight residential prison treatment programs) examines evidence on scale reliabilities and measurement structures of these tools. Results confirmed their integrity and usefulness as indicators of individual and group-level therapeutic dynamics. (Contains 1 figure, 2 tables and 1 note.)
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Correctional Institutions, Drug Use, Integrity, Therapy, Institutionalized Persons, Addictive Behavior, Drug Addiction, Check Lists, Measurement Objectives, Measurement Techniques, Drug Therapy, Outcomes of Treatment, Client Characteristics (Human Services), Psychometrics, Factor Analysis, Screening Tests, Psychological Characteristics, Psychological Testing, Psychological Evaluation, Item Analysis, Replication (Evaluation), Behavior Rating Scales
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Education Level: Adult Basic Education
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Language: English
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