One of the key challenges of all types of practice and research is finding a way to measure a given problem. The seminal Measures for Clinical Practice and Research two-volume set contains hundreds of the most useful measurement tools--alongside the authors' guidance on how to select and score them--for use in clinical practice and in research. Focusing on measures for use with couples, families, and children, this first volume includes an introduction to the basic priniciples of measurement, an overview of different types of measures, and an overview of Rapid Assessment Instruments. The text also contains descriptions and reviews of each instrument and information on how they were selected.This book is designed to serve as the definitive reference volume on assessment measures for both practice and research in clinical mental health, and Volume 1 is updated with a new preface, new instruments for measuring children's clinical conditions, several new measures for couples and families, and six new chapters. These classic Measures for Clinical Practice and Research compendiums are powerful tools that clinicians and researchers alike will find to be an invaluable addition to--or update of--their libraries.
Joel Fischer, DSW, MSW, Professor of Social Work, University of Hawai'iKevin Corcoran, JD, PhD, MSW, MA, Professor of Social Work (retired), University of AlabamaDavid W. Springer, PhD, MSW, University Distinguished Teaching Professor, University of Texas at Austin
VOLUME 1List of Instruments for Couples List of Instruments for Families List of Instruments for Children List of Instruments for Adults (Vol. 2) List of Instruments Cross-Indexed by Problem Area (Vols. 1 and 2) Foreword by Bruce A. Thyer Preface to the Sixth Edition Part 1. Measurement and Practice1. 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 2. Instruments for Practice and ResearchIntroduction Instruments for Couples Instruments for Families Instruments for Children References VOLUME 2List 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 Bruce A. ThyerPreface to the Sixth Edition Instruments for Practice and ResearchIntroduction to Volume 2 Instruments for Adults
I vividly remember when the first edition appeared, then a single volume, and how grateful I was that Kevin Corcoran and Joel Fischer had undertaken the immense effort involved in collecting, selecting, and summarizing the rapid assessment instruments contained therein. I was able to throw away the collection of measures my students and I found useful in research and practice. . . . As you use these rapid assessment instruments, invoke blessings from whatever higher power you believe in to be bestowed on Joel Fischer, Kevin Corcoran, and their new co-author, Professor David Springer. I have known all three of these distinguished academics for many years, and I join the numerous readers of past editions of this book who have benefited from having these scales so conveniently at hand in expressing my thanks for their efforts."
Joel Fischer, Kevin Corcoran, David W. Springer, University of Hawai'i at Manoa) Fischer, Joel (Professor, Professor, University of Alabama) Corcoran, Kevin (Professor (retired), Professor (retired), University of Texas at Austin) Springer, David W. (University Distinguished Teaching Professor, University Distinguished Teaching Professor, David W Springer
Wesley T. Church, David W. Springer, Louisiana State University) Church, Wesley T., II (Director and J. Franklin Bayhi Endowed Professor, Director and J. Franklin Bayhi Endowed Professor, LBJ School of Public Affairs,The University of Texas at Austin) Springer, David W. (Director, Director, RGK Center for Philanthropy and Community Service, Wesley T Church, David W Springer
Allen Rubin, David W. Springer, Allen (The University of Texas at Austin) Rubin, David W. (The University of Texas at Austin) Springer, David W Springer
David W. Springer, Allen Rubin, Christopher G. Beevers, David W. (University of Texas at Austin) Springer, Allen (University of Texas at Austin) Rubin, Christopher G. (University of Texas at Austin) Beevers, David W Springer, Christopher G Beevers
Allen Rubin, David W. Springer, Kathi Trawver, Allen (The University of Texas at Austin) Rubin, David W. (The University of Texas at Austin) Springer, Anchorage) Trawver, Kathi (University of Alaska