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. 2012 Jan 1;51(1-2):34-56.
doi: 10.1080/10509674.2012.633024. Epub 2012 Mar 7.

Texas Christian University (TCU) Short Forms for Assessing Client Needs and Functioning in Addiction Treatment

D Dwayne Simpson  1 , George W Joe, Kevin Knight, Grace A Rowan-Szal, Julie S Gray
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Texas Christian University (TCU) Short Forms for Assessing Client Needs and Functioning in Addiction Treatment

D Dwayne Simpson et al. J Offender Rehabil. .

Abstract

The TCU Short Forms contain a revised and expanded set of assessments for planning and managing addiction treatment services. They are formatted as brief (1-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.

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Scale scores for female and male samples of high versus low participating clients.
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