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The Clinical Report: Integrating Family Assessment Instruments into Family Counseling Practice

Volker Thomas

Department of Child Development and Family Studies at Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN 4 7907-1269.

Family counselors have viewed the use of standardized family assessment instruments with considerable ambivalence. This article briefly describes this ambivalence and argues that the use of self-report questionnaires and observational rating scales can enhance a practitioner's clinical assessment in three ways. First, it complements the practitioner's initial assessment; second, it helps in the development of treatment goals; and third, it provides information for evaluating treatment effectiveness. Furthermore, the author contends that the use of assessment instruments can create a collaborative working relationship between client and family counselor. The clinical report and its instruments are discussed, and a case example illustrates the application of the clinical report.

The Family Journal, Vol. 3, No. 4, 284-297 (1995)
DOI: 10.1177/1066480795034002
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