Validity and Reliability of Three Rating Scales to Assess Practitioners' Skills to Conduct Collaborative, Strength-Based, Systemic Work in Family-Based Services

Ana Teixeira de Melo, Madalena Alarcão, Inês Pimentel
2012 The American journal of family therapy  
This study analyzed the reliability and validity of three rating scales designed to assess practitioners' skills in conducting systemic, collaborative, and strength-based assessments and interventions with multi-challenged families in family-based community services. The three scales, which assess reception and assessment skills, basic skills, and skills to support change, revealed good psychometric properties considering their construct validity, internal consistency, and inter-rater
more » ... The results are discussed considering future research and possible applications of the scales in research and practice.
doi:10.1080/01926187.2011.627316 fatcat:csuubm6acfftnfqvuliv3thqju