GOAL ATTAINMENT SCALING - A CRITIQUE AND AN ALTERNATIVE

• NCJ Number: 35570
• Author(s): J R SEABERT; D F GILLESPIE
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 22 pages
• Grant Number(s): 90-C-430
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Health and Human Services
• Corporate Author: University of Washington
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Program/Project Description
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

CRITICAL REVIEW OF A PROCEDURE FOR MEASURING THE OUTCOME OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FROM OUTSIDE OF THE GROUP WHO DEVELOPED IT REVEALING BASIC CONCEPTUAL, PREDICTION STATEMENT, AND COMPUTATIONAL PROBLEMS.

Abstract

AN ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURE TO GOAL ATTAINMENT SCALING (GAS) CALLED INDIVIDUAL PROBLEM RATING (IPR) IS PRESENTED WITH A DISCUSSION OF SEVERAL ISSUES WHICH MUST BE STUDIED IN DETAIL PRIOR TO WIDESPREAD ADOPTION OF IPR.