The Client Assessment of Strengths , Interests and Goals ( CASIG ) had the strongest psychometric evidence .
The SAW and CASIG assessment s can be tentatively recommended within clinical practice , although the evidence for all strengths assessment s is currently limited .
These categories form the basis of an empirically based definition of strengths that could be used as a conceptual foundation for new clinical assessment
Strengths assessment s focus on the individual 's talents , abilities , re sources , and strengths .
No systematic review of strengths assessment s for use within mental health population s has been published .
The aims of this study were to describe and evaluate strengths assessment s  for use within mental health services .
Accounting for case manager effects in the evaluation of mental health services.
Three methods of accounting for case manager effects in tests of the efficacy of mental health services are explored . These methods include ( a ) treating the case manager as a fixed factor , ( b ) treating the case manager as a r and om factor , and ( c ) examining service effects within the case manager . They are demonstrated with data from a nationally known case management program serving individuals with serious and persistent mental illness . Specifically , 3 conceptually distinct types of services provided or brokered by case managers are identified : habilitation-rehabilitation , community support , and traditional psychiatric services . The effectiveness of each in improving clients ' adjustment is then examined with multiple regression adjustment strategies and each of the 3 methods to account for case manager effects . The results provide strong support for effects attributable to case managers and some support for the efficacy of habilitation-rehabilitation and community support services beyond the effects of traditional psychiatric services
The Client Assessment of Strengths , Interests and Goals ( CASIG ) had the strongest psychometric evidence .
The SAW and CASIG assessment s can be tentatively recommended within clinical practice , although the evidence for all strengths assessment s is currently limited .
These categories form the basis of an empirically based definition of strengths that could be used as a conceptual foundation for new clinical assessment
Strengths assessment s focus on the individual 's talents , abilities , re sources , and strengths .
No systematic review of strengths assessment s for use within mental health population s has been published .
The aims of this study were to describe and evaluate strengths assessment s  for use within mental health services .