The SAS is designed to help staff quickly document client progress and identify specific issues that the client needs to address and focus upon. Completed by staff, this instrument has a minimum possible score of 14, and a maximum possible score of 70. Direct comparison of staff and client ratings can be used to assess the accuracy of client self-report and to provide information for focusing clinical interventions. The CAS has a minimum possible score of 14 and a maximum possible score of 70. Back to top Reliability Data collection with the three instruments was conducted for one year at two adult residential TC facilities.
Findings show that the instruments reliably measure client progress in treatment.
The factor structure of the instruments provides empirical support for the theoretical formulation of treatment upon which they are based. The two summary instruments are sufficient for measuring and documenting client progress in treatment. A complete protocol for improving treatment utilizing the long client assessment with the two summary instruments has been developed. The protocol also strengthens staff's ability to prepare concise, clinically meaningful treatment plans and progress reports. Implementing the protocol in actual practice requires a one-day training session with both staff and clients.