Category: Assessment & Impact


  • What Are Z Codes for Mental Health

    What Are Z Codes for Mental Health

    Z codes are part of the ICD-10 system used by doctors…

  • Therapeutic Alliance in Group Therapy (A Complete Guide)

    Therapeutic Alliance in Group Therapy (A Complete Guide)

    Therapeutic alliance in group therapy is a complex web of relationships…

  • Cognitive Therapy Rating Scale (CTRS)

    Cognitive Therapy Rating Scale (CTRS)

    The Cognitive Therapy Rating Scale (CTRS) is an evaluative tool used…

  • Risk Assessment in Mental Health: A Complete Guide for Professionals

    Risk Assessment in Mental Health: A Complete Guide for Professionals

    Mental health risk assessment is the systematic evaluation of whether someone…

  • A Therapist’s Guide to Session Rating Scale (SRS)

    A Therapist’s Guide to Session Rating Scale (SRS)

    The Session Rating Scale (SRS) is a simple but efficient way…

  • A Therapist’s Guide to Group Session Rating Scale (GSRS)

    A Therapist’s Guide to Group Session Rating Scale (GSRS)

    The Group Session Rating Scale (GSRS) is an ultra-brief, four-item visual…

  • Agnew Relationship Measure – 5 (ARM-5)

    Agnew Relationship Measure – 5 (ARM-5)

    The Agnew Relationship Measure-5 (ARM-5) is a brief, five-item questionnaire that…

  • Therapeutic Alliance in Psychoanalysis & Psychoanalytic Treatment

    Therapeutic Alliance in Psychoanalysis & Psychoanalytic Treatment

    In the world of psychoanalysis, the therapeutic alliance is more than…

  • Rupture and Repair in Therapeutic Alliance

    Rupture and Repair in Therapeutic Alliance

    A rupture in therapeutic alliance refers to a breakdown or strain…

  • What are Carl Rogers’ Core Conditions? (A Complete Guide)

    What are Carl Rogers’ Core Conditions? (A Complete Guide)

    The foundation of effective therapy rests on the connection formed between…

  • Working Alliance Inventory (WAI)

    Working Alliance Inventory (WAI)

    The Working Alliance Inventory was originally created by Horvath and Greenberg…

  • A Therapist’s Guide to the Ritvo Autism Asperger Diagnostic Scale – Revised

    A Therapist’s Guide to the Ritvo Autism Asperger Diagnostic Scale – Revised

    The Ritvo Autism Asperger Diagnostic Scale (RAADS-R) is a clinician-administered self-report…

  • Using the Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale (ASRS) in Therapy or Treatment Planning

    Using the Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale (ASRS) in Therapy or Treatment Planning

    The Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale (ASRS) is an 18-item checklist made…

  • A Therapist’s Guide to the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale

    A Therapist’s Guide to the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale

    The Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) is a standardized, evidence-based…

  • A Therapist’s Guide to the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES)

    A Therapist’s Guide to the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES)

    The Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES) is one of the most widely…

  • A Therapist’s Guide to the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10)

    A Therapist’s Guide to the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10)

    The Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) is a psychological instrument to assess…

  • Clinician Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS)

    Clinician Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS)

    The assessment of post-traumatic stress disorder needs good tools that help…

  • Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ)

    Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ)

    The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) is a widely used behavioral…

  • A Therapist’s Guide to the Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS)

    A Therapist’s Guide to the Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS)

    The Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS) helps clinicians measure the severity…

  • Trauma Symptom Checklist (TSC) for Children

    Trauma Symptom Checklist (TSC) for Children

    Psychological trauma in children doesn’t always show up in the ways we…

  • Using MADRS for Depression: A Therapist’s Guide to Better Assessments

    Using MADRS for Depression: A Therapist’s Guide to Better Assessments

    Depression assessment tools have come a long way since the early…

  • Conners Comprehensive Behavior Rating Scale (Conners CBRS)

    Conners Comprehensive Behavior Rating Scale (Conners CBRS)

    Supporting the mental health of children and adolescents often feels like…

  • Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS)

    Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS)

    The Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) is a widely used clinician-administered…

  • Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS)

    Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS)

    The Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale is a structured interview used for diagnosing…