Comprehensive Assessment in Social Work Practice: The Multi-Problem Screening Inventory
- 1 January 1997
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Research on Social Work Practice
- Vol. 7 (1), 79-98
- https://doi.org/10.1177/104973159700700105
Abstract
Findings are reported from an initial evaluation of a new multidimensional assessment tool, the Multi-Problem Screening Inventory (MPSI). The inventory gathers information on 27 different areas of personal and social functioning and is designed for use by human service practitioners in a variety of settings. Basic guidelines for using the instrument are detailed, with emphasis given to the preparation and interpretation of graphic profiles for rapid but comprehensive client assessments. Reliabilities and validities obtained for each of the subscales are then reviewed, along with suggestions for further development and use of the MPSI in clinical trials and research applications.Keywords
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