Validity of the Global Assessment of Relational Functioning (GARF) When Used By Community-Based Therapists

Autor:	William J. Doherty, Nicole M. Ross
Rok vydání:	2001
Předmět:	Community based Clinical Psychology Health services Social Psychology Health services research Community setting Construct validity sense organs Psychology Clinical psychology
Zdroj:	The American Journal of Family Therapy. 29:239-253
ISSN:	1521-0383 0192-6187
Popis:	Construct validity of the Global Assessment of Relational Functioning (GARF) was assessed using a health services research approach, a mode of study that captures the naturalistic practice of health service providers. A sample of 395 couple/family cases with GARF scores assigned pre- and post-therapy by 222 community-based marriage and family therapists yielded these results: 1) pretreatment GARF scores were negatively correlated with severity of client problems; 2) GARF change scores were positively correlated with client reported changes in functioning; 3) GARF change scores were positively correlated with therapist-reported client change; 4) GARF change scores were positively correlated with client satisfaction; 5) pretreatment GARF scores were negatively correlated with number of therapy sessions; and 6) pretreatment GARF scores and client diagnoses showed no relationship. Given these results the GARF appears to have construct validity in community settings, and is a promising brief assessment tool fo...
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
Externí odkaz:	https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_________::0a300f781436ac8c2e2808f5d2b04993 https://doi.org/10.1080/019261801750424343 Zobrazit plný text záznamu Plný text ve formátu PDF