Comprehensive Assessment System

Overview

Psychometric Citation

• Kressel, D., De Leon, G., Palij, M., & Rubin, G. (2000). Measuring client clinical progress in therapeutic
  community treatment: The therapeutic community Client Assessment Inventory, Client
  Assessment Summary, and Staff Assessment summary. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment,
  19, 267-272.

  Type of Publication

  Peer review

  Instrument Language

  English

  Sample: Age (Mean and Range)

  Mean age = 34 years; ranges not reported

  Sample: Age Group

  18-64 Years

  Sample: Countries/State

  New York

  Sample: Disability Type

  Mental Health Challenges

  Sample: Gender (%male)

  Nearly three quarters are male

  Sample: Race/Ethnicity (%)

  Slightly more than half the total sample were black, a little more than a quarter were Latino and the rest were White or Other

  Sample: Sampling Strategy

  Convenience Sample

  Sample: Size

  346

  Reliability: Internal Consistency

  Cronbach’s for the scale (α = .87)

  Study design

  Cross-Sectional

States Using This Instrument

Waivers Associated with This Instrument

• New York:
  • NYS OPWDD Comprehensive Renewal Waiver