Recovery Self-Assessment Scale (RSA) Person in Recovery Version
Overview
- Purpose
- To gauge the degree to which programs implement recovery-oriented practices.
- Respondent
- Person with a Disability
- Administration Method
- Survey
- Administration Mode
- Item Count
- 32
- Population
- Mental Health Challenges
Instrument Citation(s)
Campbell-Orde, T., Chamberlin, J., & Carpenter, J., & Leff, H.S. (2005). Measuring the promise: A
compendium of recovery measures, volume II. Cambridge, MA: The Evaluation Center @ Human
Services Research Institute.
O’Connell, M., Tondora, J., Croog, G., Evans, A., & Davidson, L. (2005). From rhetoric to routine:
Assessing perceptions of recovery-oriented practices in a state mental health and addiction
system. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal, 28(4), 378-386.
DMHAS Recovery Self-Assessment Executive Summary. http://www.ct.gov/dmhas/lib/dmhas/recovery/rsasummary.pdf 
Instrument Domains
| Domain | Number of Items |
|---|---|
| Choice and Control | 2 |
| Choice of services and supports | 1 |
| Personal freedoms and dignity of risk | 1 |
| Personal choices and goals | 0 |
| Self-direction | 0 |
| Community Inclusion | 1 |
| Employment | 1 |
| Meaningful activity | 0 |
| Resources and settings to facilitate inclusion | 0 |
| Social connectedness and relationships | 0 |
| Transportation | 0 |
| Consumer Leadership in System Development | 4 |
| System supports meaningful consumer involvement | 4 |
| Evidence of meaningful caregiver involvement | 0 |
| Evidence of meaningful consumer involvement | 0 |
| Service Delivery and Effectiveness | 5 |
| Person's needs met and goals realized | 5 |
| Delivery | 0 |
| Workforce | 22 |
| Culturally competent | 1 |
| Person-centered approach to services | 21 |
| Adequately compensated with benefits | 0 |
| Demonstrated competencies when appropriate | 0 |
| Safety of and respect for the worker | 0 |
| Staff Turnover | 0 |
| Sufficient workforce numbers dispersion and availability | 0 |
| Workforce engagement and participation | 0 |
| Caregiver Support | 0 |
| Access to resources | 0 |
| Family caregiver/natural support involvement | 0 |
| Family caregiver/natural support wellbeing | 0 |
| Training and skill-building | 0 |
| Equity | 0 |
| Availability | 0 |
| Equitable access and resource allocation | 0 |
| Transparency and consistency | 0 |
| Fluctuation of Need | 0 |
| Holistic Health and Functioning | 0 |
| Health promotion and prevention | 0 |
| Individual health and functioning | 0 |
| Human and Legal Rights | 0 |
| Freedom from abuse and neglect | 0 |
| Informed decision-making | 0 |
| Optimizing the preservation of legal and human rights | 0 |
| Privacy | 0 |
| Supporting individuals in exercising their human and legal rights | 0 |
| Level of Caregiver Well-Being | 0 |
| Person-Centered Planning and Coordination | 0 |
| Assessment | 0 |
| Coordination | 0 |
| Person-centered planning | 0 |
| System Performance and Accountability | 0 |
| Data management and use | 0 |
| Evidence-based practice | 0 |
| Financing and service delivery structures | 0 |
Psychometric Citations
O’Connell, M., Tondora, J., Croog, G., Evans, A., & Davidson, L. (2005). From rhetoric to routine:
Assessing perceptions of recovery-oriented practices in a state mental health and addiction
system. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal, 28(4), 378-386.- Type of Publication
- Peer review
- Instrument Language
- english
- Sample: Age (Mean and Range)
Not Reported
- Sample: Age Group
Not Reported
- Sample: Gender (%male)
Not Reported
- Sample: Race/Ethnicity (%)
Not Reported
- Sample: Sampling Strategy
Convenience Sample
- Sample: Size
974 (68 directors,344 providers, 326 persons in recovery, 229 family members/significant others/advocates)
- Reliability: Internal Consistency
Cronbach's Alpha first factor "life goals" (α= .9), Cronbach's Alpha second factor "involvement" (α= .87); Cronbach's Alpha third factor "Diversity of treatment option" (α= .83); Cronbach's Alpha fourth factor "choice".(α= .76); Cronbach's Alpha 5th factor "Ind. Tailored services" (α= .76)
- Study design
- Cross-Sectional
Rosenberg, D., Svedberg, P., & Schön, U. K. (2015). Establishing a recovery orientation in mental health services: Evaluating the Recovery Self-Assessment (RSA) in a Swedish context. Psychiatric rehabilitation journal, 38(4), 328.
- Type of Publication
- Peer review
- Instrument Language
- Swedish
- Sample: Age (Mean and Range)
Not Reported
- Sample: Age Group
Not Reported
- Sample: Countries/State
Sweden
- Sample: Disability Type
Mental Health Challenges
- Sample: Gender (%male)
Not Reported
- Sample: Race/Ethnicity (%)
Not Reported
- Sample: Sampling Strategy
Convenience Sample
- Sample: Size
85, 78 took the questionnaire a second time
- Reliability: Internal Consistency
Cronbach's Alpha (α range between .52-.79) first occasion; Cronbach's Alpha (α range from .76-.91) the second occasion
- Reliability: Test-retest
ranged from .231 to .822
- Study design
- Cross-Sectional
DMHAS Recovery Self-Assessment Executive Summary. http://www.ct.gov/dmhas/lib/dmhas/recovery/rsasummary.pdf
- Type of Publication
- Technical report
- Instrument Language
- english
- Sample: Age (Mean and Range)
Not Reported
- Sample: Age Group
Not Reported
- Sample: Countries/State
Connecticut
- Sample: Gender (%male)
Not Reported
- Sample: Race/Ethnicity (%)
Not Reported
- Sample: Sampling Strategy
Convenience Sample
- Sample: Size
122,
- Reliability: Internal Consistency
Cronbach's Alpha "life goals" (α= .76); Cronbach's Alpha "involvement" (α= .86); Cronbach's Alpha "Diversity of treatment option" (α= .86); Cronbach's Alpha "Right and respect"(α=.71); Cronbach's Alpha "Ind. Tailored services" (α= .75)
- Study design
- Cross-Sectional