A 5-item rating system for use by family therapists and counselors. Families are rated at the beginning of treatment and again within 30 days following treatment termination. The scale is to be used as a baseline measure of family functioning, as a diagnostic for treatment needs and later as a way to assess changes as a result of treatment.
The RES is a 24-item questionnaire measuring what is referred to as vertical and horizontal ethics. Vertical relationships are those where expectations and requirements are unequal, whereas horizontal relationships have equal expectations and requirements.
The CIFA is a comprehensive, 182 item, Likert-type questionnaire comprising 13 subscales, each containing 14 items. It reflects self reports about family relationships.
