Purpose: The purpose of this assignment is to give you practice in using a formal assessment tool with couples.
Instructions: Conduct the following assessments:
Revised Dyadic Adjustment Scale (RDAS) Links to an external site.
Revised Conflict Tactics Scale (CTS2) Download Revised Conflict Tactics Scale (CTS2)
Note. You may give both assessments to the same couple or you may use two different couples.
Have participants complete the following consent form:
Couple Consent Form Download Couple Consent Form
Conduct and score each assessment.
Please note that partners are to take the assessment separately. Typically they are given a separate clipboard and may even fill out the assessment in different rooms.
Provide participants with the results from their assessment and feedback. (Note. It is not appropriate for you to provide counseling for the couple. If you feel they need more support, provide them with a referral.)
Complete an assessment report discussing the results of the two assessments in one document:
Assessment Report Download Assessment Report
Submit both the consent form and assessment report for your assignment. Do not submit the actual test results.
https://therelationshipdoc.org/pdf/RDAS.pdf
REFERENCES;
Couple and Family Assessment: Contemporary and Cutting-Edge Strategies, text
Ch. 3 Qualitative Strategies in Couple and Family Assessment, pp. 33-70
Ch. 4 Standardized Assessment with Couples and Families, pp. 71-98
Ch. 5 Observational Assessment with Couples and Families, pp. 99-132
Ch. 6 Ongoing Assessment of Couples and Families, pp. 133-154
Ch. 8 Child and Adolescent Assessment Strategy and Inventories, pp. 181-214
Revised Conflicts Tactics Scale (CTS2)
Chapter 6 in Straus, M. A., Hamby, S. L., & Warren, W. L. (2003). The conflict tactics scales handbook. Western Psychological Services Download Straus, M. A., Hamby, S. L., & Warren, W. L. (2003). The conflict tactics scales handbook. Western Psychological Services, pp. 63-74
Revised Dyadic Adjustment Scale (RDAS)
Busby, D. M., Christensen, C., Crane, D. R., & Larson, J. H. (1995). A revision of the dyadic adjustment scale for use with distressed and nondistressed couples: Construct hierarchy and multidimensional scales Download A revision of the dyadic adjustment scale for use with distressed and nondistressed couples: Construct hierarchy and multidimensional scales Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 21, 289–308.
American Psychiatric Association. (2022). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed., text rev.) American Psychiatric Association. ISBN 9780890425763
Sperry, L. (Ed.). (2019). Couple and family assessment: Contemporary and cutting-edge strategies. Routledge. (ISBN: 9781138484610)
