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  Screening for Treatment
  Client Needs and Progress
  Program Planning and Training Needs
  Treatment Program/Staff Assessments
  Assessment Fact Sheets (with norms)

The most popular and widely adopted TCU assessments for treatment in correctional (Criminal Justice) settings are listed below.  They include adaptations of forms originally used in community settings (based on the DATAR project) as well as new assessments designed as part of the TCU Criminal Justice projects, beginning in 1994, for assessing needs and progress of offenders.  Emphasis has been on offender needs and problem severity at intake to the CJ system, as well as continued psychosocial functioning and therapeutic engagement during treatment for evaluating and planning of care (see Simpson, Knight, & Dansereau, 2004).  By aggregating offender records within correctional units, they also serve program-level evaluations of needs and effectiveness (Simpson & Knight, 2007).  More recent TCU assessments have been added for evaluating staff/organizational functioning, especially in relation to efforts by programs to adopt treatment innovations (see Simpson, 2002; Simpson & Flynn, 2007) and expanded applications of related grants.

Screening for Treatment

TCU Drug Screen II is self-administered and serves to quickly identify individuals with a history of heavy drug use or dependency (based on the DSM and the NIMH Diagnostic Interview Schedule) and who therefore should be eligible for treatment options.  It is particularly useful (and widely used) in criminal justice settings, especially for offenders eligible for treatment as an alternative to regular incarceration. (5-10 minutes:  for technical questions, contact Dr. Kevin Knight)
  (PDF; 53KB / 4 pages; includes instructions and scoring guide)

Client Needs and Progress

CJ Comprehensive Intake (TCU CJ CI) is usually administered by a counselor in a face-to-face interview held 1-3 weeks after admission, when the client has had time to detox and reach greater stabilization and cognitive focus. (90 minutes; for technical questions, contact Dr. Kevin Knight)
  (PDF; 154KB / 22 pages)    (PDF; 29KB / 3 answer cards)

CJ Client Evaluation of Self and Treatment, Intake Version (TCU CJ CEST-Intake) is a self-rating form completed by the offender at the time of admission to treatment.  It includes short scales for psychological adjustment, social functioning, and motivation.  These scales also provide a baseline for monitoring offender performance and psychosocial changes during treatment.
(15 minutes; for technical questions, contact Dr. Kevin Knight) 
  (PDF; 53KB / 5 pages) 
Scoring Guide for TCU CJ CEST-Intake is available for explaining procedures for identifying and scoring items in each scale.
  (PDF; 26KB / 4 pages)
  

CJ Client Evaluation of Self and Treatment (TCU CJ CEST) records offender ratings of the counselor, therapeutic groups, and the program in general.  It also contains scales assessing psychological adjustment, social functioning, and motivation.
(35 minutes; for technical questions, contact Dr. Kevin Knight) 
  (PDF; 62KB / 8 pages) 
Scoring Guide for TCU CJ CEST is available for explaining procedures for identifying and scoring items in each scale.
  (PDF; 33KB / 5 pages)

Means and Norms for TCU CJ CEST Interpretations (PDF; 40KB / 2 pages)

Spanish Versions for TCU CJ CEST-Intake and TCU CJ CEST:  TCU CJ CEST-Intake Spanish version (PDF; 57KB / 6 pages) Scoring Guide for Spanish version of TCU CJ CEST-Intake is available for explaining procedures for identifying and scoring items in each scale.    (PDF; 108KB / 6 pages)      TCU CJ CEST Spanish version (PDF; 72KB / 9 pages) Scoring Guide for Spanish version of TCU CJ CEST is available for explaining procedures for identifying and scoring items in each scale.    (PDF; 126KB / 5 pages)

TCU Criminal Thinking Scales (TCU CTS) is a supplement to the CJ-CESI and CJ-CEST and is designed to measure “criminal thinking.”  The 6 CTS scales include Entitlement, Justification, Power Orientation, Cold Heartedness, Criminal Rationalization, and Personal Irresponsibility which represent concepts with special significance in treatment settings for correctional populations. (5-10 minutes)
  (form, PDF; 30KB / 2 pages)
Scoring Guide for TCU CTS is available for explaining procedures for identifying and scoring items in each scale.
  (PDF; 19KB / 2 pages)

Means and Norms for TCU CTS Interpretations (PDF; 36KB / 2 pages)

Program Planning and Training Needs

CJ Survey of Criminal Justice Program Treatment Needs (TCU CJ PTN) is used to help identify and prioritize treatment issues that correctional programs believe need attention.  TCU CJ PTN-S (i.e., staff version) asks about facilities and climate, satisfaction with training, preferences for training contents and procedures, computer resources, and barriers to training.  TCU CJ PTN-D (i.e., directors’ version) asks for a brief description of the program and staffing, followed by ratings of program training needs and pressures as well as diagnostic and billing procedures.   (15 minutes: for technical questions, contact Dr. Kevin Knight)

TCU CJ PTN-S  Staff Version
  (PDF; 61KB / 5 pages)  

TCU CJ PTN-D  Program Director Version
  (PDF; 67KB / 6 pages)

Treatment Program/Staff Assessments

CJ Organizational Readiness for Change (TCU CJ ORC) is self-administered by correctional program staff.  One version is designed for counseling staff (TCU CJ-ORC-S) and another for program directors or supervisors (TCU CJ-ORC-D).  Motivational factors include program needs, training needs, and pressures for change, while program resources are evaluated in regard to office facilities, staffing, training, equipment, and the Internet.  Organizational dynamics include scales on staff attributes (growth, efficacy, influence, adaptability, and clinical orientation) and climate (mission, cohesion, autonomy, communication, stress, and openness to change).  (25 minutes:  for technical questions, contact Dr. Kevin Knight) 

TCU CJ ORC-S Program Staff Version
  (PDF; 83KB / 12 pages)
Scoring Guide for TCU CJ ORC-S is available for explaining procedures for identifying and scoring items in each scale.  (PDF; 171KB / 6 pages)

TCU CJ ORC-D Program Director Version
  (PDF; 90KB / 13 pages)
Scoring Guide for TCU CJ ORC-D is available for explaining procedures for identifying and scoring items in each scale.  (PDF; 36KB / 5 pages)
   

CJ Survey of Organizational Functioning (TCU CJ SOF) is self-administered by program staff.  The SOF includes the entire ORC (Organizational Readiness for Change) plus nine additional scales measuring job attitudes and workplace practices.  ORC domains include motivational factors, program resources, staff attributes, and organizational climate.  Job attitudes scales include burnout, satisfaction, and director leadership.  Workplace practice scales include peer collaboration, deprivatized practice, collective responsibility, focus on outcomes, reflective dialogue, and counselor socialization.  (35 minutes:  for technical questions, contact Dr. Kevin Knight)
 (PDF; 113KB / 17 pages)
Scoring Guide for TCU CJ SOF is available for explaining procedures for identifying and scoring items in each scale.    (PDF; 64KB / 9 pages)

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