Outcome Rating Scale and Session Rating Scale.

ORS / SRS

What it measures

ORS - global distress and functioning on 4 domains (individual/symptom distress, interpersonal well-being, social role, overall well-being). SRS - therapeutic alliance on 4 domains (relationship, goals and topics, approach or method, overall)

Length and format

4 (ORS) + 4 (SRS). 10 cm visual analogue lines scored to one decimal, 0-40 total (self-report questionnaire)

Language versions

10+ langs - FI, FR, DE, EL, HE, NO, SK, ES, SV, NL documented

Normative data

No normative data held in our reference library for this instrument. That is a statement about our library, not about the published literature.

Licence

mixed

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Reference

Miller, S.D., Duncan, B.L., Brown, J., Sparks, J.A., & Claud, D.A. (2003). The Outcome Rating Scale: a preliminary study of the reliability, validity, and feasibility of a brief visual analog measure. Journal of Brief Therapy, 2(2), 91-100.