We may use formal assessments as part of your treatment and goal setting process.
We only use assessments which are appropriately designed, normed, tested for validity, and are widely considered to be dependable tools by other clinicians.
All formal assessments have limitations and must be applied contextually and with appropriate care.
These are typically used to gather more data about problematic behavior and how behaviors may impact others. Our online assessments could potentially save an individual 1-2 months of therapy sessions because these provide so much information. These are the current tests we provide:
Sexual Addiction Screening Test Revised (SAST-R)
Designed to assist in the assessment of sexually compulsive behavior
May indicate the presence of sex addiction
Brief in nature
FREE to take on the Recovery Zone website
"Betrayal Bond" Index Test
Identifies signs of traumatic bonding (when a person bonds on the basis of betrayal)
Traumatic bonding creates what we call a "betrayal bond”
Brief in nature
FREE to take on the Recovery Zone Website
Sexual Dependency Inventory 4.0 (SDI)
Longer assessment includes the SAST-R
Measures a broad range of sexually compulsive behaviors and their past and present impact
1-2 hours to complete
Additional fee for assessment and interpretation time
Post-Traumatic Stress Inventory Revised (PTSI-R)
Designed to assess current style of functioning
Related to past or current trauma
Based upon the latest research
Additional fee for assessment and interpretation time
Money and Work Adaptive Styles Index (MAWASI)
Measures the various ways (behaviorally, emotionally, and cognitively) that money and/or work has impacted the individual’s life
Shows how the individual has adapted his or her life to those thoughts, feelings, and behaviors
Additional fee for assessment and interpretation time
Inventory for Partner Anxiety, Stress, and Trauma (IPAST)
A battery of assessments
Examines the addict’s partner’s traumatic reactions, family of origin, strengths, and attachment styles
Additional fee for assessment and interpretation time
The following Summit Family Therapy staff are trained to use the formal assessments listed above: