Hello PSYCH-COUNS, long time since I last posted here and this is
probably a bit off topic but ...

The CORE-OM (see Evans, C., J. Connell, et al. (2002). "Towards a
standardised brief outcome measure: psychometric properties and
utility of the CORE-OM." British Journal of Psychiatry 180(1): 51-60.
Evans, C., J. Mellor-Clark, et al. (2000). "CORE: Clinical Outcomes
in Routine Evaluation." Journal of Mental Health 9(3): 247-255.) is a
self-report measure of 34 items, two sides of A4, designed to be
acceptable to a wide variety of therapists and counsellors of
different modalities working with adults capable of reading tabloid
newspapers.   Crucially, the measure is copyleft, i.e. the Trust that
owns the copyright will protect that, but we positively encourage
people to photocopy the measure and charge no royalties for that.

We've worked on translating it from English into other languages and
now have completed translations in Gujarati, Norwegian and Italian
all with some developing psychometric reference data and we have less
advanced work on translations into Slovak, Swedish, Albanian,
Japanese and Sami (Lapp language) and for a variant of English for
Deaf users of British Sign Language.  We've also got contacts for, or
work started on, translations into Danish, German, French, Spanish,
Chinese.  These translations will work both for the CORE-OM itself,
but also for the derivative short forms for measuring psychological
wellbeing/problems in the general population and near parallel
versions for weekly use within therapy.  Finally, we're working on
developing related measures for use with children and adolescents;
one for family therapy looking at perceptions of families; and one
for work with adults with learning disabilities/difficulties.

I convening a meeting of people interested in taking forward grant
applications for continuing translation work at the UK/European SPR
meeting this week in Lausanne but I'd like to have as many people who
regularly work with clients in languages other than English involved
as would like to be so do Email me if you are interested so I have
an idea about the wider spheres of interest.

Very best wishes all,

Chris (UK SPR VP elect!!!)





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Best regards,
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