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Family Needs Scale
Dunst, C. J., Cooper, C. S., Weeldreyer, J. C., Synder, K. D. & Chase, J. H. (1988). Family Needs Scale. In Enabling and empowering families: Principles and guidelines for practice. C.J. Dunst, C.M. Trivette, & A.G. Deal (Eds.), Cambridge, MA: Brookline Books.
Summary
This scale asks the family to indicate if they have any need for help or assistance in 41 different areas (e.g., having money to buy necessities and pay bills; having someone to talk to about my child; having time to take my child to appointments). The scale can be reproduced.
Availability Information
Dunst, C. J., Cooper, C. S., Weeldreyer, J. C., Synder, K. D. & Chase, J. H. (1988). Family Needs Scale. In Enabling and empowering families: Principles and guidelines for practice. C.J. Dunst, C.M. Trivette, & A.G. Deal (Eds.), Cambridge, MA: Brookline Books.
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