K-PIRS - K-State Problem Identification Rating Scale
In today's university environment, counseling centers must respond to two pressure points:
- students who are struggling with severe emotional difficulties, and
- administrators who are making decisions about university budget cuts and belt tightening measures.
Agencies, therefore, need a standardized instrument that can be used for two purposes:
- to provide counselors with information useful in assessment and treatment planning, and
- to provide counseling center administrators with actuarial evidence demonstrating retention and success in college.
The K-PIRS is a proven instrument designed to meet these needs. It identifies college-student client concerns at the beginning of treatment and, when used with K-PIRS Form-B, assesses behavior change over time. The instrument uses multi-point scales to gather information about presenting symptoms, level of interference with functioning, and readiness to change.
K-PIRS Assessment Tool
- 50-item client concern inventory •
- Analyzes into 7 clinical scales •
- Client readiness •
- Purpose for counseling •
- Interference w/ academic functioning •
- Basic demographic variables •
- Follow-up measure of change •
The Seven Factors (derivation and confirmatory studies
- Mood Difficulties (15 items)
- Learning Problems (8 items)
- Food Concerns (5 items)
- Interpersonal Conflict (5 items)
- Career Uncertainties (3 items)
- Self-Harm Indicators (3 items)
- Substance / Addiction Issues (3 items)