Development of a Helping Relationship Inventory for Social Work Practice

Abstract

The authors report the development of an instrument to assess the strength of the helping relationship in social work The Helping Relationship Inventory has both client (HRI:C) and worker (HRI: W) versions. The HRI:C measures the strength of the helping relationship m social work practice from the perspective of the client, and the HRI: W measures the strength of the helping relationship from the perspective of the worker. The HRI:C is composed of items that capture those aspects of the helping relationship that are most salient to clients. The HRI: W is composed of items that capture those aspects of the helping relationship that are most salient to workers providing help. Both the client and worker versions of the inventory have acceptable reliability and validity estimates.

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