ASSESSMENT ISSUES AND STRATEGIES IN ALCOHOLISM-TREATMENT MATCHING RESEARCH

Sensitive and comprehensive client assessment entails complex conceptu al and methodological considerations. Such activity is at the heart of matching clients to appropriate treatments. This article begins by sp ecifying the goals and functions of assessment to support matching. Th is is followed by a discussion of the strategies employed in Project M ATCH to identify matching and outcome variables. The assessment batter y used in Project MATCH is next described. Finally, an overview of iss ues surrounding administration of assessment measures is provided. Par ticular attention is given to the topics of sequencing and timing of m easures.