THE REHABILITATION READINESS DETERMINATION PROFILE - A NEEDS ASSESSMENT FOR ADULTS WITH SEVERE MENTAL ILLNESSES

In developing a rehabilitation plan for clients with severe mental ill nesses, several questions arise including which skill areas to target for rehabilitation and when to utilize specific rehabilitation strateg ies. The Rehabilitation Readiness Determination Profile (RRDP) is a ne w expressed needs interview designed to answer these questions. This s tudy reports reliability and validity data on the RRDP. Twenty-five in dividuals with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder were administ ered the RRDP interview, and also received ratings of symptoms and att endance at rehabilitation groups. Interrater reliability was documente d for RRDP ratings Readiness ratings were partially influenced by symp toms (mainly negative symptoms), but did predict rehabilitation group attendance independent of symptoms. The data support the reliability a nd validity of a new interview for assessing rehabilitation needs.