Counsellors' perspectives on the use of the Schedule for the Evaluation ofIndividual Quality of Life (SEIQoL) in an alcohol counselling setting

As part of a randomised controlled trial to investigate the feasibility of using the Schedule for the Evaluation of Individual Quality of Life (SEIQoL ) within an alcohol counselling setting, counsellors' views of using the to ol were sought. Data about the service users' use of SEIQoL were collected during the counselling session, and focus groups and questionnaires were us ed to collect data on counsellor perceptions and experiences of using the t ool. SEIQoL was easy and quick to use and provided users with a graphic, vi sual and dynamic means to identify important areas that contributed to thei r quality of life; it appeared to enhance the reflective process early on i n counselling. Counsellors reported that service users requested the tool b e used more frequently during the counselling process and they felt it coul d be a useful review tool.