Treatment unit form (TUF)
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Acronym: | TUF |
Author/Developer / Address: | Professor Anna Kokkevi |
Publication dates: | 1997 |
Description / Type of Assessment: | The Treatment Unit Form is a questionnaire to be filled in by Drug Abuse Treatment Units. There are two formats of the TUF: the Form A "TUF(A)" is to be completed by Structured Units/programmes, while the Form B TUF(B) is to be completed by Low Threshold Units / Programmes. |
Primary use / Purpose: | The TUF was spinned-off within the Working Group 4 of the Cost-A-6 programme. The development and piloting of TUF was financed by the EMCDDA. The aim was to make available an instrument applicable in Europe that provides a descriptive profile of the characteristics of the existing treatment services while accounting for their diversity. |
Domains measured / Life Areas / Problems Assessed: | The current versions of the TUF cover the following areas: TUF - A (9 Domains): TUF - B (6 Domains): |
Population: | Directors, managers or responsible people of treatment programs for drug misuse. |
Administration / Completion Time: | Approx. 30 - 45 min. It might take longer depending on the availability of data at the treatment unit. |
Scoring Procedures: | Not applicable |
Scoring Time: | Not applicable |
Credentials/Training: | A five-hour training to ensure familiarisation with the instrument |
Practicability / usefulness: | It provides a complete and detailed profile of the structural and functional characteristics of the treatment services that facilitates: their visibility at national and European level through data that can be presented in reports (e.g. the Annual Reports submitted to the EMCDDA), exchange of information between field workers, client/treatment matching purposes by providing an account of clients? choices of treatment services. |
Availability / Inquiries: | For the German version please contact Sabine Haas. Professor Anna Kokkevi,University Mental Health Research Institute,72-74 Vas. Sophias Av., 115 28, Athens: akokke@mail.ariadne-t.gr. For the German version please contact Sabine Haas. |
Price: | Free of charge |
Languages | German, English and Greek. |
