CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK

The Family Quality of Life Index (F-QLI) Provider Questionnaire is a parallel form to the F-QLI, which is optional in its use. It can be a very useful tool in clinical practice primarily because it is easy for providers to assume more concordance with clients than actually exists. Use of the Provider form allows clinicians to understand the reality of the commonality or discordance that exists between providers and clients. The domains closely parallel those of the client version with some modifications and are as follows:

 DOMAINS

 Activities of Daily Living

This domain focuses on the family’s day-to-day activities together. This domain also asks about the clinician’s overall rating of the family’s ability to spend time together.

Psychological Well-Being

These questions ask the clinician to rate the family’s ability to accomplish things that need to be done and cope with stress and conflict.

Social Relations/Support

Questions in this section allow the clincian to rate the family’s social relations. Questions ask about the family’s experiences with each other, friends and involvement in social or community activities.

Money

These questions ask the clincian to evaluate the family’s satisfaction and importance placed on money as well as the degree to which financial limitations may restrain families from doing what they want.

Alcohol & Other Drugs

These questions ask about alcohol and other drug use and the extent to which the provider perceives the use to be a problem. Evaluations can be made for more than one individual in the family by using supplemental Substance Use Forms. Additionally, these questions allow providers and program evaluators to examine differences in QoL and program effectiveness for clients with and without AODA problems. These questions can also be used to compare the degree to which their is congruence between clinician and client about whether AODA issues are a problem in a family’s life.

Goal Attainment