Self-scoring, self-interpreting, consumable, no other components needed.
The Domestic Situation Inventory is a sensitive counseling tool to help women consider their situations and take action to protect themselves and their children from abusers. It can be given in groups or individually, and the test encourages insight and discussion in any group setting. There is formal research available to support the DSI's validity and reliability.
The entire DSI can be administered in a session that lasts 45 minutes to an hour. Discussion and additional interaction can be used to constructively structure one or more additional sessions. The inventory presents 155 statements in a simple format that takes about 20 minutes to complete. Check-marked statements are counted, and a total score is computed by the test taker. The DSI then provides information to help test takers understand their scores and to help them clarify whether they are in situations that are—or are likely to become—abusive.
The DSI encourages women to ask for immediate help if they or their children are in danger. It includes phone and Internet contact information for national domestic abuse and violence hotlines plus guidance on how to find local resources such as women's shelters. It also suggests how to develop an escape plan and how to handle emergency situations.
Robert Brady, Ed.D., is a consulting psychologist in private practice and professor emeritus of counselor education in the Graduate College of Siena Heights University, Adrian, Michigan, where he has taught and mentored students for more than 35 years.
As a clinician he has experience in relationships, career life, and health issues with individuals and families in independent practice, hospital, family clinic, school, and agency settings.
As an educator he has held faculty appointments at the University of Cincinnati, The University of Toledo, and Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine. He has been active in training counselors, teachers, nurses, and physicians.
Brady's specialties include vocational testing, neuropsychological evaluation, rehabilitation consultation, developmental disabilities, and individual and group psychotherapy. He earned his doctorate in Counseling and Educational Psychology from the University of Cincinnati in 1971.
For interview requests or questions about Brady, contact Selena Dehne at sdehne@jist.com or (651) 215-7548.
