Development, reliability and validity of a multidimensional scale for forensic social reports in Social Work (ISP.TS)
Abstract
This article focuses on the development, reliability and validity of a multidimensional Scale of Expert Social Reports in Social Work (ISP.TS). The Social Expert Report is one of the instruments most used by Social Workers in the world in different legal matters. The dimensions studied were the concept of family, family relationships, family resilience, protective and risk factors, life project and family environments. The study was carried out with all the registered and active Social Worker Experts of the Regional Defensoría del Maule in Chile (15). Reliability was evaluated with internal consistency analysis using Cronbach's alpha coefficient, as well as by analyzing the homogeneity of its items examining the correlation item - corrected total. Validity was analyzed through expert judgment and through Pearson's correlation coefficient. The Scale obtained a Cronbach's alpha coefficient of 0.904 and the validity of the instrument was made by means of expert judgment. The ISP.TS Scale is a valid and reliable measure for the evaluation of Expert Social Reports that can be used in different contexts.
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