DOMESTIC-VIOLENCE-TESTS.COM

This website discusses four domestic violence tests which are:

  • Domestic Violence Inventory (DVI)

  • DVI-Short Form

  • DVI-Juvenile

  • DVI Pre-Post

You can begin with the Domestic Violence Inventory (DVI) and scroll through a discussion of all four tests, or you can use the navigational links in the left margin of each webpage or at the beginning of each tests discussion and go directly to topics of interest to you.

Should you want to review a tests "example report" click on the "Example Report" link that is presented early in each tests discussion.

The information contained on this website will satisfy many visitors.  However, if you want more in-depth coverage of each of these tests you will want to visit Risk and Needs Assessment, Inc. website at www.riskandneeds.com.  A link to the Risk & Needs website is provided in the links to the left, presented at the beginning of each tests discussion and at the end of this website.

Each of these four domestic violence offender tests are discussed in the order they are listed above.  The Domestic Violence Inventory (DVI) is discussed first.




DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INVENTORY

The Domestic Violence Inventory (DVI) is designed for domestic violence offender (male and female) assessment.  The DVI evaluates violence (lethality) potential, assesses control issues, quantifies substance (alcohol and other drugs) abuse and measures stress coping abilities.

The DVI has 155 items and takes 30 minutes to complete.  The DVI contains six measures (scales):  1. Truthfulness Scale, 2. Violence (Lethality) Scale, 3. Control Scale, 4. Alcohol Scale, 5. Drugs Scale and 6. Stress Coping Abilities Scale.

The DVI is appropriate for use with both misdemeanor and felony cases.  The DVI is used in courts, probation treatment, community corrections, clinics, counseling centers and department settings.


Why use the Domestic Violence Inventory (DVI)?  Reasons for using the DVI are many and include the DVI's superior reliability, validity and accuracy.  Computer scoring and printing of on-site reports is fast and accurate.  DVI scales (measures) represent major domestic violence offender criminogenic needs, which are necessary for accurate recidivism prediction.  The DVI contains a Truthfulness Scale that determines whether or not the offender was minimizing problems or lying while completing the test.  And the DVI has one of the largest databases (over 60,000) of test data which facilitates ongoing research.  The cumulative database enables the provision (at no added cost) of annual testing program summary reports.  Moreover the DVI is one of the very few tests designed specifically for domestic violence offender assessment.

SIX DVI SCALES (MEASURES)
 
1. Truthfulness Scale:  Measures truthfulness of client while being tested.  Denial and attempts to fake good are identified.

2. Violence (Lethality) Scale:   Identifies dangerous and potentially lethal people. Measures the use of force to injure, damage or destroy.

3. Alcohol Scale:  Measures the severity of alcohol (beer, wine and other liquors) use and abuse.

 

 

  

4. Drugs Scale:  Measures drug use and the severity of abuse.  Drugs refer to pot, crack, cocaine, amphetamines, barbiturates, heroin, etc.

5. Control Scale:  Measures a persons need to control others.  Controlling behaviors include intimidation, hitting and battering.

6. Stress Coping Abilities Scale:  Measures the offenders ability to cope with stress and pressure.  We now know that stress exacerbates symptoms of emotional and mental health problems.  This scale is a non-introversive way of identifying the presence of established mental health and emotional problems.

Confidentiality: Risk & Needs encourages test users to delete offender names from diskettes before they are returned to Risk & Needs. Once client names are deleted, they are gone and cannot be retrieved. Deleting client names does not delete demographics or test data, which is downloaded into the DVI database for subsequent analysis. This proprietary name deletion procedure involves a few keystrokes and insures client confidentiality and compliance with HIPAA (federal regulation 45 C.F.R. 164.501) requirements.

IMPORTANT LINKS FOR UNDERSTANDING THE DVI




 


DOMESTIC VIOLENCE TESTING OVER THE INTERNET
Professional Online Testing Solutions, Inc. enables you to administer domestic violence tests over the internet at a very affordable fee. You can download test booklets, answer sheets, training manuals, example reports and research free. To establish your account (takes three to four minutes) click on www.online-testing.com.


HOW THESE TESTS WORK

Click on this HOW THE DVI WORKS link for a quick review.





SUMMARY

The Domestic-Violence-Tests.com website contains information on four different domestic violence tests.  These four tests are:  1. Domestic Violence Inventory (DVI), 2. DVI-Short Form, 3. DVI-Juvenile and 4. DVI Pre-Post.

These tests can be ordered from this website.  Simply click on the "How To Order" link and you will go to the ordering tests webpage.   And if you desire more information on one of the four domestic violence offender tests discussed here, click on the www.riskandneeds.com website link.  You will be taken directly to the Risk & Needs Assessment, Inc. website where these tests, and others, are described in more detail.

When you arrive at the Risk & Needs Assessment, Inc. website (www.riskandneeds.com) there are navigational links in the left margin of each webpage.  Click on the "Tests Alphabetically Listed" link and then scroll down to the test you are interested in.  Then click on the tests name and you will go directly to that tests webpage.  These test-webpages should answer most of your questions.  Yet, additional information can be provided upon request when you contact Risk & Needs.  You can contact us via US Mail at:

Risk & Needs Assessment, Inc.
P.O. Box 44828
Phoenix, Arizona  85064-4828

Risk & Needs Telephone Number is (602) 234-3506. Offices are open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mountain Standard Time.  Risk & Needs Fax Number is (602) 266-8227.  The fax machine is on 24-hours a day.  Risk & Needs e-mail address is skarca@riskandneeds.com and Risk & Needs website address is located at www.riskandneeds.com.
 

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Domestic Violence Inventory
 		 DVI-Short Form DVI-JUVENILE DVI Pre-Post Cost
(Test Unit Fee)		 DVI Test Comparisons Checklist How to Order Tests
 
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DVI-SHORT FORM

Few tests have been designed specifically for assessment of domestic violence offenders.  The Domestic Violence Inventory (DVI) is one and the DVI-Short Form is another.  The DVI-Short Form was developed from the DVI and is appropriate for adult misdemeanor and felony domestic violence cases. This webpage discusses the DVI-Short Form.

Sometimes offender characteristics (motivation, reading ability and compliance), the assessment milieu or setting (court, probation, corrections, counseling or treatment) or the purpose of the evaluation call for shorter test administration.  In these domestic violence offender settings we recommend consideration of the DVI-Short Form.

The DVI-Short Form is a brief, easily administered and automated (computer scored) adult domestic violence offender test.  The DVI-Short Form consists of 76 items and takes 15 to 20 minutes to complete.  It has six measures or scales:  1. Truthfulness Scale, 2. Violence (Lethality) Scale, 3. Alcohol Scale, 4. Drugs Scale, 5. Control Scale and 6. Stress Coping Abilities Scale.   The DVI-Short Form evolved from the Domestic Violence Inventory (DVI).



Why use the DVI-Short Form?  Aside from its impressive reliability, validity and accuracy, the DVI-Short Form scales correlate very highly with comparable DVI Scales.  The DVI-Short Form also has all of the DVI's desirable features like the Truthfulness Scale, criminogenic needs scales, expanding database, etc.  The DVI-Short Form is also one of the very few tests designed specifically for domestic violence offender assessment.  Reasons for using the DVI-Short Form are many and include:  reading impaired assessment, testing in high volume programs, time constraints and it is available as an alternative retest.  Indeed, the DVI-Short Form is one of the few tests designed specifically for domestic violence offender assessment.

SIX DVI-SHORT FORM SCALES
 
1. Truthfulness Scale:  Measures how open and truthful the offender was when tested.

2. Violence (Lethality) Scale:    Measures use of force to injure, damage or destroy.  Identifies dangerous people.

3. Alcohol Scale:  Measures the
severity of alcohol use and abuse.		   4. Drugs Scale:  Measures the severity of illicit drug use and abuse. 

5. Control Scale:  Measures a persons need to control others.  Controlling behaviors include intimidation, hitting and battering.

6. Stress Coping Abilities Scale:  Measures the offenders ability to handle or cope with stress.
 

Confidentiality: Risk & Needs encourages test users to delete offender names from diskettes before they are returned to Risk & Needs. Once client names are deleted, they are gone and cannot be retrieved. Deleting client names does not delete demographics or test data, which is downloaded into the DVI-Short Form database for subsequent analysis. This proprietary name deletion procedure involves a few keystrokes and insures client confidentiality and compliance with HIPAA (federal regulation 45 C.F.R. 164.501) requirements.

IMPORTANT LINKS FOR UNDERSTANDING THE DVI-SHORT FORM

  • Click on this DVI-Short Form Example Report link to see a DVI-Short Form report.
     

  • Click on this Test Comparison Checklist link to compare the DVI-Short Form to other tests.
     

  • Click on this Scale Score Interpretation link to learn more about interpreting DVI-Short Form scale scores.
     

  • Click on this Cost link to understand the DVI-Short Form test unit fee.
     

  • Click on this Examination Kit link to learn more about the free two test demonstration diskette.
     

  • Click on this Research link to learn more about this tests reliability, validity, and accuracy.

RISK & NEEDS WEBSITE

More DVI-Short Form information and test-related research is provided in the Risk & Needs Assessment, Inc. website.  To go directly to this site click on the www.riskandneeds.com link, then click on the Tests Alphabetically Listed link and scroll down to the DVI-Short Form.  Click on the test name and you will go directly to the DVI-Short Form webpage

If you want more information on the DVI-Short Form you should click on the Risk & Needs website www.riskandneeds.com link.  Another option is to contact Risk & Needs Assessment, Inc., P.O. Box 44828, Phoenix, Arizona  85064-4828.  Risk & Needs telephone number is (602) 234-3506, our fax number is (602) 266-8227 and our e-mail address is  skarca@riskandneeds.com.
 

Domestic Violence Inventory
 		 DVI-Short Form DVI Juvenile DVI Pre-Post Cost
(Test Unit Fee)		 DVI-Short Form Test Comparisons Checklist How to Order Tests

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DVI-JUVENILE

The DVI-Juvenile is designed for juvenile domestic violence offender assessment. It consists of 149 items, takes 30 minutes to complete and it has six scales (measures): 1. Truthfulness Scale, 2. Alcohol Scale, 3. Control Scale, 4. Drugs Scale, 5. Violence (Lethality) Scale and 6. Stress Coping Abilities Scale.

The DVI-Juvenile evolved from the Domestic Violence Inventory (DVI) and is standardized on juvenile offenders.  The DVI-Juvenile can be used in misdemeanor and felony cases.  The DVI-Juvenile is available in English and Spanish.

The DVI-Juvenile is used in court, probation, community corrections, clinics, counseling centers and treatment settings.

Why Use the DVI-Juvenile?  Aside from its very impressive reliability, validity and accuracy,  the DVI-Juvenile is one of the very few tests designed specifically for juvenile domestic violence offenders. The DVI-Juvenile test is standardized on thousands of juvenile domestic violence offenders.  The Domestic Violence Inventory (DVI) was modified from adult to juvenile testing.  Although the six scales (measures) stayed the same, item contents, reading level and phraseology was changed to be appropriate for juveniles ranging in age from 15 to 18 years.  The DVI-Juvenile has all of the Domestic Violence Inventories unique features.  It also has an expanding database that exceeds 30 thousand juvenile offenders.

SIX DVI-JUVENILE SCALES (MEASURES)
1. Truthfulness Scale:  Measures how truthful the youth was while completing the test.

2. Violence (Lethality) Scale:    Identifies youths that are a danger to themselves and others.

3. Alcohol Scale:  Measures the severity of the offenders alcohol use and abuse.

 		   4. Drugs Scale:    Measures the severity of the offenders Illicit drug use or abuse.

5. Control Scale:  Measures a youth's need to control others. 

6. Stress Coping Abilities Scale:  Measures an offenders ability to handle or cope with stress.  We now know that stress exacerbates mental health and emotional problem symtomatology.  This scale is a non-introversive way to screen for established (diagnosable) emotional and mental health problems.


Confidentiality: Risk & Needs encourages test users to delete offender names from diskettes before they are returned to Risk & Needs. Once client names are deleted, they are gone and cannot be retrieved. Deleting client names does not delete demographics or test data, which is downloaded into the DVI-Juvenile database for subsequent analysis. This proprietary name deletion procedure involves a few keystrokes and insures client confidentiality and compliance with HIPAA (federal regulation 45 C.F.R. 164.501) requirements.

IMPORTANT LINKS FOR UNDERSTANDING THE DVI-JUVENILE

  • Click on this DVI-Juvenile Example Report link to review a DVI-Juvenile report.
     

  • Click on this Test Comparison Checklist link to compare the DVI-Juvenile with other tests
     

  • Click on this Scale Score Interpretation link to learn more about interpreting DVI-Juvenile scale scores.
     

  • Click on this Cost link to understand the DVI-Juvenile test unit fee.
     

  • Click on the How To Order link to order the DVI-Juvenile.
     

  • Click on this Research link to learn more about this tests reliability, validity, and accuracy.
     

DVI-JUVENILE TESTING OVER THE INTERNET
Professional Online Testing Solutions, Inc. enables you to administer domestic violence tests over the internet at a very affordable fee. You can download test booklets, answer sheets, training manuals, example reports and research free. To establish your account (takes three to four minutes) click on www.online-testing.com.


RISK & NEEDS WEBSITE

More DVI-Juvenile information and test-related research is provided in the Risk & Needs Assessment, Inc. website.  To go directly to this site click on the www.riskandneeds.com link, then click on the Tests Alphabetically Listed link and scroll down to the DVI-Juvenile.  Click on the test name and you will go directly to the DVI-Juvenile webpage.




Domestic Violence Inventory
 		 DVI-Short Form DVI-Juvenile DVI Pre-Post Cost
(Test Unit Fee)		 DVI-Juvenile Test Comparisons Checklist How to Order Tests

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DVI PRE-POST

The DVI Pre-Post is a test designed for assessing counseling and treatment outcome or effectiveness. The same test is given before and after  treatment and upon posttest, it automatically compares pretest and posttest results.

The DVI Pre-Post has 147 items, takes 30 minutes to complete and tests are scored on-site with reports printed in 2 1/2 minutes.

The DVI Pre-Post has six scales (measures): 1. Truthfulness Scale, 2. Violence  (Lethality) Scale, 3. Control Scale, 4. Alcohol Scale, 5. Drugs Scale,  6. Stress Coping Abilities Scale.  This is a pretest-posttest procedure that automatically compares pretest-posttest scores.  If you want to know if counseling or treatment was effective you should consider the DVI Pre-Post.

Why Use the DVI Pre-Post?  Courts, probation departments, treatment agencies and other professionals are becoming very interested in the effectiveness of domestic violence offender intervention, counseling and treatment.  There are few outcome tests and even fewer in the domestic violence field.  The question becomes after counseling or treatment "has the client changed for the better, for the worse or stayed the same?"  The DVI Pre-Post is administered upon program entry (pretest) and again after program completion (posttest).  Pretest and posttest scale scores are then compared in the automated (computerized) scoring process and the results are printed in the DVI Pre-Post report within 2 1/2 minutes of test data entry.  Posttest scores are compared to pretest scores and these results are printed in the objectively scored DVI Pre-Post report.






SIX DVI PRE-POST SCALES (MEASURES)
 
1. Truthfulness Scale:  Measures how truthful the client was when tested.

2. Violence (Lethality) Scale:    This scale identifies people that are a danger to themselves or others.

3. Alcohol Scale:  Measures the severity of alcohol use and abuse.  Alcohol refers to beer, wine and other liquors.


 		   4. Drugs Scale:  Measures the severity of drug use and abuse.  Illicit drugs like pot, crack, cocaine, amphetamines, barbiturates, heroin, etc. are screened. 

5. Control Scale:  Measures a persons need to control others.  Controlling behaviors include intimidation, hitting and battering.

6. Stress Coping Abilities Scale:  Measures the offenders ability to handle or cope with stress.

 

Confidentiality: Risk & Needs encourages test users to delete offender names from diskettes before they are returned to Risk & Needs. Once client names are deleted, they are gone and cannot be retrieved. Deleting client names does not delete demographics or test data, which is downloaded into the DVI Pre-Post database for subsequent analysis. This proprietary name deletion procedure involves a few keystrokes and insures client confidentiality and compliance with HIPAA (federal regulation 45 C.F.R. 164.501) requirements.



IMPORTANT LINKS FOR UNDERSTANDING THE DVI PRE-POST

  • Click on this DVI Pre-Post Comparison Report  to see an example report.
     

  • Click on this Test Comparison Checklist link to compare the DVI Pre-Post to other tests.
     

  • Click on this Scale Score Interpretation link to learn more about interpreting DVI Pre-Post scale scores.
     

  • Click on this Cost link to understand DVI Pre-Post Cost (Test Unit Fee).
     

  • Click on this Examination Kit link to obtain a free two test demonstration test diskette.
     

  • Click on this Research link to learn more about this tests reliability, validity, and accuracy.

RISK & NEEDS WEBSITE

More DVI Pre-Post information and test-related research is provided in the Risk & Needs Assessment, Inc. website.  To go directly to this site click on the www.riskandneeds.com link, then click on the Tests Alphabetically Listed link and scroll down to the DVI Pre-Post.  Click on the test name and you will go directly to the DVI Pre-Post webpage.

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DVI PRE-POST EXAMPLE REPORT
EXAMPLE OF DVI COMPARISON REPORT

There are three DVI Pre-Post reports (Pretest, Posttest and Comparison).   The DVI Pretest and DVI Posttest reports are the same except for their name.  For purposes of this website, the comparison report is the only report presented.  Visitors interested in viewing the DVI Pre-Test report or the DVI Post-Test report may do so by visiting the Risk & Needs Assessment, Inc. website by clicking on www.riskandneeds.com link, then click on the Tests Alphabetically Listed link and scroll down to the DVI Pre-Post.  Click on the test name and you will go directly to the DVI Pre-Post webpage.  The three example reports are located at the bottom of the webpage.

The DVI Pre-Post is an objective and standardized outcome test. It incorporates empirically based scales and objectively based outcome measures. The Pretest is the standard against which all subsequent Posttests are compared.

The Comparison Report is generated when the Posttest is administered. By definition, Posttest is after Pretest administration. It is the Comparison Report that compares Pretest and Posttest scores.

The first page of the Comparison Report begins with the client's name and some basic demographics. The DVI Pre-Post Comparison Index is presented. This index is the difference between the client's Pretest score and that client's comparable Posttest score for the Truthfulness Scale, Alcohol Scale, Control Scale, Drugs Scale, Violence Scale and Stress Coping Abilities Scale. Each paragraph gives the client's Pretest and Posttest scale score, the comparison score (Pretest minus Posttest) and an explanation of what these comparison scores mean.
 

 


                            DVI PRE-POST COMPARISON REPORT
                            ******************************
 
       NAME : Mr. Example                             CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
       AGE: 31     SEX: Male                          SSN OR ID# : 000-00-0000
       ETHNICITY/RACE : Caucasian                     MARITAL STATUS : Married
       EDUCATION/GRADE: H.S. graduate                 DATE SCORED: 12/11/2011
 
       The DVI Pre-Post  report directly compares  pretest  scale scores  with
       analogous posttest scale scores.
 
                            DVI Pre-Post Comparison Index
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       Explanation: DVI Pre-Post Comparison  Index  is  the  difference  score
       (pretest score minus posttest score) for each DVI Pre-Post scale.  When
       the pretest score is higher than the  posttest  score,  this  index  is
       positive and indicates improvement. When the index is negative the pre-
       test score is lower than the posttest score which  signifies  that  the
       client is more at-risk now than at the pretest period.
 
         1. TRUTHFULNESS SCALE: Pretest: 33; Posttest: 20      Comparison: +13
       Comparison of the Truthfulness Scale pretest - posttest scores  reveals
       some improvement, in that this person's posttest scale score  is  lower
       than their pretest score.  However, their pretest score was at or below
       the 69th percentile, consequently there may have been little  room  for
       improvement.
 
         2. ALCOHOL SCALE: Pretest: 68; Posttest: 70            Comparison: -2
       Comparison of  the  Alcohol  Scale  pretest - posttest  scores  reveals
       slight deterioration.  The posttest score is slightly higher  than  the
       pretest score which indicates little, if any,  meaningful  change  over
       the pretest - posttest interval.
 
         3. CONTROL SCALE: Pretest: 99; Posttest: 84           Comparison: +15
       Moderate or average Control Scale score improvement over the  pretest -
       posttest interval is evidenced.  This client's posttest scale score  is
       lower than their pretest score.  Improvement in the posttest risk range
       score is noted.
 
         4. DRUGS SCALE: Pretest: 29; Posttest: 29               Comparison: 0
       Little, if any change  is  apparent  when  the  Drugs  Scale  pretest -
       posttest scores are compared.  Since the pretest score was at or  below
       the 69th percentile there may not have been a lot of  room  for  change
       or improvement.  The lower the pretest score the more  impressive  this
       posttest score is.
 
         5. VIOLENCE SCALE: Pretest: 92; Posttest: 57          Comparison: +35
       Comparison of Violence Scale pretest - posttest scores shows solid  and
       substantial  improvement.  This  person's   posttest  scale  score   is
       substantially lower than their pretest scale score.
 
         6. STRESS COPING SCALE: Pretest: 89; Posttest: 72     Comparison: +17
       Moderate or average Stress Coping  Scale  score  improvement  over  the
       pretest - posttest interval is evidenced.  This client's posttest scale
       score is lower than their pretest score.  Improvement in  the  posttest
       risk range score is noted.

 


The second page of the Comparison Report provides "Significant Item Comparisons" (direct admissions or unusual answers) between the Pretest and Posttest reports on all of the DVI Pre-Post scales. Similarly, Pretest and Posttest answers are reproduced. This facilitates specific item comparisons, when desired.
 

 

 

       NAME: Mr. Example                -2-                  COMPARISON REPORT
 
 
                            SIGNIFICANT ITEM COMPARISONS
                            ----------------------------
       Significant items consist of direct  admissions  or  unusual  responses
       that may help in understanding the respondent.  Items are printed  only
       if they are answered negatively. Significant items are provided for the
       Alcohol, Drugs, Violence and Control Scales.
 
       ALCOHOL:  PRETEST                        POSTTEST
                 -------                        --------
                  17. 30 day: drinking problem   17. 30 day: drinking problem
                  22. Cannot stop drinking       27. Drinking problem
                  32. 30 days: family concerns   32. 30 days: family concerns
                  66. 30 days: family problems   37. Goes to AA or RR
 
       DRUGS:    PRETEST                        POSTTEST
                 -------                        --------
                  50. Uses pot or coke           50. Uses pot or coke
 
      VIOLENCE: PRETEST                        POSTTEST
                -------                        --------
                 13. Angry: temper problem      13. Angry: temper problem
                 18. Violent temper             43. Threatened & hurt
                 38. Tries to get even          68. Worries hurt family
                 43. Threatened & hurt
                 55. Lot of people conflicts
                 68. Worries hurt family
                 88. Cannot control temper
 
      CONTROL:  PRETEST                        POSTTEST
                -------                        --------
                 21. Family resents his control 46. Fam complains: controlling
                 26. Intimidates others         52. At home in charge
                 46. Fam complains: controlling 71. Dominates at home
                 52. At home in charge          80. Good at controlling
                 59. Intimidates to get own way
                 61. Dominates & controls
                 71. Dominates at home
                 80. Good at controlling
                 85. 30 days domestic violence
 
                                  DVI PRE-POST ANSWERS
                                  --------------------
 
          PRETEST:   TTTFFFFTFF TTTTFFTTTF TTFTFTFTTF FTFTFTFTTF TFTTFTTFTT
                     TTFFTTFTTT TFFFTTTTTT TFFFFFFFFT FFTFTFTT23 2313133232
                     3223222222 3232231323 1NNYNYNNNN Y343334321 2324344
 
          POSTTEST:  TTFTFFFTFF TTTTFFTFTF FFFTFFTFTF FTFTFFTFTF TFTTFTFFTT
                     TTFTFTFTFT FTFFFFFTTT TFFFFFFFFT FFTFFFTF33 3212222321
                     3123222221 2323322212 1NNYNYNNNN N343344321 2234444

   DVI Copyright (c) 1991, 1996 DVI Pre-Post Copyright (c) 1997
 
 


The third page of the Comparison Report contains four behavior categories (Alcohol, Drugs, Violence and Control) for Pretest and Posttest comparison. Compared items are concisely summarized, and their item number is presented in parentheses. The client's Pretest and Posttest answers to these items are set forth for comparison. Page 3 concludes with space provided for the staff member's recommendations, signature and the assessment date.
 



       
       NAME: Mr. Example               -3-                    COMPARISON REPORT
 
       No diagnosis should be based on DVI Pre-Post comparison  results.  These
       results  are  confidential  and  are  working  hypotheses.  They  are  a
       straight forward comparison of pretest and posttest scale scores.
 
       Four behavior categories are selected for  pretest-posttest  comparison:
       alcohol, drugs, violence and control. The client's  responses  are  pre-
       sented for pretest and posttest. Answers are listed for comparison.
 
                                                 ---ANSWERS---
      ALCOHOL:                             PRETEST           POSTTEST
                                           --------          --------
      Self-rated drinking problem(#132)    #3) Slight        #3) Slight
      Motivation for treatment (#136)      #3) Slight        #4) No desire
      Ten point rating scale (#139)        #2) 3, 4 or 5     #2) 3, 4 or 5
      Drinking in last 30 days (#143)      #2) Stayed same   #3) Better
 
                                                 ---ANSWERS---
      DRUGS:                               PRETEST           POSTTEST
                                           --------          --------
      Self-rated drug use problem (#133)   #4) No problem    #4) No problem
      Motivation for treatment (#137)      #4) No desire     #4) No desire
      Ten point rating scale (#140)        #1) 1 or 2        #1) 1 or 2
      Drug use in last 30 days (#144)      #4) No drugs      #4) No drugs
 
                                                 ---ANSWERS---
      VIOLENCE:                            PRETEST           POSTTEST
                                           --------          --------
      Self-rated temper problem (#134)     #3) Slight        #3) Slight
      Self-rated domestic violence (#135)  #3) Slight        #3) Slight
      Motivation for counseling (#138)     #3) Slight        #3) Slight
      Ten point rating scale (#141)        #2) 3, 4 or 5     #2) 3, 4 or 5
      Violence in last 30 days (#145)      #3) Stayed same   #4) Less violent
 
                                                 ---ANSWERS---
      CONTROL:                             PRETEST           POSTTEST
                                           --------          --------
      Ten point rating scale (#142)        #3) 6, 7 or 8     #2) 3, 4 or 5
 
      RECOMMENDATIONS:_______________________________________________________
 
      _______________________________________________________________________
 
      _______________________________________________________________________
 
      _______________________________________________________________________
 
      ______________________         ______________
      STAFF MEMBER SIGNATURE              DATE

 
 

Administration of the DVI-Pretest and DVI-Posttest results in an outcome report.  The client's pretest scores are compared to their posttest scores and the COMPARISON REPORT is then generated.  Sometimes this "outcome concept" can be difficult to understand.  The DVI Pre-Post is discussed in more detail in Risk & Needs Assessment website www.riskandneeds.com. Or you can contact Risk & Needs Assessment, Inc. for more information.  Our telephone number is (602)234-3506, our fax number is (602) 266-8227 and our e-mail address is skarca@riskandneeds.com.
 
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SUMMARY

Risk & Needs Assessment, Inc. focuses on domestic violence offender assessment and has developed four domestic violence offender tests.  These assessment instruments include:  1. Domestic Violence Inventory (DVI), 2. DVI-Short Form, 3. DVI-Juvenile and 4. DVI Pre-Post.  This website www.domestic-violence-tests.com discusses each of these four domestic violence tests.  And should you desire more test-related information after reading this webpage, we recommend you visit the Risk & Needs website www.riskandneeds.com.

Risk & Needs Telephone Number is (602) 234-3506. Offices are open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mountain Standard Time.  Risk & Needs Fax Number is (602) 266-8227.  The fax machine is on 24-hours a day.  Risk & Needs e-mail address is skarca@riskandneeds.com and Risk & Needs website address is located at www.riskandneeds.com.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE TESTING OVER THE INTERNET
Professional Online Testing Solutions, Inc. enables you to administer domestic violence tests over the internet at a very affordable fee. You can download test booklets, answer sheets, training manuals, example reports and research free. To establish your account (takes three to four minutes) click on www.online-testing.com.

 

Interested in more testing websites? If so, click on this Testing Websites link.
DVI DVI-Short Form DVI-Juvenile DVI Pre-Post Cost (Test Unit Fee) How To Order Tests


Risk & Needs Assessment, Inc.
P.O. Box 32818
Phoenix, Arizona 85064-2818


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