Table 2 Overview scales and items FFMHPQ-GV
From: Different perspectives in psychiatry: how family-oriented are professionals in Germany?
Scale | Description | Included Items |
|---|---|---|
Organizational Policy and Supports | ||
 Scale 1: Workplace support | The workplace provides support (e.g. supervision) for family-focused practice | 1, 18 |
 Scale 2: Location issues | Transport and services to refer family members to are not a problem in this area | 2, 19 |
 Scale 3: Time and workload | Time or workload constraints regarding family-focused practice | 3, 20, 35 |
 Scale 4: Policy and procedures | Family-focused policy and practices are clear at the workplace | 4, 21 |
 Scale 5: Professional development | There are opportunities for professional development regarding working with families | 5, 22 |
 Scale 6: Coworker support | The support from other workers regarding family-focused work | 6, 23 |
Working with Parent-Clients | ||
 Scale 7: Family and parenting support | Providing resources and referral information to consumers and their families | 7, 24, 36, 43, 47 |
 Scale 8: Worker confidence | The level of confidence the worker has in working with families, parents and children | 8, 25, 48 |
 Scale 9: Support to carers and children | The level of information, advocacy and referral provided to carers and children | 9, 26, 37 |
 Scale 10: Engagement issues | The opportunity for engagement with family members | 10, 27, 38 |
Workers Skill and Knowledge | ||
 Scale 11: Assessing the impact on the child | How well the worker assesses the impact of the parent illness on the child/ren | 11, 28 |
 Scale 12: Training | Worker willing to undertake further training | 12, 29, 39, 44 |
 Scale 13: Skill and knowledge | Worker skill and knowledge regarding impact of parental mental illness on children | 13, 30, 40, 45, 49 |
 Scale 14: Service availability | There are programs to refer families to | 14, 31 |
 Scale 15: Connectedness | Workers assessment of parent awareness of child connectedness | 15, 32, 41 |
 Scale 16: Referrals | Referring family members to other programs | 16, 33, |
 Scale 17: Interprofession practice | Team work and interprofessional practice | 17, 34, 42, 46, |
 Scale 18: Parenting and mental illness | Worker skill and knowledge about the impact of mental illness and parenting | 50, 51, 52, 53 |