Treatment Outcome Expectations Scale (TOES)

Have you ever wondered what clients and caregivers are thinking when they come into treatment for the first time? What do they expect it to be like? What kind of results do they expect to see? We have two measures of treatment expectations that are only completed once at intake by the client and the caregiver. One is the Treatment Outcome Expectations Measure, which has 8 questions. The Outcome Expectations measure asks them about what they think the results of treatment are going to be. In other words, what they think they are going to get out of treatment.

For example, the caregiver is asked if they think counseling will improve their relationship with their child. Clients are asked the opposite, if they think counseling will improve their relationship with their caregiver(s). You can use this information to get a better understanding of what your client is expecting from services and get on the same page with them right from the start.