The TCU Assessment System offers a suite of free, research-driven tools that help treatment providers:
Assess client needs (e.g., motivation, trauma, readiness for change)
Evaluate program-level functioning and service delivery
Guide individualized treatment planning and monitor progress over time
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Easy to use and backed by decades of field research, these tools are designed for seamless integration into your workflow—with no cost for service providers.
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TCU Drug Screen 5
The TCU Drug Screen 5 is a brief self-report tool used to identify substance use disorder severity
based on DSM-5 criteria. It includes 17 items and yields a score that classifies individuals into
no, mild, moderate, or severe substance use disorder categories.
TCU Criminal Thinking Scales 3.0
The TCU Criminal Thinking Scales 3.0 is a 36-item self-report measure designed to assess patterns of criminal thinking associated with criminal behavior. It includes six scales—Justification, Power Orientation, Response Disinhibition, Insensitivity to Impact of Crime, Grandiosity, and Social Desirability—that support treatment planning and progress monitoring.
Treatment Process Forms
TCU Treatment Needs & Motivation Form
The TCU Treatment Needs and Motivation Form is a 36-item self-report measure used during intake to assess motivation and treatment needs across five scales: Problem Recognition, Desire for Help, Treatment Readiness, Treatment Needs, and Pressures for Treatment. Scored on a 5-point Likert scale and rescaled from 10-50 per scale, it offers insights into clients’ readiness and engagement, informing clinical planning.
TCU Psychological Functioning Form
The TCU Psychological Functioning Form is a 33‑item self‑report instrument that evaluates psychosocial health across five scales: Self‑Esteem, Depression, Anxiety, Decision‑Making, and Substance Use Expectancy. Scored on a 5-point Likert scale and rescaled from 10-50 per scale, provides a snapshot of mental health functioning to inform clinical planning and track change over time.
TCU Social Functioning Form
The TCU Social Functioning Form is a 36-item self-report measure assessing four key aspects of social behavior: Hostility, Risk-Thinking, Social Support, and Social Desirability. Scored on a 5-point Likert scale and rescaled from 10-50 per scale, the SOCForm helps identify interpersonal strengths and social risk factors to guide treatment planning.
TCU Treatment Engagement Form
The TCU Treatment Engagement Form is a 36-item self-report survey assessing client engagement during treatment across four scales: Treatment Participation, Treatment Satisfaction, Counselor Rapport, and Peer Support. Scored on a 5-point Likert scale and rescaled from 10-50 per scale, it serves as a tool for monitoring client involvement and therapeutic relationships throughout treatment.
Client Physical Health & Risk
TCU Physical & Mental Health Status Screen
The TCU Physical & Mental Health Status Screen is a self-report instrument combining 11 items on past-year physical health and 10 psychological distress items modeled on the Kessler K10 scale. It yields separate indices for physical health problems and mental distress that can assist in identifying clients who may need medical or mental health follow-up. Accordion Description
Staff Assessments
TCU Organizational Readiness for Change
The TCU Organizational Readiness for Change assesses four organizational domains: Motivation for Change, Program Resources, Staff Attributes, and Organizational Climate. This tool measures readiness for change factors and helps organizations identify strengths and barriers to implementing evidence-based practices within their organization.
TCU Organizational Functioning
The TCU Organizational Functioning Form assesses multiple domains of how an organization operates, including clarity of mission, communication, staff cohesion, leadership, and resource management. This tool measures organizational functioning factors and helps agencies identify operational strengths and barriers to delivering effective services.
Adolescent Forms
TCU Adolescent Thinking Form A
The TCU Adolescent Thinking Form A is a self-report questionnaire that assesses general and drug‑related impulsivity in adolescents, covering the scales Negative Urgency, Positive Urgency, Premeditation, Attention, Control over Drug Use, and Drug Culture. Scored on a 5-point Likert scale and rescaled from 10-50 per scale, is used in adolescent treatment programs to guide clinical planning and track change over time.
TCU Adolescent Thinking Form B
The TCU Adolescent Thinking Form A is a self-report tool designed to assess adolescent thinking styles and error patterns across eight scales: Assertiveness, Invincibility, Optimism/Hope, Problem-Solving Efficacy, and Drug Resistance Efficacy clinical planning and track change over time. Scored on a 5-point Likert scale and rescaled from 10-50 per scale, it supports clinical efforts to identify cognitive strengths and areas of risk related to impulsiveness, confidence, and resistance skills in adolescent treatment planning.
TCU Adolescent Family, Friends, and Self Youth
The TCU Family, Friends, and Self Youth Form is a 35-item self-report assessment that evaluates family dynamics (warmth, control, conflict) and peer relationships (peer trouble, peer–family connection, peer socialization). Scored on a 5-point Likert scale and rescaled from 10-50 per scale, it helps clinicians identify social strengths and stressors to guide treatment planning and engagement strategies.
