Community Oriented Programs Environment Scale (COPES)

Instrument Description:

The Community Oriented Programs Environment Scale (COPES) assesses ten dimensions of the social environments of community based treatment programs, such as community residential facilities, halfway houses, community care homes, sheltered workshops, rehabilitation centers, and day care facilities. Norms are based on clients in 125 programs and staff in l05 programs.

Instrument Development and Research Contact: Rudolf Moos, Ph.D.


Instrument and scoring instruction availability: Rudolf Moos, Ph.D.

References:

Moos, R. (1997). Evaluating Treatment Environments: The Quality of Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Programs. New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction.

This book provides more detailed information on the research and practical applications of the Community-Oriented Programs Environment Scale and the Ward Atmosphere Scale.

Timko, C., Moos, R. & Finney, J. (2000). Models of matching patients and treatment programs. In Craik, K., Price, R., & Walsh, W. B. (Eds.), Person-environment psychology: New directions and perspectives. (2nd Ed.; pp. 169-196). Hillsdale, N.J.: Erlbaum.

This chapter focuses on the use of the Community-Oriented Programs Environment Scale and the Ward Atmosphere Scale to develop and evaluate models of matching patients and treatment environments.

Moos, R., & Moos, B. (1998). The staff workplace and the quality and outcome of substance abuse treatment. Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 59, 43-51.

This paper describes the use of the Work Environment Scale and the Community Oriented Programs Environment Scale to assess and identify the connections between the staff work environment and the treatment environment of substance abuse treatment programs.