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The Achievement of Therapeutic Objectives Scale (ATOS) started as a research instrument based on the therapeutic objectives of Defense Restructuring, Affect Restructuring and Self/Other Restructuring (see Introduction and Table of Contents). It can be useful to working therapists, however, as a way of focusing on how well their therapy is moving toward these objectives.

This page links to several items (click here and read the note at the bottom of the page if you need more information on file formats):

1. A supplementary article to Treating Affect Phobia, which discusses videotaping sessions and introduces the ATOS. Click here for the pdf version file, or here to see/download the rtf file.
2. A one-page Brief Overview for the ATOS ratings can be viewed as a pdf file, a web page, or an rtf file.
3. The full ATOS Coding Manual (which includes the Brief Overview) can be viewed as an pdf file or as an rtf file.
4. A pdf file of an article on ATOS reliability, "The Reliability of the Achievement of Therapeutic Objectives Scale: A Research and Teaching Tool for Brief Psychotherapy," by Leigh McCullough, et al (J Brief Therapy 2003; 2: 75-90).

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