Working Alliance Inventory (WAI)

Full name of scale

WAI – Working Alliance Inventory

Languages

23 languages, including English, Arabic, Chinese (36 item and Short Form), Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finish, French (36 item and Observer), German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Lithuanian, Norweigian (SR*), Farsi (Persian), Polish, Porrtuguese, Rumanian, Slovenian, Spanish (Continental, Argentinian, Chilean and Short), Swedish, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu\

*SR: Short Revised

French version reference

Alix, Y. Traduction du Working Alliance Inventory (WAI) version thérapeute, d’anglais en français, à l’aide d’une traduction aller-retour et d’une méthode de consensus Delphi.

Rater

Includes both a client self-assessment and a therapist version in the Full Form; Short Form, Observer

Training

Not mentioned; scoring key for the WAI is provided in the WAI package.

Utility

To investigate the alliance at different points in the treatment both within-person & between-person perspective

Multiple English versions exist: full version, Short revised; Observer, Couple form and various application specific forms (group form, case manager form, chiropractor, family practitioner, past-tense version, session form, supervisory form).

Although the WAI was initially developed for application in psychiatry, it has since been administered in other medical settings including studies related to aids and diabetes.

Time to complete

No information found. Full version is 36 items (Likert scale) and a shorter version exists

Cost/license

Open access. Download available on the WAI website (https://wai.profhorvath.com/downloads). An acquiring of a Limited Copyright Release (LCR) is advised if using one of the translation versions.

Permissions associated with the WAI: contact the exacutive director of SPR Dr. Marna Barrett (sprexecutive [at] gmail.com). For supports using the instrument or having any questions: horvath [at] sfu.ca with WAI in the subject line.