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title: Work and Social Adjustment Scale (WSAS)
description: "A five item scale intended to measure what it says. One of the **IAPT** mandatory measures, i.e. measures the practitioner is expected to ask the client to complete at any contact. See [https://www.networks.nhs.uk/nhs-networks/regional-mental-health-commissioning-networks-portal/documents/wsas.pdf](https://www.networks.nhs.uk/nhs-networks/regional-mental-health-commissioning-networks-portal/documents/wsas.pdf) for a copy of the scale. ####…"
url: "https://www.psyctc.org/psyctc/glossary2/work-and-social-adjustment-scale-wsas/"
updated: "2021-08-10"
category: All OM book glossary entries
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# Work and Social Adjustment Scale (WSAS)

A five item scale intended to measure what it says. One of the **IAPT** mandatory measures, i.e. measures the practitioner is expected to ask the client to complete at any contact. See [https://www.networks.nhs.uk/nhs-networks/regional-mental-health-commissioning-networks-portal/documents/wsas.pdf](https://www.networks.nhs.uk/nhs-networks/regional-mental-health-commissioning-networks-portal/documents/wsas.pdf) for a copy of the scale.

#### Chapters

Chapters 4 and 8.