Difficult Life Circumstances (DLC) Scale

Description

3rd Edition – The Difficult Life Circumstances (DLC) is a 40 item Yes/No assessment that evaluates the existence of stressors or chronic challenges in families. The updated DLC is organized so that both clinicians and researchers can easily use it to describe an individual or population. The tool is organized into six major domains of stressors which can be totaled and examined individually: Financial, Housing and Transportation, Health, Personal, Child, and Partner Issues. Each item provides a window into the caregiver’s lived experiences and allows for a more responsive service provision by the provider. (50/pad)