The Functional Assessment Rating Scale - FARS (John C. Ward, Jr., Ph.D. & Michael G. Dow, Ph.D., 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998) is a way of documenting and standardizing impressions from clinical evaluations or mental status exams that assess cognitive, social and role functioning. For more information, try the links below or contact Dr. John Ward at The University of South Florida.

Information about a consumer satisfaction measure developed by Dr. Dow and Dr. Ward (The Behavioral Healthcare Rating of Satisfaction - BHRS) is available at http://www.bhrs.fmhi.usf.edu.

• Download the February 2006 FARS Manual



• Go to FARS Training and Certification Site
  
(You must download and read this new manual before beginning your training...the manual has detailed instructions about registering for the online training, selecting your password, taking the training and printing your certificate.)

For information regarding the FARS, contact:

John C. Ward, Jr., Ph.D.
Associate Professor		Adjunct Associate Professor
Dep't of Mental Health, Law and Policy		Dep't of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute		College of Public Health

University of South Florida, 13301 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., Tampa, FL 33612
Phone: (813) 974-1929; Fax: (813) 974-9327; E-mail: ward@fmhi.usf.edu