Community Integration Measure

The Community Integration Measure (CIM) offers a brief, easily-administered measure of community integration in a client-centered survey of perceived connections with the community in 4 dimensions (general assimilation, support, occupation and independent living) developed from the words and ideas of individuals with traumatic brain injury.

To obtain a copy of the CIM, please  click on the link below:

Community Integration Measure

References:

  • McColl, M.A., Davies, D., Carlson, P., Johnston, J., & Minnes, P. (2001). The Community Integration Measure:  Development and preliminary validation.  Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 82, 429-434.
  • McColl, M.A., Davies, D., Carlson, P., Johnston, J., Harrick, L.,., Minnes, P., & Shue, K. (1999). Transitions to independent living after ABI.  Brain Injury, 13, 311-330.
  • McColl, M.A., Carlson, P., Johnston, J., Minnes, K., Shue, K., Davies, D., &  Karlovits, T. (1998). The definition of community integration:  Perspectives of people with brain injuries.  Brain Injury, 12 (1), 15-30.
  • Minnes, P., Carlson, P., McColl, M.A., Nolte, M.L., Johnston, J. & Buell, K. (2003).  Community integration:  a useful construct , but what does it really mean?  Brain Injury, 17, 149-59.