Intervention orientation: quantification of "person-blame" versus "situation-blame" intervention philosophies

Almost from its inception at the Swampscott conference in 1965, community psychology has criticized interventions focusing solely on "person variables" or "blaming the victim." In order to begin to explore this orientation more scientifically, these studies created a measure to tap person- and situation-blame orientations of service providers working with adolescents in legal jeopardy. Its reliability and construct validity were examined; implications for other social problem areas and for further research questions are explored.