Giving Youth a Voice Questionnaire-Brief (GYV-20)

The Giving Youth a Voice Questionnaire (Brief Version – GYV-20) is a 20-item measure designed for youth with disabilities. This measure is used to understand the perspectives of youth around the client-centredness of services received over the past year from their Rehabilitation Centre.

With the emphasis on client/family-centred service, it is important to determine the priorities, goals, and perspectives of the youth who receive the services. The self-administered questionnaire is suitable for use in research and clinical settings with adolescents and young adults between the ages of 13 and 21 years. 

The GYV-20 is a brief version of the original 56-item questionnaire (GYV), that was adapted from the Measure of Processes of Care, a measure of caregiving from the perspective of parents. Items for the GYV were generated from focus groups with youths who had received rehabilitation services.