Why licensing matters
Many standardized psychological scales are protected by their publishers' rights, with conditions on who administers them, how they are copied, and whether an electronic version is allowed. Using a scale outside its license terms can expose a center to liability, even when the use is entirely professional.
This article does not replace checking each publisher's terms or getting legal advice.
Questions before any conversion
- Who owns the scale? A commercial publisher, an author, or is it published for public use?
- Does the center hold a valid license, and what does it cover?
- Does the license allow an electronic version, or only paper administration?
- Does the Arabic version in use carry rights separate from the original?
- Are there conditions on who administers the scale and interprets results?
When the license does not allow conversion
Not every scale has to become electronic. A scale whose license does not allow it is administered with its original materials as it is, and the result is kept in the client's record. The work stays organized without any breach.
How this works in Enable 360
Licensing scales is the center's responsibility, and we build any scale once the center confirms its right to use it. Scales that stay with their original materials have their results uploaded as a file to the client's record, where they become part of the report.
Enable 360 for counseling centersFrequently asked questions
Will Enable 360 build any scale a center asks for?
We build a scale once the center confirms its right to use it, because licensing is the center's responsibility.
What if the license does not allow an electronic version?
The scale is administered with its original materials, and the result is uploaded to the client's record.
Do scales published for public use need a license?
It depends on each scale's publication terms, which are worth checking before use.
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