Professional Quality of Life Scale

The Professional Quality of Life (proQOL) is intended for any helper – health care professionals, social service workers, teachers, attorneys, emergency response, etc. Understanding the positive and negative aspects of helping those who experience trauma and suffering can improve your ability to help them and your ability to keep your own balance. The measure is available in English, Arabic, Kiswahili, Kurdish Sorani, Russian, Spanish, Tigrinya, and Ukrainian.

The website also includes a section, ProQOL Health, which was developed to serve healthcare workers with self-care and over all well-being.  

Developed by B. Hudnall Stamm in 2009, this 30-item questionnaire helps caregivers rate their own quality of life. See the PROQOL website for much more about professional quality of life.

After many years of development by Dr. Beth Hudnall Stamm, ownership of the ProQOL has been transferred to the Center for Victims of Torture (CVT).  CVT is a mental health and human rights NGO operating in several countries around the world. The ProQOL will remain free and available for use and, over time, this website will be cleaned and updated to include even more information. In the meantime, any queries about the ProQOL and this website should be directed to the ProQOL Office at CVT.  The Center for Victims of Torture is excited and honored to assume this responsibility and thanks Dr. Stamm for her trust in us.