Objective:

To develop and validate an instrument which assesses the determining factors contributing to the integral formation of interns of social service programs.

Methodology:

The instrument was developed on the basis of conceptual elements which are theoretically associated to the integral formation of interns in the social service. The instrument was content-validity examined by a panel of experts, and then applied to students assigned to diverse assisting units hosting the social service programs to explore the students’ opinions on their experiences.

Results:

After the analysis of content, some items were further debugged and a final instrument of 53 items grouped into an overall opinion section and three specific dimensions: structure, process, and results, was constituted. This version of the instrument was then applied to a pilot sample of 16 alumni, obtaining a global Cronbach alpha of 0.943.

Conclusion:

The present instrument constitutes a supporting tool to following-up the interns during their social service, allowing timely adjustments to these programs to be made, thus, further fostering the integral formation of the interns.