Clinical reasoning in Evaluation

Dr Weis lecture

what is at the core of an eval

clinical reasoning

how can we use clinical reasoning

to help guide decisions based off the info collected

what are the types of clinical reasoning

scientific, diagnostic, procedural, interactive, narrative, pragmatic, ethical and conditional

are professional and clinical reasoning the same

yes

where is professional reasoning used

outside the clinical setting

what is professional reasoning ment to do

that the whole profession uses this specific reasoning

scientific

basic info (medical info, background), conditions, vital signs, current sympts

diagnostic

using initial diagnosis to figure out functional limitations

procedural

policies & procedures

interactive

TUS, connection btwn client and therapist

narrative

client’s occupational story

pragmatic

common sense → what you know

ethical

do the right & best thing

conditional

integration of all types, adapt to demands of setting & condition, think through multiple outcomes