Philosophical & Theoretical on Eval Process

Dr. Weis Lecture & Eval textbook

theories/models

lens that outlines “concepts, definitions, postulates that help professionals make predictions about relationships btwn events

FOR

tool we use to translate theory into practice & outlines cause & effect

what are some Occupation Centered Models

MOHO, PEO, PEO Performance, CMOP-E

what do both FOR and Theories/Models have in common

they both provide a framework

what are the 3 approaches a OT can use

clear, idiosyncratic, exploratory

clear approach

clear FOR based on client’s screening data

exploratory approach

no clear direction is avalible so have to explore the data

what are the 3 ways to explore a exploratory approach

top-down, bottom-up and contextual

top-down

starting with occupations then going down to client factors

bottom up

starting with client factors and working way up to occupations

contextual

looking at how the context affects the client

idiosyncratic approach

occupational model is not enough to figure out, using other sources to gain info to use appropriate theoretical base to guide intervention