Process 1 exam

Screening

where you determine if further OT services are needed

evaluation

baseline measurements of performance

assessment

examiner bias

Results from personal beliefs or feelings of evaluator can influence result of evaluation

assessment bias

Bias related to gender, age, culture, lifestyle, health status, geographical area, and socioeconomic status

top-down contextual approach to evaluation

First start by looking at occupation, then performance patters, performance skills, and then client factors

Bottom down contextual approach to evaluation

First start by looking at client factors, performance skills, performance patterns, and then the occupation

data driven decision making requires

reflective practice, constant thought, and decision making

evidence based practice

uses assessments that have been proven to work

what are the theoretical selection approaches in evaluation

1. clear choice

2. exploratory

3. idiosyncratic

what factors influence clinical utility?

cost, additional training

Normative assessments

When you compare the clients scores to a "normal” set of numbers for that test Ex. MMSE

criterion-referenced assessments

How well an individual performs against a set criteria NOT against another person., focus is on a mandatory skill Ex. KELS assessment

ipsative assessments

Doesn’t have specific expected outcome, standardized procedure to ensure data collection is the same. Ex. COMP, OPHI-2

OCAIRS assessment

non standardized assessment that measures perception of occupational participation and performance, can be used on anyone who has good cognition,

MOHOST assessment

non standardized, address volition, habituation, communication, interaction skills, motor skills, process skills, and environment

OPHI-2 assessment

Non standardized, explores client life history in areas of work, play, and self-care performance in an interview style

Occupational questionnaire

non standardized, measure self-perception of occ. competence and how the individual values occupations

EFPT assessment

standardized, examine executive function with independent living task

KELS assessment

standardized, evaluate function of basic living skills by testing 17 skills: self care, saftey, health, money management,, community

ACL assessment

assess functional cognition for pt with cognitive processing deficit. score of lacing thread will determine level of occ. performance

PROMISE assessment

standardized, assess mental, physical, and social health, takes 2-5mins

MMSE assessment

standardized, assess cognitive function of cognitive impairments, and can detect cognitive change

SLUMS assessment

standardized, used by clinicians to identify individual with dementia or mild neurocognitive impairment