Evaluation, OT Professional Roles, and Process
Define occupational performance?
Ability to complete desired occupations
True or False?
Therapist use top down approach to allow you to make good prioritization of what to include in evaluation and what will be valued
True
What does the test manual include?
1. Who can give the test? 2. What is it and who is it for? 3. Description of development and standardization process 4. Psychometrics 5. Information on scoring and interpreting scores
What is reliability?
the consistency or stability of test scores
Remeber that an __ ______ is not the same thing as a ____
OT Evaluation, Test
An OT synthesizes & interprets results and ______ evaluation _______
finalizes, report
What are the additional elements to guide an evaluation?
Practice setting, reason for referral, family/child concerns and child’s condition, funding source
What are some types of assessments (4)?
What is validity?
The extent to which a test measures what it says it measures
List the four ethical considerations
Examiner Competency, Client Privacy, Communication of test results, cultural bias
What is Reevaluation?
The ongoing process of collecting and interpreting data to refine and revise the occupational therapist’s understanding of the child strengths, needs, and priorities for therapy.
Define OT Models?
guides the OT process
Describe characteristics of norm-referenced assessments.
Uses a normative sample, has a standardized protocol for administration and scoring, uses mean/average scores for score distributions
Types of reliability?
Interrater-reliability and test-retest reliability
What are some important factors in a test environment?
Name at least two
Be ready when child arrives
Be familiar with the test and avoid distractions
Be able to know what breaks you can or can't take
What is screening?
A process to determine whether a child would benefit from a comprehensive evaluation to determine if occupational therapy would be beneficial
Define frames of reference?
Created to guide intervention for specific populations
Describe characteristics of criterion-referenced assessments
Provides information about child's performance compared with the criterion of performance for the skill, reveals what the child can or cannot do
Types of validity?
construct-related validity, content-related validity, and criterion-related validity
Three disadvantages of a standardized assessment are...
1. Snapshot of performance
2. Testing is in an artificial environment
3. Rigid Procedures
What does Evaluation require?
requires a synthesis of all data obtained, analytical interpretation of the data, reflective, clinical reasoning, and consideration of occupational performance and contextual factors.
Define activity analysis?
Process of examining the essential components of an activity to identify its domains and opportunities for therapeutic intervention
Norm: BOT-3, VMI
Criterion: PEDI-CAT, HELP, SFA
PDMS-2 is both
What are the two types of criterion-related validity?
concurrent validity and predictive validity
Three advantages of standardized assessments are....
1. Standard scores give you the same language as other professionals
2. Monitor progress
3. Can be used for program evaluation (response to intervention)