Evaluation always seems like the thorniest - and therefore most interesting - part of the clinical process. How does one go about developing a clear understanding of a client s current situation? What questions should be asked? How and when is the best time to ask those questions? Which tools will be best to construct an accurate portrait of his or her situation, and what information should we use to select the best tools? How do we know when the picture we have created of a client s situation is accurate, and how will we know when we re headed down the wrong path. --From the Foreword by Wendy J. Coster, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA Evaluation, which promotes a greater understanding of the people whom occupational therapy serves, is the foundation of occupational therapy practice and provides evidence to guide best practices. This third edition of the classic text answers the above questions and focuses on the role of the occupational therapist as an evaluator with assessment support provided by the occupational therapy assistant. Chapters discuss the various aspects of a comprehensive evaluation, including screening, reassessment, and reevaluation, and reaffirm the importance of understanding people as occupational beings. The expansion of this revision in breadth and depth reflects contemporary evaluation approaches. Most importantly, the authors discuss the influence that evaluation practices have on practice and remind readers to think about not only what the current practice environment wants an evaluation to be but also what the profession believes a comprehensive evaluation should be. Chapter Highlights · Evaluation-Where Do We Begin? · Philosophical and Theoretical Influences on Evaluation · Assessment Identification and Selection · Practical Aspects of the Evaluation Process · Evaluation in the Intervention Planning Process · Administration of Evaluation and Assessments · Contextual Evaluation to Support Participation · Nonstandardized Testing · Reliability and Validity: The Psychometrics of Standardized Assessments · Scoring and Interpretation of Results · Interpretation and Documentation · Reassessment and Reevaluation · Evaluating Special Populations · Use of Evaluation Data to Support Evidence-Based Practice · Use of Evaluation Data in Outcomes-Oriented Approach

Evaluation: Obtaining and Interpreting Data, 3rd Edition

Edited By

Jim Hinojosa PhD OT FAOTA

Paula Kramer PhD OTR FAOTA

Patricia Crist PhD OTR FAOTA

Health, Fitness & Dieting

The American Occupational Therapy Association

Occupational therapy enables people of all ages to live life to its fullest by helping them promote health; make lifestyle or environmental changes; and prevent - or live better with -injury, illness, or disability. By looking at the whole picture - a client's psychological, physical, emotional, and social make-up - occupational therapy assists people to achieve their goals, function at the highest possible level, maintain or rebuild their independence, and participate in the everyday activities of life. Living Life To Its FullestTM: Stories of Occupational Therapy is a collection of narratives by occupational therapy and other health care professionals, clients, and their families that individually and together articulate what occupational therapy is, how it contributes to helping individuals fully live their lives in ways that are meaningful, and how occupational therapy has helped practitioners develop and define their own lives and practices. Authors have personalized recollections of professional passion, love, advocacy, community integration, spirituality, roles, occupations, and purposeful and meaningful activities is a way that will invigorate and inspire readers.

Living Life To Its Fullest: Stories of Occupational Therapy

Medical Books

Ashley Hofmann

Molly Strzelecki

Allied Health Professions

Practice guidelines are important tools for promoting the highest quality of care. In this latest practice guideline from the American Occupational Therapy Association, Occupational Therapy Practice Guidelines for Adults With Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders gives occupational therapy practitioners, educators, and health care professionals an evidence-based guideline for providing the best, most appropriate care for adults with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders as well as their caregivers. There are numerous types of dementia; some are rare, but others are reaching alarming proportions and will continue to grow as the world s population ages. The most prevalent is Alzheimer's disease, an irreversible, progressive brain disease causing neuropathological changes in brain tissue, which accounts for 70% of all dementia in older adults. The disease affects those with it, their families, and their communities. An occupational therapy evaluation can inform decision makers about the need and level of support at each stage of the disease. Maintaining quality of life with a progressive condition includes promotion of optimal participation in daily activities. Occupational therapy services can maximize engagement in day-to-day leisure, social, life skills, and self-care activities. Designed primarily for clinical practitioners, Occupational Therapy Practice Guidelines for Adults With Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders is a vital reference tool for occupational therapy and occupational therapy assistant students and educators, policymakers, and other health care professionals who work with clients with the disease and their families and caregivers. The guideline clarifies the role of occupational therapy services for external audiences by determining the appropriateness of occupational therapy referrals and detailing the scope of services related to Alzheimer's disease.

Occupational Therapy Practice Guidelines for Adults With Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders (AOTA PRACTICE GUIDELINES SERIES)

Patricia Schaber PhD OTR/L

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