Allen Cognitive Levels and Modes of Performance and Level of Care Flashcards
Why was ACL designed?
To promote a client’s best ability to function despite limitations.
How does ACL define cognitive disabilities?
a global incapacity to do universal human activities.
What does ACL use Task Equivalence for?
To identify daily life activities that have similar physical and cognitive demands based on task analysis.
Task analysis
a method of determining the complexity of an activity by separating the activity into steps and determining the physical and cognitive functional capacities required to perform each task.
Extrinsic Factors
things that we can observe.
Cues
Objects or conditions in the environment that stimulate the senses.
Attention
Changes as cognitive level increases.
Motor Action
Provides another way for therapists to observe information processing.
Speed
Pace of activity can reflect the efficiency with which clients process information.
Visual Spatial
Information processing, often attributed to the right brain, including creativity, imagination, and the ability to see the big picture or holistic view.
Verbal Propositional
Information processing, often attributed to the left brain, includes reasoning and language/communication ability, understanding of cause and effect, classification, timing, and sequencing.
Memory
Includes what one is doing now and what one has learned in the past.
Working Memory Model
Expands our understanding of attention or awareness as the initial step in processing information.
What does learning require?
The transfer of short-term memory to long-term memory.
ACL Level 1
Automatic Actions
ACL Level 2
Postural Actions
ACL Level 3
Manual Actions
ACL Level 4
Goal-Directed Actions
ACL Level 5
Explanatory Actions
ACL Level 6
Planned Actions
ACL Level 1 - Attention to Sensory Cues
Subliminal
ACL Level 2 - Attention to Sensory Cues
Proprioceptive
ACL Level 3 - Attention to Sensory Cues
Tactile
ACL Level 4 - Attention to Sensory Cues
Visible
ACL Level 5 - Attention to Sensory Cues
Related (all senses)
ACL Level 6 - Attention to Sensory Cues
Symbolic
ACL Level 1 - Motor Action - Spontaneous
Automatic
ACL Level 2 - Motor Action - Spontaneous
Postural
ACL Level 3 - Motor Action - Spontaneous
Manual
ACL Level 4 - Motor Action - Spontaneous
Goal-Directed
ACL Level 5 - Motor Action - Spontaneous
Exploratory
ACL Level 6 - Motor Action - Spontaneous
Planned
ACL Level 1 - Motor Action - Imitated
None