Assessments Flashcards
who/what is a primary source for assessments
the client
Who/what is a secondary source for assessments
medical or education records test results interviews with family social history progress notes team meetings with staff
what are the purposes of assessments
Identify client information–problems
initial baseline assessment–treatment planning and program placement
monitor progress–formative evaluations
Cooperation and trust scale (CAT)
- high cognitive functioning clients
- purpose is to measure participates perceived level of trust and cooperation
Free time boredom
Purpose to identify the degree to which the participant is bored in the four components that make up boredom
What are the 4 components that make up boredom in the Free time boredom assessment
1- meaningfulness–the patient has a focus or purpose during their free time
2- mental involvement
3- speed of time–has enough purposeful and satisfying activity to fill their time
4- physical involvement–enough movement to satisfy
Leisure attitude measurement LAM
purpose is to identify attitudes toward leisure
measures:
cognitive–general knowledge and beliefs
affective–evaluation and feelings about leisure experiences
behavioral–intentions, current and past participation
Leisure interest measure
Purpose is to measure interest in the 8 domains of leisure activities Measures: - physical - outdoors - mechanical - art - services - social - cultural - reading
Leisure motivation scale
purpose is to measure motivation for engaging in leisure activities 4 motivators: 1- intellectual 2- social 3- competence 4- stimulus avoidance
Leisure satisfaction measure
Purpose is to measure the degree client perceive general needs are being met through leisure
What are the 6 categories of need in the LSM
Psychological educational social relaxation physiological aesthetic--view areas in which they engage in leisure as pleasing, interesting, and beautiful
Leisure Diagnostic Battery
Measures the extent of perceived freedom in leisure, current level of leisure functioning, areas in need of improvement and impact of leisure services
Also measures barriers to leisure
Leisure scope assessment
purpose is to identify areas of high leisure interest, emotional motivation for participation, and identify individuals who need higher arousal experiences
Measurement of social empowerment and trust
purpose is to measure changes in perception for social attitudes and skills as a result of treatment program
five sub scales 1- bonding and cohesion 2- empowerment 3- self-awareness 4- self-affirmations 5- awareness to others
Comprehensive evaluation in Recreational therapy (CERT-psych)
Purpose is to identify and evaluate behaviors relevant to successfully integrate into society using appropriate social skills
Measure:
- attendance, appearance, attitude
- individual performance
- group performance
Comprehensive evaluation in Recreational therapy (CERT-physical disabilities)
purpose is to establish baseline for functioning skills related to leisure
FOX assessment
purpose is to evaluate the clients relative level of skill in the social affective domain
given to people who have dementia or brain injury
Function assessment of characteristics for TR (FACTR)
purpose is to assess basic functional skills to see if client qualifies for services and to identify the area most likely to improve with services
General recreation screening tool (GRST)
purpose is to measure general developmental level of the client in 18 areas related to leisure
Idyll Arbour activity assessment
purpose is to obtain information to develop a treatment plan for long-term care and nursing home patients
Therapeutic recreation activity assessment
best for people with severe mental illness
purpose is to asses basic functional skills as demonstrated in a group setting
Functional independence measure
basic indicator of severity of disability
Global assessment of functionin
looks at overall functioning
81-100= positive mental health
31-70= most outpatients
1-40= most inpatients
mini-cognitive test
assess dementia by having patients remember and repeat three common objects and draw a clock face indicating a particular time
mini mental state examination
assess dementia through a series of tests, including remembering the names of three common objects, counting backwards, naming, providing location, copying shapes and following directions
Timed up and go test
used to assess a person’s mobility and requires static and dynamic balance
What is reliability
indicates that the given similar conditions similar results will be achieved
scoring consistency
test-retest reliability
measures the same subjects with the same instruments at different times
alternative form reliability
compares results from two forms of the same measuring tool
split half reliability
the measuring tool is divided in half, and the results from each half are compared
intraobserver reliability
a single observer compares results gathered at different times
internal consistency reliability
a measure of how consistently participants respond to items in the testing instrument
Interobserver reliability
two observers use the same method of measurement and compare results
What is validity
describes how well the assessment results match their intended purpose
Construct validity
use of an outside objective opinion to determine whether something is valid
internal validity
represents a causal relationship which can be tested to determine that the program is responsible for the change that is being measured
External validity
the extent to which the results of a program can be applied to similar groups
duration recording
when you are interested in how long a behavior occurs you record the amount of time that the client displays the behavior
interval recording
indicates how frequently a behavior is displayed during a specified time interval
continuous recording
when a therapist records both the beginning of the behavior and the end of the behavior
subjective data
what the client tells you
objective data
anything else you or others observe
