ch 16 Flashcards
What is a dynamic, collaborative relationship between the practitioner and the client that involves problem solving to support the client’s occupational performance?
occupational therapy process
What is a planned and organized way to collect the client’s information for the occupational profile?
interview
What provides the OT practitioner with the client’s age, gender, diagnosis, medical history and functional performance?
occupational profile
What is a request for services for a particular client population or community?
referral
What is a way of gathering a client’s information by watching and noticing?
observation
What does research testing demonstrate when a test is a true measure of what it claims to measure?
validity
What is the process where an OT practitioner works with a client through therapy to reach the client’s goals?
intervention
What is the coordination or facilitation of services to prepare the client for a change?
transition services
What does the OT practitioner do when gathering preliminary information about the client to determine if further evaluation and OT intervention is needed?
screening
What is based on normative data and has an established protocol for its administration?
standardized test
What does the OT practitioner do when watching the client complete a predetermined task to determine the client’s deficits and strengths in relation to the activity demands?
structured observation
What is an indicator that test scores will be the same no matter who the examiner is?
interrater reliability
What are tests which have guidelines for administering and scoring but do not have established data or established reliability and validity?
nonstandardized tests
What does the OT practitioner provide to the client, family, or caregivers about activities that may support the intervention plan?
education
What is written by the occupational therapist and includes a summary of the client’s functional level, changes made throughout OT interventions, and recommended services or equipment?
discharge plan
What includes tests, instruments, or strategies that provide specific guidelines for administration and determine the client’s performance level?
assessment procedures
What is information collected from representative samples that is used by the examiner to compare with his/her subjects?
normative data
What is an indicator of the consistency of the results of a given test from one administration to another?
test-retest reliability
What does the OT practitioner provide when offering intervention strategies but is not responsible for the implementation or the outcomes?
consulting
What is the measure of how accurately the scores obtained from the test reflect the client’s true performance?
reliability
What do OT practitioners use frames of reference to determine prior to completing evaluation?
assessment instrument
