Chapter 8: Evaluation, Interpretation, and Goal Writing Flashcards
What is the starting point of a top-down evaluation in occupational therapy?
A. Performance skills
B. Occupational performance and levels of participation
C. Sensorimotor skills
D. Environmental factors
Answer: B. Occupational performance and levels of participation
If limitations are identified in the top-down evaluation, what is the next area of focus?
A. Occupational performance
B. Environmental factors
C. Performance skills
D. Goal achievement
Answer: C. Performance skills
Which factors are assessed under performance skills in a top-down evaluation?
A. Only sensorimotor skills
B. Only cognitive skills
C. Only psychosocial skills
D. Sensorimotor, cognitive, psychosocial, and environmental factors
Answer: D. Sensorimotor, cognitive, psychosocial, and environmental factors
What does the acronym EI-PEP stand for in the context of the purpose of evaluation?
A. Eligibility, Intervention Planning, Evaluate Progress
B. Eligibility, Intervention Performance, Evaluate Participation
C. Eligibility, Intervention, Performance, Evaluation Plan
D. Evaluation, Intervention, Participation, Eligibility Plan
Answer: A. Eligibility, Intervention Planning, Evaluate Progress
One of the purposes of evaluation is to establish eligibility. What is this purpose used for?
A. To determine the client’s goals
B. To decide if the client qualifies for services
C. To create an intervention plan
D. To measure the client’s progress
Answer: B. To decide if the client qualifies for services
What are the key components of purpose of evaluation ?
A. By creating a baseline to evaluate progress
B. By providing a focus for intervention planning
C. By establishing eligibility
D. All of the above
Answer: All of the above
What should be summarized in the re-assessment during discharge planning?
A. Client’s new goals
B. Changes in client’s ability to engage in occupations from initial evaluation to discontinuation of services
C. Performance of the therapist
D. Progress in specific performance skills
Answer: B. Changes in client’s ability to engage in occupations from initial evaluation to discontinuation of services
What recommendations might be included in discharge planning?
A. New performance skills to develop
B. Changes in client’s daily routine
C. Continuing services or alternative supports as applicable
D. Assessment of new occupational roles
Answer: C. Continuing services or alternative supports as applicable
What is a key component of discharge planning in occupational therapy?
A. Goal achievement
B. Goal attainment scale
C. Re-assessment of functional gains
D. Summarize changes in client’s ability to engage in occupations between the initial evaluation and discontinuation of services.
E. Make recommendations as applicable
F. All of the above
F. All of the above
In the A.B.C.D.E. goal-writing framework, what does ‘A’ stand for?
A. Action: How to complete the goal
B. Audience ; Who the goal is for
C. Ability ; The ability to obtain the goal
D. Assessment: Where to assess the goal
Answer: B. Audience; Who the goal is for
What does ‘C’ represent in the A.B.C.D.E. goal-writing framework?
A. Client; How will the client complete the goal
B. Condition; How you will support the behavior
C. Challenge; What challenges would arise
D. Context; What context does the goal align
Answer: B. Condition; How you will support the behavior
Which part of the A.B.C.D.E. goal format explains the purpose of the goal?
A. Audience; How will you support the client
B. Behavior; The occupation; what the client is doing or saying, for example.
C. Condition; How will you support
D. Explanation; Why/purpose of the goal; when you expect the goal will be met (long term only)
Answer: D. Explanation; Why/purpose of the goal; when you expect the goal will be met (long term only)
What does ‘B’ represent in the A.B.C.D.E. goal-writing framework?
A. Client; How will the client complete the goal
B. Behavior; The occupation; what the client is doing or saying, for example.
C. Challenge; What challenges would arise
D. Context; What context does the goal align
B. Behavior; The occupation; what the client is doing or saying, for example.
What does ‘D’ represent in the A.B.C.D.E. goal-writing framework?
A. Client; How will the client complete the goal
B. Behavior; The occupation; what the client is doing or saying, for example.
C. Challenge; What challenges would arise
D. Degree: How the goal will be measured; how it is scaled; quality of performance (short term only)
D. Degree: How the goal will be measured; how it is scaled; quality of performance (short term only)
What does the ‘S’ in S.M.A.R.T. goals stand for?
A. Specific
B. Significant
C. Sensible
D. Standard
Answer: B. Significant
Significant: Clear and important goal to the client
In S.M.A.R.T. goals, what is meant by ‘Measurable’?
A. The goal is easily achieved
B. Progress can be tracked and quantified
C. The goal is relevant to the client
D. The goal is time-limited
Answer: B. Progress can be tracked and quantified
Why is it important for a goal to be ‘Achievable’ in the S.M.A.R.T. framework?
A. To ensure it is challenging for the client
B. To make sure it aligns with the therapist’s capabilities
C. To ensure it is within the client’s capabilities and provides a ‘just right’ challenge
D. To align with the client’s schedule
Answer: C. To ensure it is within the client’s capabilities and provides a ‘just right’ challenge
Sarah will independently prepare a simple breakfast (e.g., toast with butter and a cup of tea) in her own kitchen, four mornings per week, within six weeks, to increase her self-sufficiency and daily living skills.
Breakdown:
Significant: Preparing breakfast is a clear and important goal for Sarah as it enhances her self-sufficiency.
Measurable: The goal specifies that Sarah will prepare breakfast independently four mornings per week, allowing progress to be tracked.
Achievable: The goal is set within the “just right” challenge, considering Sarah’s current skills and potential for improvement.
Relevant: The goal directly relates to Sarah’s desire to increase her independence in daily living activities.
Time-limited: The goal includes a time frame of six weeks to achieve it, providing a clear date of reference.
Which type of Goal writing is this an example of?
Answer: SMART
