Documenting Outcomes Ch 9

Question 1

Early childhood outcomes

Answer 1

•Child and family indicators
•Data are collected by teams and reported to state programs
➢State Performance Plan
➢Annual Progress Report

Question 2

Data Collection to Determine Efficacy of Services

Answer 2

•Client-centered outcomes
•Meaningful to child and family
•Reliable and accurate
•Functional
•Easily obtained

Question 3

Important Features of Data Collection

Answer 3

Qualitative
•Quantitative
•Reliability and validity of data
•Fidelity of implementation

Question 4

Qualitative data

Answer 4

Perspectives of child, family, teacher, or caregiver
•Subjective experience
•May include rating scales (such as pain scale)

Question 5

Quantitative data

Answer 5

Quantity
•Amount
•Intensity
•Frequency

Question 6

Reliability and validity of data

Answer 6

Reliability: method of measuring is consistent.
➢Inter-rater reliability: two examiners w
•Validity: correctly measures the intended behavior.

Question 7

Fidelity of implementation

Answer 7

Is the home program, suggested strategies, or intervention activities being implemented on a regular basis
➢Checklist
➢Schedule
➢Date and frequency

Question 8

Data-based decision model

Answer 8

Systematic and collaborative approach
•Uses baseline a ongoing quantitative data as basis for decisions regarding
➢Need for series
➢Effectiveness of services
➢Frequency of services

Question 9

Documentation

Answer 9

Justify services
•Legal document
•Billing
•Record of services
•Communication to family and other professionals

Question 10

Progress notes

Answer 10

Narrative
•SOAP
•DAP/FIP

Question 11

Progress monitoring

Answer 11

Defining and operationalizing the concern
•Identifying the measurement strategy
•Gathering current baseline performance
•Establishing a goal
•Creating a visual chart with a goal line
•Creating a decision-making plan
•Collecting data during intervention and using for decision-making
Creating a visual chart with a goal line
•Creating a decision-making plan
•Collecting data during intervention and using for decision-making

Question 12

Goal attaining setting

Answer 12

Create goals from objective and subjective data.
•Operationally define outcome criteria.
•Use independent examiner to measure outcome.
•Determine if intervention was implemented as stated

Question 13

Rubrics

Answer 13

•Define purpose.
•Analyze current performance.
•Identify performance components to target in rubric.
•Select a measurement scale.
•Clearly and objectively define criteria for mastery.
•Clearly and objectively define criteria for each score on scale.
•Provide instruction.

Question 14

Progress monitoring in establishing goals

Answer 14

➢Meaningful to child and family
➢Addresses occupational performance
➢Clear and concise
➢Relevant to child and current situation
➢Provide conditions and/or timeframe
➢Represent positive actions

Question 15

Progress monitoring in gathering current baseline perfomance

Answer 15

➢Baseline data collected in reliable manner
➢Frequency relates to concern
➢3-4 data points in short period of time

Question 16

Progress monitoring identifying the measurement strategy

Answer 16

➢Simple, time efficient, and systematic
➢Collected as regular intervals

Question 17

Progress monitoring defining and operationalizing the concern

Answer 17

➢Observable language
➢Specify and clarify outcome

Question 18

Outcomes?

Answer 18

Achievement of client’s goals of participation and engagement in occupation
•Measurable
•Guide intervention process
•Created collaboratively (child, family, and team)