Importance of Assessments Flashcards
What are three main reasons assessments should be done first?
- To identify occupational difficulties
- To develop an appropriate intervention plan
- To establish a baseline to allow evaluation of progress
What are the three steps in the assessment process in paeds?
- Develop an occupational profile
- Observe
- Complete a formal assessment
THIS ORDER IS VERY IMPORTANT
What should you consider when selecting an appropriate formal assessment tool?
- Family priorities: what occupations are most important to the family?
- Practice context: What assessments are available and what are your time constraints
What are the pros and cons of a non-standardised Ax?
Pros: acknowledge diversity of clients
Cons: Do not follow a standard protocol and are therefore prone to error
What are the two forms of standardised Ax?
- Criterion referenced
- Norm-referenced
Describe criterion-referenced Ax
- Checklists
- Instructions and scoring not standardised, but there is a description for scoring
- Often more functional
Describe norm-referenced Ax
- Always standardised
- Compare the child to a norm-referenced sample and provide standard scores
- Useful in research or determining issues
- Caution - some samples do not include children with disabilities.
Define standard deviation
How far away the child is from the mean of the sample.
The mean is 0 SD away from the mean. We refer to scores as being a distance from the mean.
What scores do you use in reports?
- Standard scores
- SD (how many SD the child is above or below the mean)
What scores do you NOT use in reports?
- Percentile ranks: indicates what percentage of children in a normative sample scored below the child’s raw score, this can be very disheartening for parents.
- Age-equivalent scores: describes where the child is performing in relation to the norm group that obtained that score. Can be very misleading.
