Lecture 9b

Question 1

OT assessment area: interests

Assessment:

Answer 1

NPI Interest Checklist 
- Looks at preferences, intensity, types of interests 
- Can be broken down into categories:
>manual (sewing) 
>physical sports (swimming) 
>ADL (ironing) 
>cultural/edu (writing, languages) 
>social recreation (gardening)

Question 2

OT assessment area: daily activity

Assessment:

Answer 2

• What people do, when, for how long, where, with whom, what level of enjoyment
  E.g.
  -Time diary
• Time budget
• Time pie
  (shows where and how they are spending their time)

Question 3

OT assessment area: role function

Assessment:

Answer 3

- Can identify role function/dysfunction
E.g. 
- Role checklist
- Occupational role history 
- Role change assessment

Question 4

OT assessment area: occupational performance

Assessment:

Answer 4

• Motivation for occupation
• Nature of performance, skills
  E.g.
• COPM
• SP
• Allen’s cognitive levels test

Question 5

OT assessment area: living skills

Assessment:

Answer 5

• Measures of functioning (ability to perform tasks and roles)
• Community living skills (clothing, hygiene, food prep, transport, social interaction)
  E.g.
• Brookvale Living Skills Assessment
• Community Living Skills Scale
• Independent Living Skills Scale

Question 6

OT assessment area: environment

Assessment:

Answer 6

• Home visit

- CASPAR

Question 7

OT assessment area: strengths

Assessment:

Answer 7

• Personality, family, skills, interpersonal, goals, history
• use strengths to build on to support occupational performance

Question 8

Generic assessment area: mental health assessment

Assessment:

Answer 8

• Presenting problem
• Psychiatric history
• Forensic history
• Substance use/abuse
• Medical history
• Family history
• Personal history
• Risk assessment

Question 9

Generic assessment area: social and functional needs

Assessment:

Answer 9

CANSAS

• Structured interview
• Identifies unmet needs
• Care planning

Question 10

Generic assessment area: health

Assessment:

Answer 10

• Food diaries

- Eating Habits Questionnaire

Question 11

Generic assessment area: mental state examination

Assessment:

Answer 11

As per previous lecture

Question 12

Generic assessment area: risk assessment

Assessment:

Answer 12

As per previous lecture

Question 13

Generic assessment area: cognitive screening

Assessment:

Answer 13

Mini Mental Status Examination

- Help to determine impact of cognitive deficits

Question 14

Generic assessment area: outcome measures

Assessment:

Answer 14

• Life Skills Profile

- Mental Health Inventory

Question 15

How to set a plan headings

Answer 15

1. Long term goal
2. Short term goal
3. Objectives
4. Strategies
5. Who/When