Module 5

Question 1

Evaluation

Answer 1

the process of obtaining and interpreting data necessary to understand the individual and design appropriate treatment

Question 2

Referral

Answer 2

a request for service for a particular client or a change in the degree and direction of service

Question 3

Occupational performance analysis

Answer 3

This is usually performed informally through the interview process. The occupational profile includes background information, the client’s goals, habits, occupations, and history. The purpose of assessment is threefold. First, an assessment is performed to find out the wants and needs of a client. Second, it is used to establish a baseline (beginning skills) in performance. Third, it is performed to identify factors that support or hinder the client’s performance.

Question 4

Interview

Answer 4

part of the evaluation process and a primary mode for gathering information. It helps the OT practitioner focus on what areas to address and narrows down which formal or informal assessment need to be performed to establish a baseline.

Question 5

Clinical observations

Answer 5

watching an OT in their work setting

Question 6

Test-rest reliability

Answer 6

A measure of the consistency of the results of a given test from one administration to another

Question 7

Normative data

Answer 7

Information collected from a representative sample that can then be used by the examiner to make comparisons with his or her clients

Question 8

Chunking

Answer 8

a strategy that is used to remember several units of information. For example, it is easier to remember a phone number if it is divided into chunks instead of trying to remember individual numbers.

Question 9

Conditional reasoning

Answer 9

the clinical reasoning strategy in which the occupational therapy practitioner implements intervention and cognitively checks along the way to compare the client’s progress in treatment and goals fro the future

Question 10

Novice

Answer 10

A practitioner who is learning the procedural skills necessary to practice

Question 11

Proficient practitioner

Answer 11

A practitioner who views situations as a whole instead of as isolated parts; practical experience allows the proficient practitioner to develop a direction and vision of where the client should be going; able to easily modify the intervention plan if the initial plan does not work.

Question 12

Ethical element of clinical reasoning

Answer 12

The element of clinical reasoning that takes into account the client’s perspective and his or her goals for intervention

Question 13

Model of Practice

Answer 13

A way of organizing that takes the philosophical base of the profession and provides terms to describe practice, tools for evaluation, and a guide for intervention

Question 14

Evidence-based Practice

Answer 14

Basing practice on the best available research evidence

Question 15

Intervention

Answer 15

An approach that involves working with the client through therapy to reach client goals

Question 16

Screening

Answer 16

The process by which the occupational therapy practitioner gathers preliminary information about the client and determines whether further evaluation and occupational therapy intervention are warranted

Question 17

Discharge plan

Answer 17

The plan developed and implanted to address the resources and supports that may be required upon discontinuation of services

Question 18

Information gathering

Answer 18

Through observation and/or assessments to gather all necessary information for the client.

Question 19

Validity

Answer 19

Having a true measure of what it claims to measure

Question 20

Inter-rate reliability

Answer 20

A measure of the likelihood that test scores will be the same no matter who is the examiner

Question 21

Non-standardized test

Answer 21

Tests that do not provide specific guidelines based upon a normative sample; do not require standardized procedures

Question 22

Procedural Reasoning

Answer 22

A clinical reasoning strategy used b the occupational therapy practitioner when he or she focuses on the client’s disease or disability and determines what will be the most appropriate modalities to use to improve the functional performance

Question 23

Narrative Reasoning

Answer 23

The type of clinical reasoning in which storytelling and story creation are used.

Question 24

Advanced beginner practitioner

Answer 24

A practitioner who is learning to recognize additional cues and beginning to see the client as an individual; still does not see the whole picture

Question 25

Expert Practitioner

Answer 25

A practitioner who has the clinical reasoning skills to recognize and understand rules of practice, use intuition to know what to do next, and use conditional reasoning

Question 26

Artistic element of clinical reasoning

Answer 26

The element of clinical reasoning in which the occupational therapy practitioner guides the treatment process and selects the “right action” in the face of uncertainties inherent in the clinical process

Question 27

Frame of Reference (FOR)

Answer 27

A system that applies theory and puts principles into practice, providing practitioners with specifics on how to treat specific clients

Question 28

Outcome

Answer 28

An aspect of program evaluation that evaluates the results of the intervention after the service has been provided

Question 29

Occupational profile

Answer 29

profile includes background information, the client’s goals, habits, occupations, and history. The purpose is to find out what the wants and needs of the client are, to establish a baseline in performance, and to identify factors that support or hinder the client’s performance

Question 30

Assessments

Answer 30

Standardized or non standardized measurements sed to obtain information about the clients

Question 31

Closure

Answer 31

At the end of a session, the interviewer signals when the interview is about to end by summarizing the information gathered and reviewing the next steps in the process. Thus avoiding an abrupt ending.

Question 32

Reliability

Answer 32

A measure of how accurately the scores obtained froth rest reflect the true performance of the client

Question 33

Standardized test

Answer 33

Tests that provide specific guidelines based upon a normative sample; require standardized procedures