Module 5 Flashcards
Evaluation
the process of obtaining and interpreting data necessary to understand the individual and design appropriate treatment
Referral
a request for service for a particular client or a change in the degree and direction of service
Occupational performance analysis
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.
Interview
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.
Clinical observations
watching an OT in their work setting
Test-rest reliability
A measure of the consistency of the results of a given test from one administration to another
Normative data
Information collected from a representative sample that can then be used by the examiner to make comparisons with his or her clients
Chunking
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.
Conditional reasoning
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
Novice
A practitioner who is learning the procedural skills necessary to practice
Proficient practitioner
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.
Ethical element of clinical reasoning
The element of clinical reasoning that takes into account the client’s perspective and his or her goals for intervention
Model of Practice
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
Evidence-based Practice
Basing practice on the best available research evidence
Intervention
An approach that involves working with the client through therapy to reach client goals
Screening
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
Discharge plan
The plan developed and implanted to address the resources and supports that may be required upon discontinuation of services
Information gathering
Through observation and/or assessments to gather all necessary information for the client.
Validity
Having a true measure of what it claims to measure
Inter-rate reliability
A measure of the likelihood that test scores will be the same no matter who is the examiner
Non-standardized test
Tests that do not provide specific guidelines based upon a normative sample; do not require standardized procedures
Procedural Reasoning
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
Narrative Reasoning
The type of clinical reasoning in which storytelling and story creation are used.
Advanced beginner practitioner
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
Expert Practitioner
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
Artistic element of clinical reasoning
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
Frame of Reference (FOR)
A system that applies theory and puts principles into practice, providing practitioners with specifics on how to treat specific clients
Outcome
An aspect of program evaluation that evaluates the results of the intervention after the service has been provided
Occupational profile
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
Assessments
Standardized or non standardized measurements sed to obtain information about the clients
Closure
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.
Reliability
A measure of how accurately the scores obtained froth rest reflect the true performance of the client
Standardized test
Tests that provide specific guidelines based upon a normative sample; require standardized procedures
