SPH513: Frameworks Revision - ICF (WHO)

Question 1

How to begin assessing a client using ICF:

Answer 1

1. begin with the person as a whole to determine the life participation successes and restrictions.
2. Ascertain all factors that influence this functioning
   (*Dont assume that working on individual deficits witll generalise to a person’s actual life. First establish activities/participation goals then work backward to find appropriate specific therapy tasks that could reasonably lead to the end goals).
   (Threats, 2010, p.38)