Functional assessment and intervention in occupational therapy

Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal
Catana Brown

Abstract

Occupational therapists consider the person, the environment and the occupation (personally meaningful activities) in the assessment and intervention process with the ultimate goal being occupational performance. This paper describes functional assessment and intervention from the perspective of the occupational therapist with specific examples of assessment instruments and intervention approaches. A scenario of a person in recovery with a particular occupational performance goal is woven throughout the paper to apply the concepts of functional assessment and intervention to a specific situation. CINAHL and PubMed databases; Existing assessment manuals and research on these instruments. Occupational therapists are just one discipline of many within psychiatric rehabilitation. Multidisciplinary teams can be most effective when they work collaboratively and maximize the expertise of all contributors. By describing the occupational therapy process, providing a scenario, and offering suggestions for collaboration, it is hoped that this paper fosters dialogue among occupational therapists and others involved in psychiatric rehabilitation.

Citations

May 21, 2010·Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology : the Official Journal of the National Academy of Neuropsychologists·Fernanda Speggiorin PereiraMônica Sanches Yassuda
Jun 27, 2015·Occupational Therapy in Health Care·Lisa MahaffeyKatharine Preissner
Jul 3, 2015·Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy·Helen Ayres, Alexander Panickacheril John

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