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| 3101072299 | Occupational Therapy Process | the interaction between the practitioner and client. Its a collaborative relationship that involves problem solving to support the client's occupational performance. | 0 | |
| 3101112464 | Referral | a request for service for a particular client. The OT is responsible for accepting, and responding to these. They may come from a physician, another professional or a client. Federal, state, and local regulations and the policies of third party payers determine the type that is required. | 1 | |
| 3101149772 | screening | gathers preliminary information about the clint and determines whether further evaluation and occupational therapy intervention are warranted. It involves a review of the client's records, the use of brief screening tests, and interview with the client or caregiver, observation of the client, discussion of the client with a referral source. | 2 | |
| 3101176228 | During this screening process what initiates and directs this process? | The client's developmental level, gender, cultural background, and medical functional status. | 3 | |
| 3101183294 | assessment instruments | standardized or non-standardized measurements used to obtain information about the clients | 4 | |
| 3101195721 | occupational profile | this is where the OT practitioner obtains initial information about the client , including their age, gender, and reason for referral, their diagnosis, and medical history, prior living situation and level of functioning. Their social, educational, and vocational background. | 5 | |
| 3101272959 | interview | is the primary mechanism for gathering information for the occupational profile. IT is planned and organized way to collect pertinent information It is used as a way to trust and build rapport with the client. There are three steps to this. Initial contact, information gathering, and closure. | 6 | |
| 3101294753 | assessment procedures | include tests, instruments, or strategies that provide specific guidelines. It informs OT practitioners about what is examined, how it is to be examined, how data is communicated, and how the information is applied in clinical problem-solving. | 7 | |
| 3101312506 | validity | if research testing shows that it is to be a true measure of what it claims to measure | 8 | |
| 3101316118 | reliability | is a measure of how accurately the scores obtained from the test reflect the true performance of the client. | 9 | |
| 3101331972 | test-retest reliability | is an indicator of the consistency of the results of a given test from one administration to another. | 10 | |
| 3101357934 | interrater reliability | is an indicator of the likelihood that test scores will be the same no matter who is the examiner. | 11 | |
| 3101361135 | Standardized test | is one that has gone through a rigorous process of scientific inquiry to determine its reliability and validity. each of these has its carefully established protocol for its administration | 12 | |
| 3101411138 | Normative data | often called norms collected from a representative sample that can then be used by the examiner to make comparisons with his or her subjects | 13 | |
| 3101419581 | Nonstandardized tests | this measures function. It has guidelines for administering and scoring, but may not have normative data or established reliability and validity. An example of this is manual muscle testing, and sensory testing | 14 | |
| 3101448093 | Problem Identification | initial step in developing the intervention plan, where the OT reviews the results of the evaluation and identifies the client's strengths and deficits in occupational performance areas, performance skills, performance patterns, client factors, and contexts. It also involves developing a hypothesis about the cause of the problem. | 15 | |
| 3101463421 | Solution development | is the process of identifying alternatives for intervention and forming goals and objectives. Forming a model of practice, and frame of reference from which the OT practitioner operates is an important component. | 16 | |
| 3101476802 | Plan of Action | is creation of long and short-term goals for the client that address the problems that have been identified. The goals are prioritized according to the needs of the client. | 17 | |
| 3101523013 | Intervention | involves working with the client through therapy to reach the clients goals. There are five approaches used by OTs; create/promote, establish, restore, maintain, modify, and prevent. | 18 | |
| 3101531389 | Consulting | Practitioners frequently perform this with other professionals, family members, and clients regarding intervention strategies. When the practitioner performs this, he or she is not directly responsible for the implementation and subsequent outcome of the intervention. It requires advice, knowledge, the ability to communicate clearly with others, and knowledge of the context in which the consultation occurs. | 19 | |
| 3101707650 | Education | This may be formal or informal and is required for the client, family, and caregivers about the activities that support the intervention plan. This may be provided through a workshop to a parent group regarding a particular frame of reference. It must be tailored to the clients level. | 20 | |
| 3101719203 | Transition Services | Are the coordination of facilitation of services for the purpose of preparing the client for a change. It may involve a change to a new functional level, life stage, program, or environment. | 21 | |
| 3101735088 | discharge plan | this is developed and implemented to address the resources and supports that may be required upon discharge. This includes recommendations for continued services, equipment recommendations, and any therapy the client is required to follow after discharge. | 22 |
