Assessments in Occupational Therapy Mental Health An Integrative Approach

by Hemphill-Pearson, Barbara J.

• ISBN13: 9781556422669
• ISBN10: 1556422660
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-09-24
• Publisher: Slack Incorporated

Summary

Assessments in Occupational Therapy Mental Health: An Integrative Approachis a unique compilation of mental health assessments used and taught in occupational therapy clinics and academic programs. Edited by Barbara J. Hemphill-Pearson, this comprehensive resource boasts 22 chapters divided into nine sections.This text's introduction presents the integrative processthe structure for assessing clients in mental health. Subsequent chapters address the interviewing process and include Client-Centered Assessment, The Occupational Performance History Interview, and Role Change Assessment for older adults. Five sections provide a thorough review of functional assessments, as well as assessments based on analytical theory, the model of human occupation, skill acquisitional theory, and biological theory. The assessments included in this book were chosen by OT faculty as the most important to the field in a survey conducted by the editor. Several chapters were written by the original assessment developers themselves. Chapters are dedicated to the ten most important assessments, including the Kohlman Evaluation of Daily Living Skills, the Cognitive Adaptive Skills Evaluation, and the Role Checklist. This detailed text also addresses computerized assessments, as well as research concepts used in the development of assessments.This book is a thorough, scholarly work from contributors recognized for advancing the occupational therapy profession.

Author Biography

Barbara J. Hemphill- Pearson, MS, OTR, FAOTA
Barbara J. Hemphill is an associate professor in the Department of Occupational Therapy at Western Michigan University. Ms. Hemphill’s publications include: The Evaluative Process in Psychiatric Occupational Therapy, The B.H. Battery, Mental Health Assessment in Occupational Therapy, and Card File on Occupational Therapy Assessment in Mental Health. Barbara has publications, research, and presentations in the areas of education, assessment, and mental health. She is a fellow of the American Occupational Therapy Association.

Table of Contents

Introduction

An Introduction to the Integrative Approach to Mental Health Assessment

The Interviewing Process

Interviewing as an Assessment Tool in Occupational Therapy

Client-Centered Assessment: The Canadian Occupational Performance Measure

The Occupational Performance History Interview

Role Change Assessment: An Interview Tool for Older Adults

Functional Assessment

The Bay Area Functional Performance Evaluation

The Prevocational Assessment Process in Mental Health Occupational Therapy

Performance Assessment of Self-Care Skills

Assessment Based on Object Relations Theory

The Use of Expressive Media as an Assessment Tool

How to Use the BH Battery

Build A City: A Projective Task Concept

Assessments Based on the Model of Human Occupation

The Role Checklist

The Assessment of Occupational Functioning - Collaborative Version

The Role Activity Performance Scale

Assessments Based on a Skill Acquisitional Theory

The Kohlman Evaluation of Living Skills

The Milwaukee Evaluation of Daily Living Skills

The Comprehensive Occupational Therapy Evaluation

Assessment Based on a Biological Theory

The Cognitive Adaptive Skills Evaluation

Computerized Assessments Used in Mental Health

OT Fact Applications in Mental Heath

Adolescent Risk-Taking Behaviors: Computerized-Assisted Questionaire

Computerized Assessment: The Stress Management Questionnaire

Research Concepts Used in the Development of Assessments

Research Principles Used in Developing Assessments in Occupational Therapy

Appendices

Comprehensive Occupational Therapy Evaluation Scale (COTE Scale)

Definitions of Terms for the COTE Scale

Occupational Therapy Evaluation (KidCOTE)

Cognitive Adaptive Skills Evaluation: Protocol Sheet

Excerpts of OT FACT Psychosocial Categories and Definitions

OT FACT Profile for an Individual with Early Alzheimer's Behavior

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