How do you assist to identify a person’s goals and support needs?
Valued Directions Occupational Therapy uses standardised assessments, observation of everyday tasks and conversation to identify personal strengths and difficulties and priorities for support and capacity-building. Professional recommendations are provided and refined in collaboration with the person.
Standardised assessments include:
- Assessment of Motor and Process Skills (AMPS)
- Domestic and Community Skills Assessment (DACSA)
- Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM)
- World Health Organisation Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS 2.0)
- Life Skills Profile (LSP-16)
Functional assessments include:
- Routines
- Participation in meaningful activities
- Self-care
- Shopping, meal planning and preparation
- Managing finances
- Home maintenance
- Mobility and community access
- Interpersonal relationships
- Cognitive function
- Sensory preferences