tailieunhanh - Ebook Measuring occupational performance (3/E): Part 1

Part 1 book “Measuring occupational performance” has contents: Measurement in occupational therapy, measurement concepts and practices, understanding measurement properties, guiding therapist decisions for measuring outcomes in occupational therapy, identifying person factors that impact occupational performance assessment, and other contents. | .34375 .34375 Law Baum Dunn THIRD EDITION As the profession of occupational therapy continues to mature and expand its practice, the measurement of occupational performance is one of the key avenues that all practicing clinicians will need to explore and master. Measuring Occupational Performance: Supporting Best Practice in Occupational Therapy, Third Edition summarizes the measurement tools needed to assess client occupational performance, to provide the best intervention, and to document the efficacy of that intervention. These measurement tools are not just a compilation of all tools that are available for measurement relevant to occupational therapy; they are an elite group of tools carefully selected by the editors through a process of rigorous theoretical, clinical, and scientific reasoning. Features of the Third Edition: • Offers insight into the importance of measuring functional performance, methodologies, measurement issues, and best approach for outcome measurement • Explains the technical aspects of measurement development and methodologies and which components of functioning are to be measured and how • Conveys a broad focus on occupational performance and offers examples from a wide range of practice settings and from multiple ages throughout the lifespan • Develops an understanding of the theoretical aspects and evidence for both standardized tests and nonstandardized tests New in the Third Edition: • Focus on strengths-based approaches • New chapter focused on school-based practice • Measures health and disability at both individual and population levels using the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) • New content on reliability, validity, and responsiveness • New content on goal attainment • Additional material on decision making in practice In this changing health care environment, Measuring Occupational Performance: Supporting Best Practice in Occupational Therapy, Third Edition explains how core