Week #7 OTD 523

An occupational therapist conducts a preadmission screening for a supported housing program with several levels of care. The therapist receives a referral for an individual with chronic schizophrenia, disorganized type, with residual symptoms of circumstantiality, flat affect, and decreased attention. Which screening tool is best for the therapist to use with this client?

• A semi-structured interview

• An ADL checklist.

• A structured cooking task.

• A weekly activity schedule

What is the method MOST important to apply when conducting a SEMI-STRUCTURED interview?

• Utilize questions to influence a client’s thinking and to facilitate self-reflection.

• Follow a predetermined protocol, adjusting the process as needed

• Ask questions exactly as they are stated on the evaluation tool.

• Use good timing and attention to the client’s boundaries

Although both are critical psychometric properties, which one is more important:validity or reliability? (non NBCOT question)

An OTR is administering a standardized assessment to a child who appears to be demonstrating difficulty initiating one of the subtests. In order to obtain accurate results, what is the FIRST action that should be taken by the OTR?

• Adapt instructions to meet the child’s needs

• Stop testing because the child seems fatigued

• Provide verbal and tactile cues as needed

• Follow test protocol for giving additional directions

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