Main description:

Assessments in Occupational Therapy Mental Health: An Integrative Approach, Fourth Edition is a unique compilation of mental health assessments that are taught in occupational therapy academic programs and used in clinical practice. This highly anticipated Fourth Edition provides the occupational therapy student and educator with knowledge about the evaluation process, assessments that are current and accurate, and how to generate research for developing assessment tools.

Assessments in Occupational Therapy Mental Health, Fourth Edition by Drs. Barbara J. Hemphill and Christine K. Urish, along with more than 30 world-renowned contributors, includes 15 new assessments, along with updates to 9 assessments from the previous editions. Also incorporated throughout the text is the AOTA's Occupational Therapy Practice Framework, Third Edition.

Each chapter includes:

A theoretical base on the assessment including historical development, rationale for development, behaviors assessed, appropriate patient use, review of literature, and assessment administration
How the instrument is administered, which includes the procedure, problems with administering, and materials needed
The presentation of a case study and interpretation of results
Statistical analysis and recent studies
Suggestions for further research to continue the development and refinement of assessments in occupational therapy mental health

New to the Fourth Edition:

Kawa Model Assessment
Spirituality
Model of Human Occupation Assessments
Assessments Measuring Activities of Daily Living

Some of the topics included in the Fourth Edition:

Evidence-based practice
The interviewing process
Psychological assessments
Cognitive assessments / learning assessments
Behavioral assessments
Biological and spiritual assessments

While introducing new assessments and updated information, Assessments in Occupational Therapy Mental Health: An Integrative Approach, Fourth Edition is ideal for occupational therapy faculty, students, practitioners, as well as nurses, psychologists, and social workers.

Contents:

Dedication
Acknowledgments
About the Editors
Contributing Authors
Preface
Foreword
Part I: Introduction
Chapter 1: Assessment in Occupational Therapy
Chapter 2: Evidence-Based Practice and Assessment in Occupational Therapy
Part II: The Interviewing Process
Chapter 3: Occupational Profile and Interviewing in Occupational Therapy
Chapter 4: Client-Centered Assessment: The Canadian Occupational Performance Measure
Chapter 5: Social Profile: Assessment of Social Participation in Children, Adolescents, and Adults
Chapter 6: Activity Card Sort as an Essential Tool to Obtain an Occupational History and Profile in Individuals With Mental Health Challenges
Part III: Psychological Assessments
Chapter 7: Writing as an Assessment Tool in Mental Health
Chapter 8: Creative Participation Assessment
Chapter 9: The Kawa (River) Model: Culturally Relevant Assessment in Occupational Therapy Mental Health Practice
Part IV: Cognitive Assessments
Chapter 10: Performance-Based Assessments and Neuropsychological Assessments: A Comparison
Chapter 11: Cognitive Disabilities Model: Allen Cognitive Level Screen-5 and Allen Diagnostic Module (2nd Edition) Assessments
Chapter 12: Routine Task Inventory-Expanded
Chapter 13: Contextual Memory Test
Chapter 14: Weekly Calendar Planning Activity
Chapter 15: The Executive Function Performance Test
Part V: Behavioral Assessments
Chapter 16: Assessments Used Within the Model of Human Occupation
Chapter 17: The Assessment of Occupational Functioning-Collaborative Version
Chapter 18: Role Assessments Used in Mental Health
Chapter 19: Australian Therapy Outcome Measures for Occupational Therapy: A Measure of Global Client Outcomes
Part VI: Learning Assessments
Chapter 20: The Performance Assessment of Self-Care Skills
Chapter 21: The Comprehensive Occupational Therapy Evaluation
Chapter 22: The Independent Living Scales
Chapter 23: Kohlman Evaluation of Living Skills
Chapter 24: Work-Related Assessments: The Worker Role Interview, Work Environment Impact Scale, and Assessment of Work Performance
Chapter 25: The Test of Grocery Shopping Skills
Part VII: Biological Assessments
Chapter 26: Adolescent/Adult Sensory Profile
Chapter 27: Spiritual Assessments in Mental Health Occupational Therapy
Chapter 28: The OT-QUEST: The Occupational Therapy Quality of Experience and Spirituality Assessment Tool Part VIII: Additional Assessments
Chapter 29: Measuring Life Balance
Chapter 30: Goal Attainment Scale
Chapter 31: Stress Management Questionnaire Appendices
Appendix A: Writing as an Assessment Tool in Mental Health: Resources
Appendix B: Creative Participation Assessment
Appendix C: Routine Task Inventory-Expanded
Appendix D: Role Assessment Used in Mental Health
Appendix E: The Performance Assessment of Self-Care Skills
Appendix F: Definitions of Terms for the Comprehensive Occupational Therapy Evaluation Scale
Appendix G: KidCOTE
Appendix H: List of Spiritual Assessments
Appendix I: Life Balance Inventory Indices
Assessment Index
Author Index
Subject Index
Financial Disclosures