Lakhasly

Assessment is the basis for all intervention and must be both thorough and valid in order to ensure that treatment is appropriate.Assessment in two stages: Initial assessment Detailed assessment Assessment begins from the moment a referral is received or, if specific referrals are not made in a particular setting, from the moment the therapist starts to identify those clients who could benefit from occupational therapy.

Assessment is the basis for all intervention and must be both thorough and valid in order to ensure that treatment is appropriate. Assessment in two stages:
Initial assessment
Detailed assessment
Assessment begins from the moment a referral is received or, if specific referrals are not made in a particular setting, from the moment the therapist starts to identify those clients who could benefit from occupational therapy.
Initial assessment is a screening process to determine the main problem area of the client and whether or not occupational therapy can be of any value in this case.
Once the client is accepted for treatment a detailed assessment is carried out to determine his needs, assets, interests and goals.
• Effective assessment will lead directly to setting long-term, intermediate and short-term goals and to choice of appropriate treatment methods. Methods are not much different as we generally used for any type of intervention.