AOTA

Nearly 600 instruments, including many developed by occupational therapists, are reviewed in the 4th edition of occupational therapy’s classic publication, edited by Ina Elfant Asher, MS, OTR/L. Chapter 1, by Ina Elfant Asher, describes how to use the book and its relation to the Occupational Therapy Practice Framework: Domain and Process. 

ISBN: 978-1-56900-490-6

6 pages

Nearly 600 instruments, including many developed by occupational therapists, are reviewed in the 4th edition of occupational therapy’s classic publication, edited by Ina Elfant Asher, MS, OTR/L. Chapter 3, by Winifred Schultz-Krohn, PhD, OTR/L, BCP, SWC, FAOTA, summarizes assessment tools that can be used to develop an occupational profile and guide occupational therapy intervention that is client centered and collaborative in nature. Many of these tools were also designed to address the results of occupational therapy intervention using changes in self-reported abilities as outcome measures.

ISBN: 978-1-56900-492-0

35 pages

Nearly 600 instruments, including many developed by occupational therapists, are reviewed in the 4th edition of occupational therapy’s classic publication, edited by Ina Elfant Asher, MS, OTR/L. Chapter 5, by Marianne H. Mortera, PhD, OTR/L, and Mariana D’Amico, EdD, BCP, OTR/L, describes a variety of measures, generic and specific, intended to examine the relationship of physical, psychological, and environmental factors to health, illness, disability, and intervention.

ISBN: 978-1-56900-501-9

55 pages

Nearly 600 instruments, including many developed by occupational therapists, are reviewed in the 4th edition of occupational therapy’s classic publication, edited by Ina Elfant Asher, MS, OTR/L. Chapter 7, by Kathlyn L. Reed, PhD, OTR, FAOTA, MLIS, describes assessments designed to screen for sleep-related problems or aid in the potential diagnosis of a sleep-related disorder.

ISBN: 978-1-56900-503-3

24 pages

Nearly 600 instruments, including many developed by occupational therapists, are reviewed in the 4th edition of occupational therapy’s classic publication, edited by Ina Elfant Asher, MS, OTR/L. Chapter 9, by Jill J. Page, OTR/L, and Nicola L. Tuckwell, MSc(OT), includes assessments that identify vocational interests, examine work habits and behaviors, identify job-related risks, investigate workplaces and job demands, predict performance, or evaluate specific work-related performance components such as cognitive or motor skills.

ISBN: 978-1-56900-505-7

39 pages

Nearly 600 instruments, including many developed by occupational therapists, are reviewed in the 4th edition of occupational therapy’s classic publication, edited by Ina Elfant Asher, MS, OTR/L. Chapter 11, by Suzy Balliett, OTR, CBI, contains standardized measures dedicated to leisure assessment.

ISBN: 978-1-56900-507-1

5 pages

Nearly 600 instruments, including many developed by occupational therapists, are reviewed in the 4th edition of occupational therapy’s classic publication, edited by Ina Elfant Asher, MS, OTR/L. Chapter 13, by Cynthia J. Haynes, OTD, MEd, MBA, OTR/L, and Michelle Anderson, MS, OTR/L, with contributions from Ted Brown, PhD, OTR, and Ainslie L. Jäckel, includes assessments used to assess visual perception, visual–motor integration, sensory processing, pain perception, and memory.

ISBN: 978-1-56900-509-5

77 pages

Nearly 600 instruments, including many developed by occupational therapists, are reviewed in the 4th edition of occupational therapy’s classic publication, edited by Ina Elfant Asher, MS, OTR/L. Chapter 15, by Patricia A. Crist, PhD, OTR/L, PC, FAOTA, includes profiles of widely used and contemporary assessment tools that address emotional regulating habits and needs, as well as self-management strategies in response to a variety of life span roles, interactions, and demands in common occupational contexts.

ISBN: 978-1-56900-511-8

41 pages

Nearly 600 instruments, including many developed by occupational therapists, are reviewed in the 4th edition of occupational therapy’s classic publication, edited by Ina Elfant Asher, MS, OTR/L. Chapter 17, by Linda M. Martin, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, includes assessments that identify vocational interests, examine work habits and behaviors, identify job-related risks, investigate workplaces and job demands, predict performance, or evaluate specific work-related performance components such as cognitive or motor skills.

ISBN: 978-1-56900-513-2

34 pages

Nearly 600 instruments, including many developed by occupational therapists, are reviewed in the 4th edition of occupational therapy’s classic publication, edited by Ina Elfant Asher, MS, OTR/L. Chapter 19, by Rebecca L. Simon, MS, OTR/L, includes developmental assessments that are instrumental to occupational therapists assessing developmental levels of infants and young children. In addition, the assessments are applicable with people who are profoundly disabled and cannot complete standardized assessments of discrete functions.

ISBN: 978-1-56900-515-6

30 pages

Nearly 600 instruments, including many developed by occupational therapists, are reviewed in the 4th edition of occupational therapy’s classic publication, edited by Ina Elfant Asher, MS, OTR/L. Chapter 21, by Lynn Gitlow, PhD, OTR/L, ATP, FAOTA, includes assessments of context that consider the multiple factors in the physical environment, including the natural and built environment.

ISBN: 978-1-56900-517-0

23 pages