In addition to LIM and LSM assessments, I would use a standard assessment tool and observation. I would use a standard assessment tool because it can provide me with baseline functioning information on the client. The standard assessment tool holds the highest levels of reliability and validity, which is why I feel using at least one in my client’s assessment, would be important. The standard assessment tool can indicate any severe medical issues or medications that require attention to. The standard tool will further define any loss or deviations in functioning more clearly to help guide the TRS judgments of what interventions will work best for the client. I would use the standard assessment tool as a starting assessment tool, just to get
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Subjective data is going to be different between observers because the information is based on the client’s feelings and thoughts; interpretations of the client’s thoughts and feelings will be different between the observers. One observer may note the client is sitting calmly looking intrigued at the poster on the wall, where the other observer could interpret the situation as the client is sitting looking troubled at the poster on the wall. This can be good in ways that one observer may point out something that another did not see before. I also find observation a good assessment tool because there may be things the client does that they did not indicate in any other assessments. The client may answer differently on paper then they do in person. It is common for people to answer questions how they think they should answer them, instead of the truth. Observing someone in their natural setting doing whatever they please, I believe, can give the TRS great insight to the client’s feelings, interests, and overall functionality. I plan to use observation as an ongoing assessment tool because it will be a very big part in all TR interventions I run. Using observations throughout the process with my client will help me form conclusions about their progress, if I feel they have reached their desired goals, if functioning has gotten better in a specific region, etc. Observation would be considered a
Subjective data is going to be different between observers because the information is based on the client’s feelings and thoughts; interpretations of the client’s thoughts and feelings will be different between the observers. One observer may note the client is sitting calmly looking intrigued at the poster on the wall, where the other observer could interpret the situation as the client is sitting looking troubled at the poster on the wall. This can be good in ways that one observer may point out something that another did not see before. I also find observation a good assessment tool because there may be things the client does that they did not indicate in any other assessments. The client may answer differently on paper then they do in person. It is common for people to answer questions how they think they should answer them, instead of the truth. Observing someone in their natural setting doing whatever they please, I believe, can give the TRS great insight to the client’s feelings, interests, and overall functionality. I plan to use observation as an ongoing assessment tool because it will be a very big part in all TR interventions I run. Using observations throughout the process with my client will help me form conclusions about their progress, if I feel they have reached their desired goals, if functioning has gotten better in a specific region, etc. Observation would be considered a