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Assessments
Within the scope of occupational therapy, there are a variety of assessments that can be used for individuals with mental health conditions. These evaluation tools generally assess occupational performance and participation in a variety of areas and include:


 * Practical Skills Test (PST)
 * Developed by Helfrich and Fogg in 2007
 * 30 item paper and pencil assessment concerning:
 * food management
 * home maintenance
 * self care
 * community engagement
 * financial management
 * Mental Health Recovery Measure (MHRM)
 * Developed by Young & Bullock
 * 30 item self-report to to assess the recovery process for individuals who have serious and persistent mental illnesses
 * Recovery Assessment Scale (RAS)
 * 41 self-report, there is a shorter 24 item version available
 * Used to assess various aspects of recovery such as:
 * Personal confidence and hope
 * Willingness to ask for help
 * Goal and success orientation
 * Reliance on others
 * No domination by symptoms
 * Adolescent/Adult Sensory Profile
 * Developed by Catana Brown and Winnie Dunn
 * A measure of sensory processing patterns and effects on functional performance
 * Evaluation of Social Skills
 * Allen Cognitive Level Screen (ACLS)
 * Developed by Claudia Allen
 * Standardized procedures developed in 1978
 * Activity based assessment involving three visual motor tasks, increasingly complex leather lacing stitches
 * Measures learning, problem solving abilities and functional cognition
 * Assessment of Communication and Interaction Skills (ACIS)
 * Developed by Kirsty Forsyth, Marclle Salamy, Sandy Simon and Gary Kielhofner
 * Observational assessment of 20 discrete communication and interaction skills concerning three domains:
 * Physicality
 * Information exchange
 * Relations
 * Occupational Therapy Task Observation Scale (OTTOS)
 * Developed by Russell L. Margolis, Sharon A. Harrison, Hilary J. Robinson and Geetha Jayaram
 * Observation scale with two parts:
 * Task behavior (engagement, coordination, following directions, quality of work, independence, initiative, decision making, concentration, frustration tolerance and problem solving)
 * General behavior (appearance, activity level, expression, cooperation and socialization)
 * Goal Attainment Scaling (GAS)
 * Developed by Thomas Kiresuk and Robert Sherman in 1968
 * A measure designed to evaluate services according to the attainment of a number of client-specific goals
 * Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM)
 * Developed by Mary Law, Sue Baptiste, Anne Carswell, Mary Ann McColl, Helene Polatajko and Nancy Pollock
 * Measures occupational performance in all areas of life, including self-care, leisure and productivity