Participation and functional skills

Helping your clients gain independence

Ask any of your clients or their loved ones what their number one goal is, and they will likely reply, “We want to be able to participate and lead a fulfilling life.” Regardless of the issue at hand, the ultimate goal is just that. Participation. Fulfillment. Success - in whatever form is meaningful to your client.

Your job as an occupational therapist is that of an agent of change. Your clients come to you, sometimes during periods of great need, and you have the task of helping them to gain the skills needed to participate, be fulfilled, and realize success.

Occupational therapy participation and function tools

PEDI-CAT

PEDI-CAT is a digital caregiver questionnaire that provides both norm-referenced and criterion-referenced information about performance in Mobility, Daily Activities, and Social/Cognitive tasks as well as the level of Responsibility assumed by children and adolescents.

Vineland™-3

The Vineland-3 is the leading instrument for supporting the diagnosis of intellectual and developmental disabilities.

The REAL™

Quickly and easily gain a detailed understanding of children and adolescents' ability to perform personal and instrumental activities of daily living.

School Function Assessment (SFA)

SFA helps you evaluate, set goals, and monitor a student's performance of functional tasks and activities in the school environment.

M-FUN

M-FUN assesses a child's functional performance related to daycare, preschool, and school participation using fun, colorful activities, and materials designed to engage young children.

CAPE/PAC

Use the CAPE and PAC assessments together or separately to gain an understanding of children's participation in meaningful activities outside school hours to assist with goal setting and gauging outcomes of intervention.