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Assessment

Assessment. Batteries Triangulation Social Skills Assessment Environment Assessment Strengths-Based Assessment. Terms. Battery Several assessments used together Triangulation Variety of assessment methods Variety of assessment data Variety of sources

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  1. Assessment Batteries Triangulation Social Skills Assessment Environment Assessment Strengths-Based Assessment

  2. Terms • Battery • Several assessments used together • Triangulation • Variety of assessment methods • Variety of assessment data • Variety of sources • Interview, observation, self-report

  3. Social Skills Assessment • Assessment of Social Skills for Therapeutic Recreation Intervention • Stumbo, 1994/95

  4. Environment Assessment • Shank & Coyle, 2002 • Individual can’t be understood without examining environments • “A person’s ability to function effectively is often as much a reflection of his environment and supports as it is a reflection of his specific skills and deficits” • Selz, Bullock, & Mahon, 2000, p. 290

  5. Principles of Strengths-Based Approach (Anderson, & Heyne, 2008) • Every individual, group, family, & community has strengths • Difficulties (illness, disability, etc.) are also sources of opportunity & challenge • Collaboration (not expert) with participants • Strengths can be nurtured (thus, must be assessed, planned, focused on)

  6. Internal Strengths • Aspirations & goals • Interests & preferences • Talents • Skills & competencies • Knowledge • Character strengths & virtues

  7. External Strengths • Family support • Social support, friends • Community resources • Home resources • Opportunities for participation & contributions

  8. Strength Approach Focus on strengths Participant is potential waiting to happen Understanding strengths leads to understanding & creative ways for OofL Focus on whole person in context of life Deficit Approach Focus on problems Participant is viewed as problem needing to be fixed Understanding of problems may not lead to solutions or understanding Focus is on deficits & remediation Strengths-Based Assessment

  9. Rationale for Strengths-Based Assessment • To get to know the person • What is meaningful to person? • To develop a positive relationship with person & support system • To establish baseline • To measure outcomes • To focus on solutions, not on problems

  10. Rationale for Strengths-Based Assessment • The TR Specialist is the professional who can help people realize that what remains when they face disability & treatment is a life worth living

  11. New Definition of Assessment • Assessment is a treasure hunt • TR assessment is the systematic process of learning about a person, his or her strengths, and his or her aspirations for recreation and well-being • Through assessment, collaborative planning about the person’s goals and dreams, leisure becomes possible

  12. Assessment Techniques • Interviews • Observations • Test/inventories • Record review

  13. Sample Assessments • Quality of Life Interview • Supports Intensity Scale • Strength Discovery Assessment • Home & Community Social Behavior Scales • Aspiration Index • Signature Strengths Questionnaire

  14. Sample Assessments • Leisure Diagnostic Battery • Life Effectiveness Questionnaire • Life Satisfaction Scale • Quality of Life Profile • Oxford Happiness Questionnaire

  15. Strengths-Based Assessment Sample • Focus on strengths vs. problems • Looks at desires & resources • Daily living • Financial/insurance • Vocational/educational • Social supports • Health • Leisure/recreation • Spirituality

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