DO YOU AGREE OR DISAGREE AND WHY?
OTs should evaluate clients by using a functional andmeaningful activity, which will in hand allow the client to feelmotivated to perform the occupation to the best of their ability.Using a functional task for evaluation allows the therapist tounderstand a person as a whole and observe their way of completingan activity. The therapist can comprehend their difficulties andcompensation strategies when observing the client perform afamiliar task. According to Pedretti (pg.335), “If problems andtheir causes can be identified, the therapist has a good foundationfor establishing training objectives, priorities, methods, and theneed for assistive devices” (2018).
