Date & Time: Wednesday January 31, 2024 | 6:00-7:30pm
Location: Zoom - Link will be sent out by email the day of the event
SIG Chairpersons: Allyson Lewis, OT, OTR
Rosa Colorado, OT, OTR
Emily Walker, OT, OTR
Topic: To Evaluate or not to Evaluate, that is the Question
Presented by: Jane GR Musgrave,OT, OTR, MSOT
Maggie Flynn Greelish, OT, OTR, OTD
Objectives:
1. To discuss pros and cons of evaluating vs screening as part of the
occupational therapy process
2. To discuss conducting groups/providing intervention without an
assessment or treatment plan
3. To discuss the value of the evaluation in the occupational
therapy process
4. To explore how to promote the clinical value of occupational
therapy in mental health practice settings
Presenter Bios:
Ms. Musgrave is the president and founder of Just Good Sense, an Occupational Therapy consultation company. She conducts workshops and provides consultation at state and national levels in Occupational Therapy, Sensory Modulation assessments and techniques, and the development of sensory programs and environments in hospital, residential and group settings, and family homes. She is the author of articles in the American Journal of Occupational Therapy and American Journal of Psychiatry. She is a consultant for the National Building Bridges Initiative, and a faculty member of the National Center for Trauma Informed Care. For 20 years she was the Director of Rehabilitation at Taunton State Hospital. In 2013, Jane received a Commonwealth of Massachusetts Citation for Outstanding Performance Recognition Award for her work in restraint and seclusion prevention. She is the creator of Nigel the Weighted Polar Bear, and author of The Nigel Story: Calming and Coping Through the Senses.
Maggie Flynn Greelish is a licensed occupational therapist and the Director of Inpatient Group Therapy for McLean SouthEast. She completed her doctoral degree at Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health Professions (MGH-IHP) and her B.S. in Neuroscience at Stonehill College. Maggie’s doctoral thesis involved evaluating the significance and effectiveness of home-based initial evaluations for clients prior to the onset of receiving outpatient therapy services.
References:
1. Breckenridge, J., & Jones, D. (2015). Evaluation in everyday occupational therapy practice: Should we be thinking about treatment fidelity? British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 78(5), 331-333.
2. Paul, S. (1995). Culture and its influence on occupational therapy evaluation. Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 62(3), 154-161.
3. Robertson, L., Graham, F., & Anderson, J. (2013). What actually informs practice: occupational therapists' views of evidence. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 76(7), 317-324.
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