Measuring Occupational Performance: Optimizing Best Practice in Occupational Therapy

The Third Edition of Measuring Occupational Performance: Supporting Best Practice in Occupational Therapy, authored by Drs. Mary Law, Carolyn Baum, and Winnie Dunn, is a comprehensive guide for occupational therapy and occupational therapy assistant students and practitioners.

Updated Features and New Topics

This edition includes new chapters and updated content on key areas of practice, such as:

• Measuring school performance, a vital aspect of occupational therapy
• Measurement principles and development, highlighting essential concepts for all measures
• Strengths-based approaches and measures for health and disability at individual and population levels using the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF)
• Evidence-based practice and incorporating evidence from multiple disciplines
• School-based practice and decision making in practice
• New content on reliability, validity, and responsiveness, and goal attainment

These additions provide a broader focus on occupational performance, offering examples from a wide range of practice settings and across the lifespan.

Conveying the Importance of Measurement in Occupational Therapy

This text explains the importance of measuring functional performance, methodologies, and measurement issues, as well as the best approach for outcome measurement. It develops an understanding of the technical aspects of measurement development and methodologies, including which components of functioning are to be measured and how.

Resource for Instructors and Students

Instructors in educational settings can visit www.efacultylounge.com for additional material to support teaching and learning in the classroom.

Published by SLACK Incorporated in December 2016, this essential reference manual is available in English, with ISBN numbers 9781630910266 and 9781630914165.