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Occupation-Based Practice Assessment
The Occupation - Based Practice Assessment (OBPA) is a measure of clinical practice and practice environments, not a measure of client status or performance. The tool is designed to measure the extent of occupation in practice and is grounded in the theoretical perspective - the Dynamic Model of Occupation - Based Practice (Psillas & Stav, 2021). The development of both the model and assessment tool recognize the range of practice approaches used to meet client needs which may be a mix of occupation - based activities to reductionistic or component - based exercises. However, the model and assessment tool reflect the foundational ideals of occupational therapy and philosophical belief in the reciprocal relationship between occupational engagement and health. Therefore, the purpose of the OBPA is to increase awareness of one’s own practice or a department’s collective practice specific to the use of occupation as a therapeutic medium to optimize the use of occupation in practice and yield enhanced client outcomes.
OBPA App
COMING SOON! Download the app to your phone and tablet to self-assess or participate in peer / supervisor assessment, goal setting, and tracking. All five scales included to measure individual and group intervention, assessment, and measurement tools
OBPA Assessment Manual
Down the full assessment manual inclusive of theoretical foundation, administration procedures and interpretations, nine application cases with OBPA administrations across a variety of practice areas.
Training Video
Watch a training video of administration of the individual and group intervention scales - on simulated therapy with actors.
Organizational License
COMING SOON! Access aggregate data from users in your organization. Academic programs can extract data to measure learning or conduct program evaluation. Heath systems can use data for program evaluation compared against client outcomes, satisfaction, or recidivism rate.
