OT Assessment Types | The Spark TS

OT Assessments

Assessments are an integral part of the therapy process. This provides us an opportunity to gather information for a deeper understanding of your child’s strengths and challenges, and guides clinical reasoning for intervention planning and recommendations.

OT assessments may focus on different skill areas like attention, motor skills, sensory processing, play and social skills.
Information gathered from assessments provide a holistic picture of your child’s strengths and challenges and how these impact on your child’s participation in day-to-day life.

We have a combination of standardised and non-standardised assessments.

Movement Assessment Battery for Children (ABC) - 2nd Edition

Detailed Assessment of Handwriting (DASH)

Sensory Profile

Designed to help you understand a child’s sensory processing patterns in everyday situations and how these impact on their everyday life.

Adaptive Behaviour Assessment System (ABAS)

Assesses the functional skills necessary for daily living such as self-care, communication, self-management, community use
This is particularly recommended when completing Functional Capacity Assessments

Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory (PEDI-CAT)

Measures abilities in three functional domains: Daily Activities, Mobility and Social/Cognitive.
The PEDI-CAT’s Responsibility domain measures the extent to which the caregiver or child takes responsibility for managing complex, multi-step life tasks.

World Health Organisation Disability Assessment Schedule (WHO-DAS 2.0

Helps us understand how a child or young person is managing in their everyday life. It looks at how much support a child may need across different areas of daily living.
Understanding and Communication – following instructions, paying attention, problem solving

Participation in Society – joining in community, hobbies, family and social activities.

Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales, Third Edition (Vineland-3)

a standardised assessment tool used to evaluate an individual's adaptive functioning across a range of everyday activities including; Communication: Daily Living Skills: Socialization; Motor Skills and adaptive behaviours.
The assessment is conducted through interviews with the participant's caregiver. The information gathered provides a detailed profile of the participant’s current level of functioning in these domains, highlighting areas of strength and any specific challenges.

Developmental Test of Visual Perception

Understand your child’s visual perceptual skills and how this impacts on their performance in different activities.

Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM)

Outcome measure designed to support an individual to identify and prioritize everyday issues that restrict their participation in everyday living.

Functional Capacity Assessment (FCA)

Initial session with parent / carer only: 60-minute session via phone, online or in-clinic
Assessment session with the child
- Duration depends on areas to be assessed
- Generally, 60-90 minutes
For Functional Capacity Assessment: 60–90-minute session with parents / carer to complete the ABAS or PEDI-CAT etc
Report writing and recommendations: 90 - 120 minutes (which is invoiced at the hourly rate)
Parent / Carer Feedback – to discuss assessment results, establish goals and plan intervention.

OTs work in collaboration with other health professionals when exploring whether a child meets criteria for a diagnosis. OTs provide assessments and information to the assessment team which often includes your paediatrician, speech therapist, and psychologist.
OTs can contribute to assessments for Autism Spectrum Disorder, Developmental Coordination Disorder and Dysgraphia.

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