An appropriate occupational therapy assessment tool used for clients with addiction to understand occupational performance is a:
A) Role checklist
B) Sensory profile
C) COPM
D) Skilled observation

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The AOTA has highlighted several occupational therapy screening and assessment tools that can be uniquely helpful in uncovering functional limitations accompanying an SUD and in developing an intervention plan. During the administration of an occupational profile, "the client, with the assistance of the occupational therapy practitioner, identifies priorities and desired targeted outcomes that will lead to the client's engagement in occupations that support participation in life" (AOTA, 2014, p. S13). Occupational therapy practitioners can examine current and future roles via the role checklist (Oakley, Kielhofner, Barris, & Reichler, 1986) to help people in recovery restructure their identity and participation as they embark on their recovery journeys. Assessing factors such as sensory processing, volition, and cognition (e.g., the capacity for planning, organizing and performing daily routines, and sequencing tasks to engage in community events) can provide helpful information about challenges a person might face in recovery efforts. Occupational therapy practitioners can also uncover valuable information via functional assessments that break performance of occupations down into discrete steps that can be practiced and observed, to determine the potential need for assistance or intervention (AOTA, 2017).

An Appropriate Occupational Therapy Assessment Tool Used for Clients with Addiction