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- Used to understand the nature of the condition
- What is the nature of the illness, injury, or development problem?
- What are the common disabilities resulting from this condition?
- What are the typical impairments associated with this condition?
- What are the typical contextual factors that affect performance?
- What theories and research are available to guide assessment and intervention?
- What intervention protocols are applicable to this person's condition?
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- Used to understand the meaning of the condition to the person
- What is this person's life story?
- What is the nature of this person as an occupational being?
- How has the health condition affected the person's life story or ability to continue his or her life story?
- What occ. activities are most important to this person?
- What occ. activities are both meaningful to this person and useful for meeting therapy goals?
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- Used to understand the practical issues affecting clinical action
- Who referred this person and why?
- Who is paying for services, and what are the expectations?
- What family or caregiver resources are there to support intervention?
- What the the expectations of my supervisor and workplace?
- How much time is there to see this person?
- What therapy space and equipment are available?
- What are my practice competencies?
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- Used to choose morally defensible actions, given competing interests
- What are the benefits and risks to the person related to service provision and do the benefits warrant the risks?
- In the face of limited time and resources, what is the fairest way to prioritize care?
- How can I balance the goals of the person receiving services with those of the caregiver when they don't agree?
- To what degree should I customize documentation of services to improve reimbursement?
- What should I do when other members of the tx team are operating in ways that I feel conflict with the goals of the person receiving services?
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- Used to develop and promote positive interpersonal relationships with the client
- How can I best relate to this person?
- How can I put this person at ease?
- What is the best way for me to encourage this person?
- What nonverbal strategies should I use in this situation?
- Where should I place myself relative to this person so that I support him or her but do not "invade" the person?
- What cultural factors do I need to consider as I engage with the person?
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