This paper describes an innovative Screening Assessment Form developed at the Ottawa Civic Hospital. The development of the form was prompted by the need for a concise, time efficient guide that could be easily applied to a culturally diverse clientele presenting with various bio-psychosocial difficulties. The department had adopted the Model of Human Occupation as its frame of reference, however it was difficult to consistently covey the structure of the model in report writing. The challenge was to create an assessment tool which incorporated not only essential clinical information but also occupational therapy's unique holistic perspective of function.
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