This article describes the use of the Functional Assessment Inventory (FAI) with
elderly clients receiving in-home services from a private, nonprofit agency in
Tennessee. As part of an interdisciplinary research study, BSW students were trained
to use the FAI. Following training, students conducted 118 in-home assessments.
Problems and benefits of using student interviewers to examine functional health
status are examined in addition to the role of the student interviewers on a
multidisciplinary team. Implications for training, incorporation of learning principles,
experiential exercises and screening of interviewers are discussed.
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