The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) provides a framework for describing behaviors by viewing them from three broad and different perspectives: (1) physiologic, physical, and psychological functions; (2) a person’s engagement in functional life activities; and (3) their participation in social settings. The ICF Framework aligns well with current efforts in school psychology to adopt population-based models of service delivery, reflect public health models of service delivery, promote mental health, and prevent disorders or problem behaviors. Essential features of the ICF together with implications important to service delivery in general and psychoeducational assessment in particular are described.
La classification internationale du fonctionnement, du handicap et de la santé (CIF) fournit un cadre permettant de décrire les comportements selon trois perspectives globales différentes : 1) les fonctions physiologiques, physiques et psychologiques; 2) l’engagement dans des activités de vie fonctionnelles; et 3) la participation aux milieux sociaux. Le cadre de la CIF concorde bien avec les efforts actuels de la psychologie scolaire d’adopter des prestations de services reposant sur des modèles populationnels ou des modèles utilisés en santé publique, de promouvoir la santé mentale et de prévenir des troubles ou des problèmes comportementaux. Nous décrivons les caractéristiques essentielles de la CIF et traitons des implications importantes pour la prestation de services en général et l’évaluation psychoéducative en particulier.
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