Title of Assessment
Comprehensive Occupational Therapy Evaluation
Author(s)
Brayman, S. J., Kirby, T. F., Misenheimer, A. M., & Short, M. J.
Year of Publication/Publisher
1976
Identify Type of Assessment
Behavior rating scale
non-standardized
Cost (identify source) & How to Access Assessment (include link if possible)
A copy can be found in the book Assessments in Occupational Therapy Mental Health: An Integrative Approach (Hemphill-Pearson)
$42 on Amazon
Population (who it is appropriate for [age, diagnosis, etc.])
adults with mental health diagnoses and in psychiatric programs
Children COTE can be used on children and young adults with mental health diagnoses and in psychiatric programs
Appropriate Settings (potential practice settings appropriate to administer assessment in)
acute psychiatric care both short-term and long-term
day programs
community settings
Purpose of Assessment & Function(s)/Area(s) Assessed
This assessment is used to identify any behaviors that impact an individual's occupational performance. It will help communicate where the individual is at in a simple way to other team members and caregivers. It also keeps track of the data so it can be used to reevaluate a client and used for treatment purposes.
Administration (time to administer, group/individual, if there are subtests, can they be completed individually, are there specific instructions to ensure standardization, etc.)
5-20 minutes
done individually.
follow the instructions provided in the assessment
User Qualifications
OTR
Materials Required
assessment and a writing utensil
Scoring Procedure (how is assessment scored and what does score indicate)
different occupational areas are rated on a scale of 0-4 by the client. these different areas are then added up. 0 means the client is compliant and ready for therapy: while 4 means the client is not compliant and is not going to participate.
Psychometrics/Standardization (norms, reliability/validity studies)
There is inter-rater reliability
Strengths & Weaknesses of Assessment
strengths
shows areas of competence or deficiency
easy to administer
quick
weakness
lack of reliability and validity information
References
Health, U. The comprehensive occupational therapy evaluation. University of Utah. https://health.utah.edu/sites/g/files/zrelqx131/files/files/migration/image/cote.pdf