Mary Law, PhD, FCAOT, FCAHS, OT Reg. (Ont.), OT(C); Sue Baptiste, MHSc, FCAOT, OT Reg. (Ont.), OT(C); Anne Carswell, PhD FCAOT, OT(C); Mary Anne McColl, Phd, MTS, FCAOT, OT(C); Helene J. Polatajko, PhD, MTs, FCAOT, FCAHS, OT Reg. (Ont.), OT(C); Nancy Pollock, MSc, OT Reg. (Ont.), OT(C)

 CAOT Publications Ace, 2024

Standardized, semi-structured interview, individualized client centered, criterion-based, Ipsative,

Cost is $68 for the digital COPM manual and measures for the US and International countries outside of Canada and can be accessed from the COPM website: https://www.thecopm.ca/english-copm-pdf-usa/ 

The assessment is also available for use on their Web App https://app.thecopm.ca/

The physical COPM manual is available from the AOTA store for $54 https://myaota.aota.org/shop_aota/product/505301 and the measure can be purchased for $30 https://myaota.aota.org/shop_aota/product/505325. 

Not diagnosis specific. Ages 6 and older (children, adolescents, adults, geriatric). Recommended for Brain Injury Recovery, Cerebral Palsy, Pain Management, Spinal Cord Injury, Stroke Recovery, Pediatrics, Arthritis, Mixed Populations

Focuses on performance in self-care, productivity, leisure for first outcome, performance components in (physical, mental, sociocultural, and spiritual) for secondary outcome.

Inpatient, acute rehab, SNF, Home Health, Outpatient

Semi-structured, Client-centered, can interview the client and caregivers during assessment. 15-45 min, 5 steps,can use occupational performance process model. First step interview - OTs should probe for discuss responses, validate assumptions, and motivate person throughout assessment. 

Designed by occupational therapists but can be administered by multidisciplinary teams. Training is required in order to administer the COPM.

Can be used in a vast majority of settings and populations with occupational therapy. The COPM is available in over 40 languages. This assessment is highly individualized and can be used to understand the client's unique needs for occupational performance. 

If a client's caregiver is being interviewed, they may have different goals for the client than the client has for themselves which may cause discrepency to whether the goals created for the client after administering the assessment is occupational and important to the client.