What To Do With the Pre-Assessment Info
Once you have the pre-assessment information, you use it to help guide you as to what you’ll plan for your client’s therapy program and what you might do in the first client session. It will help you determine which questions to ask and which tests to perform. You may also use the information to conduct research about a client’s specific condition or medications they are taking. This knowledge will help you create a therapy program for your client.
For example, if you find out via the pre-assessment form that your client has been diagnosed with piriformis syndrome, you can research which movements would be helpful and harmful. If your client’s condition is one we specifically studied during this course, you can use those resources. Part of what I teach you in this program is how to think through a therapy plan. I want you to see my thought process. Once you do that, you will be able to help a client with a condition by researching it on your own, even if it is a condition we did not specificaly cover in this class.
Another example of why a pre-assessment form might be helpful: If your client indicated they were taking a medication that could cause dizziness, this might prompt you to find out if he/she suffers from this side effect so you can offer more support in standing poses and easier transitions to avoid a fall risk.
Hopefully, the above example helps you see the value of the pre-assessment form and how you will use this information. In the next lesson, we’ll look at preparing for the first client session.
