Assessments in Occupational Therapy Mental Health

Barbara J. Hemphill- Pearson, MS, OTR, FAOTA Barbara J. Hemphill is an associate professor in the Department of Occupational Therapy at Western Michigan University. Ms. Hemphill’s publications include: The Evaluative Process in Psychiatric Occupational Therapy, The B.H. Battery, Mental Health Assessment in Occupational Therapy, and Card File on Occupational Therapy Assessment in Mental Health. Barbara has publications, research, and presentations in the areas of education, assessment, and mental health. She is a fellow of the American Occupational Therapy Association.

The Interviewing Process; Functional Assessment; Assessments based on the Analytical Theory; Assessments Based on the Model of Human Occupation; Assessments Based on a Skill Acquisitional Theory; Assessment Based on Biological Theory; Computerized Assessment Used in Mental Health; Research Concepts Used in the Development of Assessments.