Poster Session  |   August 2016
Construct Validity of the School Outcomes Measure (SOM) When Used With Secondary Students Receiving School-Based Therapy
Mindy MacRone-Wojton, DSc, OTR/L; Sandra Arnold, PhD, PT; Thubi H. A. Kolobe, PhD, PT, FAPTA; Beth DeGrace, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA
Author Affiliations
  • Pottstown School District
Article Information
School-Based Practice / Assessment/Measurement
Poster Session   |   August 2016
Construct Validity of the School Outcomes Measure (SOM) When Used With Secondary Students Receiving School-Based Therapy
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, August 2016, Vol. 70, 7011500068p1. doi:10.5014/ajot.2016.70S1-PO6054
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, August 2016, Vol. 70, 7011500068p1. doi:10.5014/ajot.2016.70S1-PO6054
Abstract

Date Presented 4/9/2016

Occupational therapists need valid and reliable outcome measures. Research supports the School Outcomes Measure as a valid tool that practitioners can use to measure change in secondary students’ abilities on three distinct scales: Mobility, Manipulation in Learning, and Behavior.

Primary Author and Speaker: Mindy MacRone-Wojton

Contributing Authors: Sandra Arnold, Thubi H. A. Kolobe, Beth DeGrace