Matthews Model of Clinical Reasoning

A Systematic Guide to Occupation-Based Evaluation and Intervention Planning

Laurie Knis-Matthews

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2023
• Print ISBN: 9781032491608
• eBook ISBN: 9781000965520
• Topic: Medicine
• Subtopic: Mental Health in Psychology

The Matthews Model of Clinical Reasoning (MMCR) provides occupational therapy practitioners with a systematic approach to develop their clinical reasoning skills during the evaluation and intervention process when collaborating with persons served across multiple practice locations.

The three core constructs of person, environment, and occupation lay the foundation for practitioners to compartmentalize information from selected evaluations, determine relevant intervention priorities, implement occupation-based intervention plans, and interpret successful outcomes. This book, influenced by these constructs, the practice framework, and accreditation standards for academic preparedness, provides the reader with the foundational information on how to apply the core constructs using a MMCR systematic approach for evaluation and intervention. Within the chapters are a variety of instructional methods, interviews with practitioners of various levels of experience, and case study examples. Clinical reasoning guidesheets are presented to assist the reader to follow the MMCR clinical reasoning process in terms of evaluation findings, application of frame of reference (FOR)/practice models, intervention strategies, and documentation.

Occupational therapy students and practitioners will be provided with the foundational skills to systematically think about and apply the steps of the clinical reasoning process, starting with a person's evaluation through the completion of the intervention plan.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Endorsements
• Half Title
• Title
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Contents
• About the Author
• Contributing Authors
• Acknowledgements of Contributions
• Preface
• Acknowledgements
• Section 1 Clinical Reasoning and Evaluation
• Section 2 Intervention
• Section 3 Documentation
• Section 4 Case Examples
• MMCR Glossary of Terms
• Appendix 1A MMCR Guide to Understanding a Person's Story (Triangle)
• Appendix 1B Explanation of MMCR Guide to Understanding a Person's Story (Triangle)
• Appendix 2A MMCR Five-Step Guide to Infusing a Frame of Reference/Practice Model Into a Person's Evaluation Selection and Intervention Plan
• Appendix 2B MMCR Five-Step Guide to Infusing a Frame of Reference and/or Practice Model Into a Person's Evaluation Selection and Intervention Plan (Explanation)
• Appendix 3A MMCR Overview Guide to Intervention Planning
• Appendix 3B MMCR Overview Guide to Intervention Planning (Explanation)
• Appendix 4A MMCR Planning Guide to Address Specific Sections of the Overall Intervention Plan
• Appendix 4B MMCR Planning Guide to Address Specific Sections of the Overall Intervention Plan (Explanation)
• Appendix 5A MMCR Guide to Evaluation Summaries
• Appendix 5B MMCR Guide to Evaluation Summaries (Explanation)
• Appendix 6A MMCR Guidelines to Formulate a Short-Term Goal
• Appendix 6B MMCR Guidelines to Formulate a Short-Term Goal (Explanation)
• Index