Assessment of skills examines an individual's current capacity and future potential for recovery of function in social, occupational, and instrumental roles. Functional assessment gives information about a person's ability to perform everyday activities independently so that personal needs are satisfied and environmental demands are met to a reasonable extent.
Functional assessment includes four major phases or steps.
Identify roles that the client desires. The consumer must be clear about the connection between her stated goals and rehabilitation interventions. Roles include consideration of social, occupational, psychosocial, and personal self-care areas. Assess skills and abilities necessary to enact specific social, occupational, and instrumental roles. Assessment needs to reflect changes in this experience over time.