Leadership
Third semester students were responsible to critique an
assigned assessment with a peer from class and present that assessment to the
class. I was assigned the Brain Injury Visual and Battery Assessment, also
known as the biVABA. This assessment was developed by Mary Warren, an
occupational therapist who developed the visual hierarchy to test for visual
deficits post brain injury. Understanding that it was my responsibility to
provide information for the class regarding the characteristics and thoughts of
the assessment granted a leadership role within third semester. Assessments are
used throughout practice and must be understood before utilizing during an
evaluation. By providing the information and demonstrating the assessment for
the class, peers could direct their attention elsewhere rather than spend time
reading the manual. Not only did this save classmates time by not having to learn
the assessment, but helped me choose specific parts to focus on that were relevant to a future
occupational therapist. Understanding the population, specific diagnoses, and
settings that the biVABA would be used in helps depict when one would use this
during a client’s evaluation. Personally, I feel that the biVABA needs to be
revised to match the advancements in technology. I feel that the class clearly
understood the presentation and demonstration of the assessment feeling
comfortable to utilize the biVABA in the future.
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