The Pool Activity Level (PAL) Instrument for Occupational Profiling

4th edition.

This fourth edition contains all the latest research on the use of the PAL Instrument, new information on using the PAL Checklist to carry out sensory interventions and information about how a new online PAL tool supports the book. It features photocopiable activity checklists and plans that help to match users' abilities with activities.

About the Author and Contributors. Preface. Part 1: The Pool Activity Level (PAL) Instrument. 1. The Pool Activity Level (PAL) Instrument. 2. Introduction to Part 1. 3. The Four Activity Levels. 4. Reliability and Validity of the PAL Checklist. Jennifer Wenborn, University College London, David Challis, University of Manchester, and Martin Orrell, University College London. 5. Life History Work. 6. PAL Checklist Case Studies. 7. Planning Interventions: Completing the Pool Activity Level (PAL) Profile and the PAL Individual Action Plan. 8. Implementing Interventions. 9. Planning and Implementing Sensory Interventions. Lesley Collier, Senior Lecturer in Occupational Therapy, University of Southampton. 10. Seeing Results: Aims and Rationale of the PAL Instrument. Part II: Using the Pool Activity Level (PAL) Instrument in Leisure Activities. Sarah Mould, Training and Development Consultant, Jackie Pool Associates Ltd., and Jackie Pool. 11. Introduction to Part 2. 12. Table Top Games Activity Pack. 13. Social Games Activity Pack. 14. Creative Activities Pack. 15. Sensory Activities Pack.