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All assessments developed by Dr. Michael A. Pizzi are legally copywritten. Reproducing any of them in any format will be punished under the legal protection of copyright laws. It is expected that the assessments downloaded from these pages are done so with the highest ethical and legal standards. All downloads are tracked in order to determine the extent to which they are being used. I trust that they will be used to improve the care, enhance the quality of life, and preserve the dignity of other humans.
Feel free to email Dr. Pizzi with any problems, including password access problems.
Pizzi Social
Environment Interview (PSEI)
The
PSEI was developed when I worked with a woman with terminal cancer and
her daughter was unable to organize her own life, time and occupations.
The client took me aside one day and asked that I help her daughter! Thus
the PSEI was developed to help the caregiver understand the importance
of examining the depth of one’s own wellness in the face of a loved
one’s illness.
The PSEI, along with the PHWA, can be used for ANY caregiver in need of
rebalancing his/her life and re-examining health and well-being for him/herself.
Pizzi Hospice Assessment
of Occupational Participation (PHAOP)
This
assessment was developed from my many years working with people with life
threatening illness, and based on principles of occupational therapy,
occupational science, social rehabilitation, wellness, and health promotion.
I discovered that there was no ONE assessment that covered the many areas
of life participation for which therapists need data to develop a holistic
and life enhancing program. This assessment explores many areas of life,
and can be administered in one or several sessions. The questions can
also be asked of caregivers for a more well-rounded idea of the person
in order to best meet their needs and help them to live a life of quality
and dignity.
Pizzi Occupational
Loss Assessment (POLA)
In
the early 90’s, after many years of work with the terminally and
chronically ill, I recognized the lack of information, and the importance
of knowledge in, people’s perceptions of loss. The impact of loss
on life participation is profound, yet we do not formally assess it or
develop interventions around it as it impacts on life. These losses may
include the loss of function, the loss of a person, or the perceived loss
of what a relationship could have been. This assessment is unique as it
explores not only the loss, but is a self rating tool and examines the
impact of the loss, from the clients perspective, on life participation.
Pizzi Holistic
Wellness Assessment (PHWA)
Being
able to do daily tasks that hold meaning for you creates a sense of balance
in your life and a healthy way of living -- esentially, it renews your
total way of being.
Wellness is having a life in balance. This includes doing things in your life on a daily basis that you enjoy doing or feel good about accomplishing by yourself. Most people enjoy a sense of accomplishment, or wellness, by carrying out tasks independently and feeling positively about having done them. (Depending on your physical condition, these tasks may be as complex as managing the stress of an eight-hour day at work.)
The
following pages will introduce you to that sense of balance. You will
explore The Pizzi Holistic Wellness Assessment (PWHA).
The goal of the PWHA is to help you identify your current level of wellness
or balance. By exploring each of the "branches" of the spiral,
you will begin to see how each factor (your spiritual, sexual, physical,
family, social, occupational, intellectual, and psychosocial levels) contributes
to your wellness.
The worksheets that follow the spiral will identify challenges and developmental areas that will help you bring those factors you wish to focus on into "alignment". Alignment, balance, and wellness help you acheive a sense of well being, which in turn leads to a full and happy life. It is important to experience a sense of renewal and accomplishment on a daily basis.
An additional spiral has been provided for you along with the related worksheets. Use it to gain another person's opinion of your wellness by asking the person closest to fill out the PWHA. The person you select should keep you in mind as they complete the exercise. It is important for them to be honest. This person plays an important role in your wellness, so be sure to include them. Their feedback can be very helpful.
Wellness, not illness, must be the key focus of daily living in order to promote healthy activity and a healthy life.
Copyright restrictions
All assessments developed by Dr. Michael A. Pizzi are
legally copywritten. Reproducing any of them in any format will be punished
under the legal protection of copyright laws.
Ethical Obligations
It is expected that the assessments downloaded from these
pages are done so with the highest ethical and legal standards. All downloads
are tracked in order to determine the extent to which they are being used.
I trust that they will be used to improve the care, enhance the quality
of life, and preserve the dignity of other humans.
Research
If any of the assessments are used for research purposes,
or for Masters or Doctoral work, I would appreciate an email at mpizzi5857@aol.com so I may be able to help you in any way possible.
Many thanks and I hope these benefit your work in order that we may, together, best serve humanity!
Michael A. Pizzi, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA