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Communication Assessment Strategies for Individuals with Severe DisabilitiesWestern Carolina University, March 22, 2006 Nancy Brady, University of Kansas nbrady@ Assessment Purposes Describe current level of functioning to qualify an individual for services Identify promising intervention practices How are they currently communicating? When and where are they currently communicating? Communication environment? Supportive contexts available? Sample videos Assessing current communication How are individuals communicating in real contexts? Use questionnaires and forms supplemented with direct observation e.g., Inventory of Potential Communicative Acts by Sigafoos, and Woodyatt. “Please describe how the individual (greets, gets your attention, seeks comfort, let’s you know they are happy…..)” Summarize responses in a behavior x function grid IPCA: Examples of Potential Communicative Acts IPCA continued Organized by communication function Social convention Attention to self Reject/protest Request an object Request an action Request information Comment Choice making Answer Imitation IPCA continued Open-ended interview questions Reject/Protest: What does person do if … 1. their routine is disrupted? 2. they are required to do something they don’t want to do? 3. they don’t like something? 4. a favourite toy/food is taken away? Summary Grid Layout IPCA summary grids Assessing current communication Communication Matrix by Charity Rowland /en/ (designs to learn website) Organized by communication function List of behaviors Not used, emerging or mastered Communication matrix C1. Refuses or Rejects Something whole body movements (twist, turn away) Mastered scream, whine Emerging frown, grimace Emerging pushes away object or person Emerging gives unwanted item to you Mastered Communication Matrix Matrix summary grid Presented by level and function Color coded according to not used, emerging or mastered Direct Observations How do individual