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AMPS UK and Ireland introduction
Welcome to the Assessment of Motor and Process Skills (AMPS) website.
AMPS UK and Ireland website brings information to occupational therapists about the AMPS, the School AMPS, and the ESI (Evaluation of Social Interaction), upcoming courses and related material.
A discussion group (opens in a new window) is also available where you can ask or answer questions related to using the AMPS in your practice or in research. Learn more
We also have a group where you can post messages, learn more.
The Assessment of Motor and Process Skills (AMPS)
The AMPS is an innovative observational assessment that is used to measure the quality of a person’s activities of daily living (ADL). The quality of the person’s ADL performance is assessed by rating the effort, efficiency, safety, and independence of 16 ADL motor and 20 ADL process skill items, while the person is doing chosen, familiar, and life-relevant ADL tasks. There are more than 100 standardized ADL tasks. The AMPS is an ideal tool for occupational therapists who are looking for a valid and reliable assessment of the quality of a person's ADL performance.
The School AMPS
The School Version of the Assessment of Motor and Process Skills (School AMPS) was developed in response to the need for a valid, reliable, and clinically-useful evaluation tool for measuring student's quality of schoolwork task performance in typical classroom settings. Learn more.
Evaluation of Social Interaction (ESI)
The ESI is a new and dynamic observational instrument for occupational therapists who want to evaluate a person’s quality of social interaction. It was developed in response to the need for a valid, reliable, and clinically-useful social interaction evaluation tool. It can be used to evaluate well persons, or persons with any type of disability, aged 2 years and older and with any level of social interaction. The quality of the person’s social interaction is assessed by rating the social appropriateness, maturity, politeness, respect and timeliness of 27 social interaction skill items, while the person is engaged in real social interactions, with social partners the person would typically need to interact with. Learn more.
Discussion Forum
We have a discussion forum here on the AMPS UK & Ireland website, anyone can register, but to ensure that only AMPS-trained therapists can post questions and responses each new registration is reviewed and manually approved. This is where to ask your AMPS questions and answer questions posted by others. The site is public in the sense that anyone can view it but only registered members can post questions and replies.
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