Title: 15 Helpful Functional Capacity Evaluation Resources
Headings: 15 Helpful Functional Capacity Evaluation Resources and Tools
15 Helpful Functional Capacity Evaluation Resources and Tools
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Content: In essence, an FCE’s primary purpose is to evaluate a person’s ability to participate in work, although other instrumental activities of daily living that support work performance may also be evaluated.” The Six “Ws” of Functional Capacity Evaluations
“Functional Capacity Evaluation (FCE) is a method by which Physical and Occupational Therapists may assess fo abilities and limitations while also assessing for behavioral obstacles that may be interfering with return to normal activity.” The Mattheson Functional Capacity Evaluation Method
“As thinking evaluators, we view each evaluation as unique— each client has a unique diagnosis and a unique set of referral questions. Using the practice hierarchy of safety, reliability, validity, practicality, and utility, we strive to answer the referral source’s questions and measure the injured worker’s potential for return to work while gauging his or her level of safe effort. We do not attempt to “trap” an evaluee who demonstrates inconsistent effort.” Functional Capacity Evaluation PowerPoint Presentation
This PowerPoint slide deck from Select Physical Therapy provides a great (and well cited) overview of FCEs. It also
Know the Two Types of Functional Capacity Evaluations
“There are two types of FCE, the Job Specific FCE and tehe General Purpose FCE. THe Job Specific FCE measures the employees ability to perform the task and the physical demands of a specific job. The Job Specific FCE will determine if the employee can safely do his/her prior job or if modifications of the required work are needed. The General Purpose FCE is normally used when there is no longer a job for the employee to return to or when the job functions have not been determined.