Understanding the multifaceted nature of rehabilitation and reintegration for individuals in the forensic mental health system is critical. The OCAIRS Forensic form, or the Occupational Performance History Interview-Rating Scales Forensic Mental Health Interview, serves as a structured framework for comprehensively evaluating an individual's lifestyle, daily habits, personal causation, and social roles within a forensic mental health context. It delves into the spheres of family responsibilities, contact with significant others, cultural and religious needs, and extends to examine the balance and satisfaction within one's routine and personal accomplishments. The form categorizes responses into four distinct levels reflecting a spectrum from highly productive and satisfied lifestyles to those alienated from societal roles and dissatisfied with daily routines. By assessing an individual’s perception of their abilities, successes, and struggles, it offers invaluable insights into the complexities of their occupational roles and personal causation. Further, it captures the essence of one's daily life before and after their admission to a forensic setting, providing a comprehensive view of their current state and aspirations for routine and personal development. This thorough approach facilitates a deeper understanding of the person behind the forensic label, paving the way for tailored interventions that resonate with their unique challenges and strengths.
| Question | Answer |
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| Form Name | Ocairs Forensic Form |
| Form Length | 1 pages |
| Fillable? | Yes |
| Fillable fields | 77 |
| Avg. time to fill out | 15 min 43 sec |
| Other names | ocairs mental health assessment, get the ocairs pdf form, occupational ccircumstances assessment interview rating scale, occupational circumstances interview and rating scale |
OCAIRS Forensic Mental Health Interview (Form 2) Questions, Rating Scales and Notes
ROLES
Do you have any family responsibilities? Are you managing to keep up with these?
How much contact with family/friends? How often do they telephone/ visit/write?
Are you studying now or have any other responsibilities here? What are your needs relating to your culture or religion?
How well are you able to ________ (for each role mentioned)?
(For each role mentioned) How important is ____ to you?
Do you enjoy_______?
What else do you do? What other roles do you fill?
�Occupational roles reflect a highly productive lifestyle
F� High level of satisfaction with current roles
�Fulfils a wide range of role responsibilities
�Occupational roles reflect a somewhat productive lifestyle
A� Some satisfaction with current roles
�Minor difficulty in fulfilling a wide range of role responsibilities
�Occupational roles fail to constitute a productive lifestyle
I� Very little satisfaction with current roles
�Major difficulty in fulfilling a wide range of role responsibilities
�No occupational roles
R� Alienated from roles
� Cannot fulfill a wide range of role responsibilities
FINAL NOTES
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HABITS
What would you like your routine to be like? How is your sleep pattern now?
Describe a typical weekday (before you were admitted here). Were your weekends any different?
What is your routine now? Are you able to do what you want to do?
Has your routine changed (since you index offense/admission here)? If so, how? Are you satisfied with your current routine?
F |
� Highly organized daily schedule |
� Good balance between work, rest, |
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� Satisfied with daily routine |
A |
� Some organization of daily schedule |
� Some balance between work, |
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� Somewhat satisfied with daily routine |
I |
� Very little organization of daily schedule |
� Very little balance between work, |
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� Very little satisfaction with daily routine |
R |
� No organized daily schedule |
� No balance between work, |
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� Dissatisfied with daily routine |
PERSONAL CAUSATION
How well do you think you understand your own abilities? What things do you feel you do well, or are proud of?
What things have been difficult for you? Can you give me an example of some- thing you have found difficult to cope with recently? How did you handle it? What is the most difficult thing for you at the moment?
How successful do you think you will be over the next six months? How do you think you will achieve this?
Is there anything you thought you may be able to do, but have probs achieving?
F |
� trong confidence in abilities |
� Anticipates success in next six months |
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� Identifies a number of things (3 or more) done well/proud of |
A |
� Some confidence in abilities |
� Anticipates somewhat successful outcomes within next six months |
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� Some difficulty in identifying something done well/proud of |
I |
� Very little confidence in abilities |
� Significant concerns about failures within next six months |
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� Major difficulty in identifying something done well/proud of |
R |
� No confidence in abilities |
� Anticipates failure in next six months |
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� Does not identify anything done well/proud of |
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