When It Is Used
Use this step after importance rating and before baseline performance or satisfaction rating.
COPM Problem Selection Step
COPM Problem Selection is the COPM step for occupational therapy practitioners narrowing prioritized client-identified occupational performance problems into a manageable intervention target set. It helps practitioner and client select up to five problems as focused targets for later rating and review.
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Tool guide
Learn more about this tool
Use this background section to understand when the tool fits, how practitioners use it, and what to consider before sharing it with clients.
What It Captures
It captures selected and unselected status, confirms agreement, and enforces the up-to-five target set.
Important Limits
The product must not invent automatic selection rules, goal-writing content, ratings, or change interpretation.
How many targets can be selected?
Up to five targets can be selected in this configuration.
Does this step create goals?
No. It selects intervention targets; goal-writing content is outside this product step.
Are unselected problems deleted?
No. Unselected prioritized problems remain visible as context but are not rated in this step.
What is saved?
The COPM Problem Selection tool itself is saved; fictional sample target selections are not saved as real client data.