What It Captures
The tool captures the selected goal task, observable task demands, observed performance difficulties, key breakdown points, and optional observation notes.
Dynamic Performance Analysis (DPA)
Dynamic Performance Analysis (DPA) is a practitioner-only task analysis tool for occupational therapy practitioners. It helps the practitioner create a task-specific performance profile by distinguishing observable task demands from the client's performance difficulties and identifying key breakdown points.
Open a fictional goal task and build a sample performance profile without entering real client details.
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Use this background section to understand when the tool fits, how practitioners use it, and what to consider before sharing it with clients.
Practitioner Role
The practitioner creates and controls the DPA record. The product can support readable review, but it does not require direct client completion.
Relevant Limitations
DPA does not provide standardized scores, diagnosis, strategy prescriptions, generic skill checklists, or automated causal interpretations.
Is DPA a client questionnaire?
No. DPA is practitioner-only. It organizes practitioner observation and analysis of a specific goal task.
Can the demo generate intervention strategies?
No. The tool identifies key breakdown points that may inform later strategy selection, but it does not prescribe strategies.
What makes a DPA profile complete?
A profile is complete when it is tied to an actual goal task, separates task demands from performance difficulties, and identifies specific breakdown points grounded in observed performance.