APPENDIX B
Workshop on Functional Capacity and Work Requirements as They Relate to SSA's Disability Decision Process Research
Committee to Review SSA's Disability Decision Process Research National Academy of Sciences/Institute of Medicine Cecil and Ida Green Building, Conference Room 104
2001 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. June 4-5, 1998
WORKSHOP AGENDA
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Thursday, June 4 |
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9:00–9:15 a.m. |
Welcome and Introduction |
Dorothy Rice, Chair |
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9:15–9:25 a.m. |
Purpose and Goals of the Workshop |
Dorothy Rice |
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OPENING SESSION |
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9:25–10:30 a.m. |
Measuring Functional Capacity of Persons with Disabilities in Light of Emerging Demands in the Workplace |
Paper presented by Edward Yelin |
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(Commentary and discussion will follow) |
Discussant: Janet Norwood |
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SESSION ONE |
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10:45–12:30 p.m. |
Components of Functional Capacity Domains (Cognitive, Psychosocial, Motor and Sensory/Perceptual) with Work Requirements |
Discussion Leader: Howard Goldman |
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• What are the specific components of the functional capacity domains? |
Discussants: Edwin Fleishman Cille Kennedy |
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• How are the specific components linked to demands of work? |
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• Is it possible to develop a baseline of work requirements? Can O*NET be used or adapted to meet SSA's need for an occupational classification system? |
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SESSION TWO |
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1:30–3:30 p.m. |
Desired Characteristics of Instruments to Measure Functional Capacity to Work |
Discussion Leader: Alan Jette |
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• What are the strengths and limitations of self-reports, proxy reports, performance testing, and clinical observation? |
Discussants: Allen Heinemann Constantine Lyketsos |
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• How do the strengths and weaknesses of different measurement approaches vary across the different domains of functioning? |
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• To what extent should assistive devices be considered in measuring functional capacity? |
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• Do different populations have different measurement requirements (e.g., schizophrenia versus arthritis versus spinal injury versus Alzheimer's disease)? |
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SESSION THREE |
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3:45–4:45 p.m. |
The Use of Functional Capacity Measures in Public and Private Programs in the United States and in Other Countries |
Discussion Leader: Patricia Owens |
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• What has been their experience in the use of functional capacity measures in determining disability? |
Discussants: Richard Burkhauser Ian Basnett |
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• What aspects of their measurement of functional capacity might be relevant for SSA's needs? |
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4:45–5:30 p.m. |
General Discussion |
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5.30 p.m. |
Adjourn—Reception |
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Friday, June 5 |
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SESSION FOUR |
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9:00–10:15 a.m. |
Adapting Measurement of Functional Capacity to Work to SSA's Disability Decision Process |
Discussion Leader: Virginia Reno |
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• What are the criteria for a ''successful'' measurement of functional capacity to work? |
Discussants: Lisa Iezzoni David Stapleton |
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• Feasibility and practicality of designing and administering (i.e., safety, cost, etc.) measures of functional capacity to work. |
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• Technical issues of incorporating reliability, validity, sensitivity and specificity in the context of SSA's disability decision process. |
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• How can these measurement approaches be linked to work requirements in the context of SSA's disability decision process? |
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10:30–11:00 a.m. |
Rapporteur's Review of Major Issues Identified |
Jane West Kristen Robinson |
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11:00–12:00 p.m. |
General Discussion |
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12:00–12:15 p.m. |
Concluding Remarks |
Dorothy Rice |
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12:15 p.m. |
Adjourn |
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