The School Setting Interview (SSI) Version 3.0, 2005

Authors:Helena Hemmingsson,Sneafridur Egilson,Oshrat Hoffman,Gary Kielhofner

     Now releasing the NEW version of the SSI 3.0 !

* Note: This version is only available through the MOHO Clearinghouse to therapists in the United States and Canada. Therapists in Europe and other English speaking countries should purchase the SSI v3.0 from the Swedish Association of Occupational Therapists by contacting Tina Poulsen at TiPo.fsa@akademikerhuset.se

     The SSI uses a client-centered interview to assist the occupational therapist in intervention planning. The SSI considers the student's occupational performance in all environments in which she or he assumes the student role, including the classroom, playground, gymnasium, corridors and fieldtrips. Therapists are given the opportunity to analyze the steps needed to implement accommodations based on the student's perceived needs.

    The SSI is a semi-structured interview designed to assess student-environment fit and identify the need for accommodations for students with disabilities in the school setting. The SSI helps identify gaps between accommodations the student is currently using and what accommodations and assistive technology may be needed to facilitate effective occupational performance. This assessment is to be used collaboratively with the student and is therefore intended for students who are able to communicate their feelings.

    To see an example of some content areas on the “Need for Adjustments Form”, click here.click here. (PDF file.)

    To see an example of the “Intervention Planning Form”, click here. (PDF file.)

    To see an example of the "Summary Sheet", click here. (PDF files.)

    The SSI manual includes a “General Background Form”, a “Need for Adjustments Form”, “Intervention Planning Form”, "Summary sheet", and one case example. All forms are reproducible.

This assessment is discussed and illustrated with a case in chapter 17 of The Model Of Human Occupation: Theory and Application (Kielhofner, 2008).

Additional information (references, research, and clinical discussion regarding this assessment) can be found in the Evidence-Based Practice section of this website by selecting this assessment.