Evidence Foundations

What you’ll learn

• Types of evidence (allied reports, logs, school documents, incident reports)
• Four principles: relevance, clarity, currency and linkage to function
• How to evaluate whether a report will help your case

Four core principles

1. Relevance: the document must address the functional barrier.
2. Clarity: the recommendation must be explicit (what, how often, who provides it).
3. Currency: evidence should be recent and demonstrative of current need.
4. Linkage: the report must clearly connect the support to the participant’s goals and daily impact.

Activity — Evaluate a report

Take a recent allied health report and check it against the four principles. Note two strengths and two gaps.

Ready for Module 2?

Module 2 walks you through asking clinicians for high-quality reports and includes request templates.