Occupational Circumstances Assessment Interview and Rating Scale
What It Measures
The OCAIRS is a structured way of having a conversation about how someone's life is actually going. It asks about the things that shape whether a person can take part in daily occupation: the roles they hold, the routines they keep, what they believe they are capable of, what they value, and what stands in their way.
The interview covers twelve areas — roles, habits, personal causation, values, interests, skills, short-term goals, long-term goals, interpretation of past experiences, physical environment, social environment, and readiness for change. After the interview, the therapist rates each area on a four-point scale: does it facilitate, allow, inhibit, or restrict this person's participation in occupation?
Additional Notes
Licensing Notes: Purchase includes the manual and forms. Reproduction requires MOHO Clearinghouse permission.
Learn More: The manual includes three versions of the interview — mental health, physical disability, and forensic — with sample questions tailored to each context. Interviewers are encouraged to ask beyond the sample questions and to keep the conversation natural rather than reading a script.
