Introduction
There are many tools available to help clinicians monitor the treatments of their patients. The World Health Organization Disability Assessment (WHODAS) 2.0 is one of those tools and is considered to be an effective way of tracking a patient’s progress throughout treatment or physical therapy. The WHODAS assessment is broken up into seven categories: (1)Understanding and communicating, (2)getting around, (3)self-care, (4)getting along with people, (5)life activities (household), (6)life activities (school/work), and (7)participation in society. Each category has multiple questions associated with it and it should be noted that not all categories have the same amount of questions. Each question, in every category, is scored based on a scale of one to five. A score of one is associated with “none”. An assigned score of two points is considered “mild.” Three points is considered “moderate.” Four points is considered “severe.” Finally, five points is considered “extreme/cannot do.” The patient may not choose any number in between those listed and must only choose one score per question. It should be noted that the patient is asked to score each question based off of the previous 30 days of living. The purpose of this assessment is to help clinicians research and evaluate patients to enhance clinical-decision making and monitor progress of a patient’s treatment.
Participant Information
The WHODAS 2.0 assessment was administered to Jared N. for completion. Jared is a 25-year-old male who is heavily involved in college athletics as well as Olympic power lifting. He states that he is in the weight room roughly 4-5 times a week working on his physique and has a very strict, but healthy diet. It should be noted that before the test was administered, Jared explained that he was diagnosed with anxiety issues by a physician and has a service dog to help him cope with stress.
Results
Jared’s results were recorded using the simple scoring system where each number (1-5) is simply added together to supply a statistic that is sufficient to describe a degree of functional limitations. Jared’s scores are listed in parentheses out of the possible maximum score for each category: Understanding and communicating (10/30), getting around (5/25), self-care (4/20), getting along with people (8/25), life activities – household (4/20), life activities – school/work (4/20), and participation in society (6/40).
Behavioral Observations
Jared completed the assessment in roughly 10 minutes without any complications. He did not seem to struggle with understanding what the questions were asking. Jared stated that it was an easy and non-stressful assessment. Jared’s behavior did not seem to change the slightest bit throughout the assessment.

Interpretation and Summary
Jared’s WHODAS 2.0 scores suggests possible difficulty with understanding and communicating. It is understandable that when communicating with others he is not familiar with, he experiences some anxiety and stress. This is really the one area that I am concerned with. All other categories seem to not be an issue for Jared as his scores are minimal. Jared explained that he has consciously made efforts to be more social and open to strangers in conversation this past month upon his arrival at Thomas University. He believes that he has made significant progress in that area which I hope means further progress can be expected.

Recommendations
Based on my assessment of Jared, I think that he is making the necessary steps in trying to improve upon his previously diagnosed anxiety. I believe that with his service dog and continuous efforts to improve his communication skills, Jared does not need any additional treatment. I do think that another WHODAS assessment may be necessary in the future however, in order to show Jared whether or not his progress has continued or stalled. Jared expressed that his exercise routine and strict eating habits have made his anxiety more manageable, therefore I would recommend continuing with his current routine.