OPTF 4 Part 2: PS Process Skills

Question 1

are the group of performance skills that represent small, observable actions related to selecting, interacting with, and using tangible task objects in the context of performing a personally and ecologically relevant daily life task

Answer 1

Process Skills

Question 2

Maintains a consistent and effective rate or tempo of performance throughout the entire task performance

Answer 2

Paces

Question 3

Does not look away from task performance, maintaining the ongoing task progress

Answer 3

Attends

Question 4

Carries out and completes the task originally agreed on or specified by another person

Answer 4

Heeds

Question 5

Selects necessary and appropriate type and number of objects for the task, including the task objects that one chooses or is directed to use (e.g., by a teacher)

Answer 5

Chooses

Question 6

Applies task objects as they are intended (e.g., using a pencil sharpener to sharpen a pencil but not a crayon) and in a hygienic fashion

Answer 6

Uses

Question 7

—(1) Seeks needed verbal or written information by asking questions or reading directions or labels and (2) does not ask for information when fully oriented to the task and environment and recently aware of the answer

Answer 7

Inquires

Question 7

Supports or stabilizes task objects appropriately, protecting them from being damaged, slipping, moving, or falling

Answer 7

Handles

Question 8

Starts or begins the next task action or task step without any hesitation

Answer 8

Initiates

Question 9

Performs single actions or steps without any interruptions so that once an action or task step is initiated, performance continues without pauses or delays until the action or step is completes

Answer 9

Continues

Question 10

Performs steps in an effective or logical order and with an absence of randomness in the ordering or inappropriate repetition of steps

Answer 10

Sequences

Question 11

Looks for and locates task objects in a logical manner

Answer 11

Searches/locates

Question 12

Brings to completion single actions or single steps without inappropriate persistence or premature cessation

Answer 12

Terminates

Question 13

Collects related task objects into the same work space and regathers task objects that have spilled, fallen, or been misplaced

Answer 13

Gathers

Question 14

Logically positions or spatially arranges task objects in an orderly fashion within a single work space or between multiple appropriate work spaces such that the work space is not too spread out or too crowded

Answer 14

Organizes

Question 15

Puts away task objects in appropriate places and ensures that the immediate work space is restored to its original condition

Answer 15

Restores

Question 16

Moves body or wheelchair without bumping into obstacles when moving through the task environment or interacting with task objects

Answer 16

Navigates

Question 17

Responds appropriately to (1) nonverbal task-related cues (e.g., heat, movement), (2) the spatial arrangement and alignment of task objects to one another, and (3) cupboard doors or drawers that have been left open during task performance

Answer 17

Notices/responds

Question 18

Overcomes problems with ongoing task performance effectively by (1) going to a new workspace; (2) moving task objects out of the current workspace; or (3) adjusting knobs, dials, switches, or water taps

Answer 18

Adjusts

Question 19

Prevents ineffective performance of all other motor and process skills and asks for assistance only when appropriate or needed

Answer 19

Accommodates

Question 20

Prevents ineffective performance of all other motor and process skills from recurring or persisting

Answer 20

Benefits