OTPF 4 Part 2: PS Social Interaction Skills

Question 1

are the group of performance skills that represent small, observable actions related to communicating and interacting with others in the context of engaging in a personally and ecologically relevant daily life task performance that involves social interaction with others

Answer 1

Social Interaction Skills

Question 2

Positions self at an appropriate distance from the social partner

Answer 2

Places self

Question 3

Responds to and uses touch or bodily contact with the social partner in a socially appropriate manner

Answer 3

Touches

Question 4

Requests relevant facts and information and asks questions that support the intended purpose of the social interaction

Answer 4

Questions

Question 4

Does not demonstrate irrelevant, repetitive, or impulsive behaviors during social interaction

Answer 4

Regulates

Question 5

Keeps conversation going by replying appropriately to suggestions, opinions, questions, and comments

Answer 5

Replies

Question 6

Reveals opinions, feelings, and private information about self or others in a socially appropriate manner

Answer 6

Discloses

Question 7

Displays affect and emotions in a socially appropriate manner

Answer 7

Expresses emotions

Question 8

Uses appropriate words and gestures to acknowledge receipt of services, gifts, or compliments

Answer 8

Thanks

Question 9

Expresses differences of opinion in a socially appropriate manner

Answer 9

Disagrees

Question 10

Handles transitions in the conversation or changes the topic without disrupting the ongoing conversation

Answer 10

Transitions

Question 11

Replies to social messages without delay or hesitation and without interrupting the social partner

Answer 11

Times response

Question 12

Speaks for a reasonable length of time given the complexity of the message

Answer 12

Times duration

Question 13

Speaks in turn and gives the social partner the freedom to take their turn

Answer 13

Takes turns

Question 14

Uses a tone of voice, dialect, and level of language that are socially appropriate and matched to the social partner’s abilities and level of understanding

Answer 14

Matches language

Question 15

Responds to gestures or verbal messages from the social partner signaling that the social partner does not comprehend or understand a message and ensures that the social partner is following the conversation

Answer 15

Clarifies

Question 16

Acknowledges receipt of messages, encourages the social partner to continue the social interaction, and encourages all social partners to participate in the interaction

Answer 16

Acknowledges and encourages

Question 17

Expresses a supportive attitude toward the social partner by agreeing with, empathizing with, or expressing understanding of the social partner’s feelings and experiences

Answer 17

Empathizes

Question 18

Uses goal-directed social interactions focused on carrying out and completing the intended purpose of the social interaction

Answer 18

Heeds

Question 19

Prevents ineffective or socially inappropriate social interaction

Answer 19

Accommodates

Question 20

Prevents problems with ineffective or socially inappropriate social interaction from recurring or persisting

Answer 20

Benefits

Question 21

Approaches or initiates interaction with the social partner in a manner that is socially appropriate

Answer 21

Approaches/starts

Question 22

Effectively terminates the conversation or social interaction, brings to closure the topic under discussion, and disengages or says goodbye

Answer 22

Concludes/disengages

Question 23

Produces spoken, signed, or augmentative (i.e., com- puter-generated) messages that are audible and clearly articulated

Answer 23

Produces speech

Question 24

Uses socially appropriate gestures to communicate or support a message

Answer 24

Gesticulates

Question 25

Speaks in a fluent and continuous manner, with an even pace (not too fast, not too slow) and without pauses or delays, while sending a message

Answer 25

Speaks fluently

Question 26

Actively positions or turns body and face toward the social partner or the person who is speaking

Answer 26

Turns toward

Question 27

Makes eye contact with the social partner

Answer 27

Looks