Social Interaction

Question 1

What are the four aims of OT in the domain of social interaction?

Answer 1

1. Provide clear feedback + positive role modeling.
2. Encourage assertive behavior and communication.
3. Facilitate appropriate self-expression.
4. Promote cooperation and value of social interaction.

Question 2

Based on what four factors should you choose social interaction occupations?

Answer 2

1. Allow for self-expression.
2. Require sharing and teamwork.
3. Offer graded opportunities for social contact.
4. Require healthy competition.

Question 3

What are the three communication styles?

Answer 3

1. Submissive.
2. Aggressive / passive-aggressive.
3. Self-assertive.

Question 4

What are the five reasons why communication skills is important in OT?

Answer 4

1. Therapeutic interaction with patients / clients, care-providers.
2. Professional communication with members of multidisciplinary team.
3. Communication through written reports, feedback in medical folder, referrals, etc.
4. Patients may exhibit limitations in communication.
5. Assess social interaction skills and design interventions to address deficits.

Question 5

What are the nine steps of the Sage & Thyme Model / professional communication?

Answer 5

1. Setting.
2. Ask.
3. Gather all concerns.
4. Empathy.
5. Talk (ask who supports person).
6. Help (ask how the person helps).
7. You (ask what would help them).
8. Me (ask if there is something they would like you to do).
9. End (summarize).

Question 6

What is purpose of Sage & Thyme model?

Answer 6

Enables OT to fulfil most important objectives of support.

1. Enable patients to describe their concerns.
2. Helps patients identify support structures.
3. Opportunity for client to explore their own ideas / solutions.

Question 7

What are the four fundamental concepts of the MOHO?

Answer 7

1. Human occupation is complex.
2. A person is made up of components.
3. Environment influences performance.
4. Occupational performance.

Question 8

What are the three steps of a conversation?

Answer 8

1. Beginning of conversation.
2. Sustaining conversation.
3. Ending conversation.

Question 9

What are the three conversation skills?

Answer 9

1. Observing and interpreting non-verbal communication .
2. Starting, maintaining and ending conversation appropriately.
3. Active listening.

Question 10

What are the five steps to making a request assertively?

Answer 10

1. Explain your feelings about problem.
2. Make request.
3. Ask how other person feels about request.
4. Other person answers.
5. Accept with thanks.