ACQ-SI Overview | Center for Innovative OT Solutions

Measure the extent of the difference between a person’s reported quality of social interaction and what you, the occupational therapist, observed. Use the ACQ-SI to extend the impact of the Evaluation of Social Interaction (ESI) in your occupation-centered practice.

Use with anyone at least 4 years, regardless of diagnosis
Learn the person’s perspective on his or her social interaction
Standardized on an international sample of more than 1,200 people
Watch an ACQ overview video

Administering the ACQ-SI

The ACQ-SI takes minutes to administer and score, resulting in a reliable and valid measure of the discrepancy between a person’s perspective on his or her quality of social interaction and what you, the occupational therapist, observed.

Administer the ESI by observing a person engage in at least two real social exchanges with typical social partners
Interview the person following your ESI observation using the ACQ-SI Interview Guide
Score the ESI
Score the 11 ACQ-SI items by comparing what the person reported during the interview with your ESI ratings
Use the OTAP software to generate an ACQ-SI Results Report that includes an ACQ-SI discrepancy measure
Plan interventions that account for the person’s perspective and the areas of discrepancy and/or agreement between what you observed and what the person reported

“Spending the extra five to ten minutes with my clients to complete the ACQ-SI as well as the ESI is proving invaluable in developing relevant occupation-focused goals with my clients. Once they begin to engage in successful and relevant interventions, they are far more willing to address some of their more challenging goals.”