Intimate Close Friendship

No consistent evidence of intimate close friendship in daily contexts

• Does not demonstrate intimate close friendship behaviours
• Relies entirely on adult direction for related tasks

Beginning to show intimate close friendship with significant support

• Inconsistent intimate close friendship; needs adult prompting
• Partial performance in familiar, structured settings

Demonstrates intimate close friendship consistently in familiar contexts

• Applies intimate close friendship reliably in routine situations
• Requires prompting to transfer to new or demanding contexts

Sustains deeply trusting, emotionally intimate friendships that support honest self-disclosure and mutual vulnerability.

• Demonstrates intimate close friendship independently across varied contexts
• Sustains performance without adult support or reminders

Applies intimate close friendship flexibly; can articulate and model it for others

• Articulates own process when applying intimate close friendship
• Transfers skill spontaneously to novel domains