title: The role of goal attainment scaling in evaluating family therapy outcome.
abstract: The role of an individualized goal attainment procedure as an outcome measure for brief family therapy is described. Establishment of a scale and assessment of goal attainment at six-month follow-up are reported in a study of some 270 families. Results support the procedure as being a reliable and valid means of examining the outcome status of treated families.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001521:Behavior Therapy; D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000628:therapy; D003142:Communication; D005196:Family Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006040:Goals; D006801:Humans; D007859:Learning Disabilities / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D011581:Psychological Tests; D011614:Psychotherapy, Brief / Q000379:methods; D012008:Recurrence; D012380:Role; D012919:Social Behavior