King's conceptual framework applied to a transitional living program.
OBJECTIVE
How Imogene King's theory of Goal Attainment was used as a theoretical framework for conceptualizing the role and function of a Transitional Residential Program for severely and persistently mentally ill homeless individuals.


OBJECTIVE
To demonstrate how a nursing theory can be applied in the development of mental health services.


METHODS
King's theory and associated concepts of personal system, perception, communication, interaction, transaction, role, time, space, growth, and development.


CONCLUSIONS
Achievement of client goals is possible within a social system characterized by mutual goal setting between clients and staff.
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D000328:Adult; D019090:Case Management; D005260:Female; D006040:Goals; D006208:Halfway Houses / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006703:Ill-Housed Persons; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000451:nursing*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009742:Nursing Theory