A personalized approach to goal planning and evaluation in clinical settings.
This article demonstrates a goal planning and evaluation method that focuses upon a client's behaviours or problem areas regardless of diagnosis or setting. Goal Attainment Scaling is described in terms of its procedures, scoring, advantages, precautions, and overall contribution to therapeutic recreation. Additionally, a case study is presented to demonstrate implementation of Goal Attainment Scaling.
D006040:Goals; D006801:Humans; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D011998:Recreation; D013812:Therapeutics; D014481:United States