title: Assessing goal attainment for quality improvement.
abstract: Organizations that support persons with intellectual disabilities will likely experience increasing pressure to provide evidence of the benefits of services to participants in programs. In this article we propose a model for assessing goal attainment modified from scales used with other populations that both develops from the person-centered planning process and informs on program and organizational efficacy. Implications for assessing goal attainment and considerations for applying information to improve individual, program and organization quality are presented.
authors.affiliation: Community Support Services, Mobius Inc., 319 Main Street, Damariscotta, Maine, USA. dlawlor@mobiusinc.org
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lawlor
authors.forename: Michaela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: York
mesh_terms: D001294:Attitude to Health; D004282:Documentation; D006040:Goals; D006296:Health Services / Q000592:standards*; D006298:Health Services Administration / Q000592:standards; D006302:Health Services Research; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000628:therapy*; D017146:Models, Organizational; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D016730:Program Development / Q000379:methods; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D011787:Quality of Health Care