Lesson 12: Developing Service Goals Attention That little red piece is the service plan! Learning Outcomes Upon completion of this lesson's material, students will be able to:
Teaching Client Strengths Another aspect of the PSR Values that comes into play is the focus on client strengths. Much of medicine and treatment focuses on what is "wrong" with the client. We want to focus on what is "right" with the client, because it is based on this that we will lead clients to work on their goals. Examples of client strengths might include:
As we identify a client's goals we turn to these starting points to build a plan...in fact, to some degree these strengths help define which goals we can pragmatically work on! Measurable Goals In order to test if a goal is well-written we borrow from the field of Behavior Management by asking two questions:
IF the answer to question 1 is "NO" and the answer to question 2 is "YES" then the goal is well-written. This is tricky, so you have to think outside the circle a bit to critique your own work.
In addition to "passing" both tests, a goal should identify, as appropriate, the WHO, WHAT, WHEN, and WHERE components of a behavior. Assessment Lesson 12 Discussion Discuss the reasons you think it is important to recognize a client's strengths as well as potential barriers to treatment when developing a service plan For this assignment you are going to identify 2 specific goals that YOU have. You will write out two separate statements and both statements will be evaluated to determine if the meet the Dead Man and Stranger tests. You will then outline 2 additional goals that could arise from the need to develop Activities of Daily Living. Click HERE to download a very comprehensive list of ADL skills. The questions on the quiz are as follows:
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