Client-centered practice and outcomes research are missions of occupational therapy. Although strategies for client goal-setting have advanced the field, the process has limitations. The study in the article tested a self-report strategy using brief, easy to score measures. The Goals for Occupational Therapy List was completed at mostly independent intake and paired with a follow-up measure of Goal Satisfaction Rating by 40 clients in an outpatient rehabilitation center. The strategy of pairing self-report measures of goal-setting and attainment was useful for clinicians and yielded important research findings. This was a good pilot to lay ground for future research. I would like to see more on self-reporting. Sometimes I feel in evaluation there are times patients have inconsistencies and this can make goal setting difficult. So having tools to help could ease the process.
Custer, M. G., Huebner, R. A., Freudenberger, L., & Nichols, L. R. (2013). Client-Chosen Goals in Occupational Therapy: Strategy and Instrument Pilot. Occupational Therapy In Health Care, 27(1), 58-70. doi:10.3109/07380577.2012.747120
therapy. Although strategies for client goal-setting have advanced the field, the
process has limitations. The study in the article tested a self-report strategy using brief, easy to score measures. The Goals for Occupational Therapy List was completed at mostly independent intake and paired with a follow-up measure of Goal Satisfaction Rating by 40 clients in an outpatient rehabilitation center. The strategy of pairing self-report measures of goal-setting and attainment was useful for clinicians and yielded important research findings. This was a good pilot to lay ground for future research. I would like to see more on self-reporting. Sometimes I feel in evaluation there are times patients have inconsistencies and this can make goal setting difficult. So having tools to help could ease the process.
Custer, M. G., Huebner, R. A., Freudenberger, L., & Nichols, L. R. (2013). Client-Chosen Goals in Occupational Therapy: Strategy and Instrument Pilot. Occupational Therapy In Health Care, 27(1), 58-70. doi:10.3109/07380577.2012.747120