About this resource
Goals work best when they matter to clients. This session plan covers principles of collaborative goal setting, writing goals in the client's words, making them specific and measurable, practice with de-identified cases and feedback.
Purpose
To strengthen collaborative, meaningful goal setting.
Who it is for
Primary profession: Allied health and multidisciplinary teams. Also relevant for occupational therapists, speech pathologists, social workers.
Client or participant group: Allied health educators and team leaders.
Practice setting: Team professional development.
Suggested uses
- Team professional development
- Student education
- Quality improvement
- New graduate support
Instructions for practitioners
- Use real, de-identified examples.
- Practise in pairs.
- Give specific feedback.
- Follow up with a goal audit.
Accessibility considerations
Provide materials in advance.
Scope and limitations
A training session plan.
Research basis
Specific goals, if-then plans and regular progress monitoring all improve the chances of reaching goals. Clinical supervision and structured reflection support learning, safe practice and professional development.
- Gibbs, G. (1988). Learning by doing: A guide to teaching and learning methods. Further Education Unit, Oxford Polytechnic. https://thoughtsmostlyaboutlearning.files.wordpress.com/2015/12/learning-by-doing-graham-gibbs.pdf
- Gollwitzer, P. M., & Sheeran, P. (2006). Implementation Intentions and Goal Achievement: A Meta‐analysis of Effects and Processes. Advances in Experimental Social Psychology, 69–119. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0065-2601(06)38002-1
- Harkin, B., Webb, T. L., Chang, B. P. I., Prestwich, A., Conner, M., Kellar, I., Benn, Y., & Sheeran, P. (2016). Does monitoring goal progress promote goal attainment? A meta-analysis of the experimental evidence. Psychological Bulletin, 142(2), 198–229. https://doi.org/10.1037/bul0000025
- Locke, E. A., & Latham, G. P. (2002). Building a practically useful theory of goal setting and task motivation: A 35-year odyssey. American Psychologist, 57(9), 705–717. https://doi.org/10.1037/0003-066x.57.9.705
- Milne, D. (2007). An empirical definition of clinical supervision. British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 46(4), 437–447. https://doi.org/10.1348/014466507x197415
What is included
A 2-page printable A4 PDF, including a practitioner notes page with the research basis (version 1.0).
Originality
Original Practitioner Plus content: wording, activity structure, layout and icons were created for this resource. No third-party worksheets, illustrations or text were reproduced.
