Goal Planning & Implementation

Goal Planning Considerations

Identify the steps that will help the caregiver and family get to the destination

  • Strengths
    • What strengths does the caregiver/family have?
  • Barriers
    • What roadblocks might get in the way of achieving the goal?
  • Resources
    • What resources are needed to achieve the goal?
    • Goals should not compete for available resources

Visually imagining what the path looks like and how they will get there can help individuals plan goals. Use the GPS map below to aid in the visualization and planning process. 

PDF Download: GPS Map

Goal Implementation Strategies

  • To Improve Implementation
    • Making a public commitment to a goal will improve the likelihood that it will be achieved
    • Develop a support network for achieving the goal
  • Providing Feedback to Families
    • Focus on accomplishments
      • Use EPE to offer small ways to improve
      • Affirm ability
    • Attend to the caregiver’s affect