Instructions for Page 7a: Goals and Outcomes
Goal/Outcome:
This page should be a record of one family/child
outcome that would be possible in the next 6 months.
Outcomes should be worded as observable events,
not "improvements" or "increases" in specific
behaviors.
For Example: Sonja
will be able to sit with minimal support for play
and feeding activities.
Child
& Family Strengths:
This section should also list the strengths
and resources available to the family for addressing
the targeted outcome. This might include knowledge,
skills and talents of individual family members,
friends, relatives and associates as well as personal
traits that make the promise of a successful program
possible. Resources such as existing insurance,
income, transportation, space, time, daily routines
and easy access to information should also be
considered strengths.
For
Example:
Outcome:Janess will
have a safe travel chair and other adaptive equipment
for seating, standing and bathing at home and
her child care setting.
Strengths: Mrs. Smith
does some carpentry and can build some equipment
herself. Mr. Smith works for Health and Human Services and can investigate
possible financial assistance available for purchasing
equipment.
What
will be done by whom:
Finally, this section will document in 2-3
simple sentences that "tell the story" of what
will be done to achieve each outcome in words
that the family can understand. They will address
who will do what, where, how often. They will
also include mention of how the team (family and
professionals) will measure accomplishments of
each outcome.
For Example:
SLP will provide family
with education/information about early vocal and
non-vocal communication development through some
written material and meetings weekly for the next
month. SLP and teacher will coordinate home visits
with the family (up to 6 hours total each month)
to provide help and guidance for getting and then
responding to clearer signals from Jonas. SLP's
observation and parents' reports of at least six
new signals in the next six months will be an
indication of success.
Progress
will be reviewed:
In this section, the team should record
how often the program will be reviewed for progress
and by whom. This can be done on a routine, regular
basis, but it must be done at least once every
6 months. As progress is noted, new goals/outcomes
can be targeted.
At
the bottom of this page, there is space to document
this progress. Additional space is provided on
page 7b. Additional pages may be added.
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