Welcome to our webinar on using Goal Attainment Scaling (GAS) in therapy! Our self-paced course is designed to provide therapists with a comprehensive understanding of how to effectively use GAS in their practice. Goal Attainment Scaling is a client and family-centered approach that allows therapists to collaboratively set meaningful and achievable goals with their clients, track progress, and evaluate outcomes.
I created this webinar because I felt like we could do more for our clients when it comes to goal writing.
We are adapting our treatment strategies and approaches, our means of assessment, and the vocabulary that we use to be more neurodiversity affirming but we ARE STILL USING THE SAME GOAL-WRITING APPROACH.
In some cases, this goal-writing approach works just fine. In others, it’s not serving as it should. Typically, these goals are very black and white. They tell us if the client met the goal or not.
But what happens when the child has made progress on the goal but didn’t quite meet the expectation? We want to celebrate that achievement and show how progress has been made, but can’t always do that with our typical goal-writing approach.
You’ll love that using Goal Attainment Scaling can:
Provide flexibility
Offer a neurodiversity-affirming approach to goal writing
Make it easy to measure progress
Be used as both a goal writing tool and outcome measure
Be more sensitive to functional goals that can’t often be assessed by standardized measures
Instead of just a single goal, we scale that goal into 5 levels so that we can better measure small increments of change.
It gives us a quantitative value that allows us to compare progress without using a standardized measure. This is especially helpful when looking at goals related to regulation, ADLS, and other family-centered goals that are not commonly addressed in standardized assessments
During this webinar, participants will learn:
The key principles of GAS
How to involve the clients and families in the goal-setting process
How to establish measurable criteria for goal achievement
How to scale goals appropriately
2 case studies will be shared to offer you practice in identifying and writing neurodiversity-affirming goals using GAS. This is a workshop, so you can submit your goal scales for feedback.
Pediatric therapists (OT, SLP, PTs, Social Workers, etc) or therapy students who want to find new ways to write goals that are neurodiveristy-affirming and family-centered.
Please keep in mind that the goal areas discussed in the webinar are OT related goals, but will give you a great understanding of how to scale your own speech or PT-related goals using the same formula.
A 1-hour on-demand webinar
4 months of access to the webinar and resources
Opportunity to submit workshop goals for feedback
Certificate of Completion for 1 hour
This will be provided after the completion of the quiz and survey
It will count for 1.25 PDUs for NBCOT
.1 CEU. Please check with your state as requirements may differ.
Resources
GAS templates
Data collection and analysis worksheets
I am so happy to have found this course for GAS.I have always struggled when I have to report a child has not achieved a goal. Using GAS gives the families I work with a different way to measure progress that doesn't feel like "failure to meet the goal." I am excited to implement this in my practice!
It's self-paced meaning after your purchase, you can take the course whenever it fits with your schedule.
They really are the same thing - both are units towards your license/certification, but they are different units of measurement.
1 contact hour = 1 PDU or .1 CEU
1 contact hour with an assessment = 1.25 PDUs for NBCOT
1 PDU = .1 CEU
These units can be applied to your state license and NBCOT. If you are not an OT please check your professional requirements.
For this course, you will earn 1.25 PDUS for NBCOT (because there is an assessment), or .1 CEU
This course was designed for Occupational Therapists but could be valuable for all therapists who want to improve their note-writing skills.
Great for ANY therapist, regardless of experience!
You'll have access for 4 months from the purchase date. You must complete the course within that time frame to get the certificate.
At this time I do not offer refunds.
$45 USD, but an early bird discount will be available upon release.
I'm Katie, a pediatric Occupational Therapist and founder of The Well-Balanced OT, an educational platform for therapists and anyone else who wants to support the children in their lives.
I offer mentorship groups and individual sessions, printable resources, and educational webinars to expand your confidence, knowledge, and therapeutic skills.
You can learn more about my experience and education here.
I currently live in Massachusetts with my husband, a ton of house plants, and a closet full of crafts.