Goal Attainment Scaling Workshop
Goal writing hasn’t evolved at the same pace as our therapy approaches—and it shows. This workshop introduces Goal Attainment Scaling (GAS), a flexible, neurodiversity-affirming framework that helps therapists capture meaningful progress, even when goals aren’t met exactly as written.
Cost: $39
- 60 minutes
- 1.25 PDUS/.1 CEU
- 4 month access
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
How is Goal Attainment Scaling Different?
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 workshop, 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.
Who is this webinar is for?
Pediatric therapists (OT, SLP, PTs, Social Workers, etc) or therapy students who want to find new ways to write goals that are neurodiversity-affirming and family-centered.
Please keep in mind that the goal areas discussed in the webinar are using OT goals, but will you give you a great understanding of how to scale your own speech or PT related goals using the same formula.
What's included:
- 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
Let's hear what other's have to say:
Great course! Katie breaks things down in a concise and easily understandable way. A helpful way to refresh and support your ability to create meaningful, family-centered goals as a clinician.
OTP
I loved your case studies and problem solving through taking clinic goals and transitioning into GAS method.
OTP
Great course! Katie breaks things down in a concise and easily understandable way. A helpful way to refresh and support your ability to create meaningful, family-centered goals as a clinician.
OTP
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!
OTP
I loved everything about this webinar! I have always found GAS goals quite difficult but this helped me make sense of them and gave me so many ideas for how to grade my goals. It was also very easy to take in and understand the information being presented, I liked the format.
OTP
OTP
About Your Host
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.
If you’ve ever felt like your goals didn’t fully capture a child’s growth, this workshop was created for you.
Join us to learn a flexible, family-centered approach to goal writing that makes progress visible, measurable, and worth celebrating.