An evaluation of the planning program using goal attainment scaling
| Field | Value | Language |
| dc.contributor.author | Mitchell, Toni | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2010-07-30 | |
| dc.date.available | 2010-07-30 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2123/6356 | |
| dc.description | This work was digitised and made available on open access by Yooroang Garang, the School of Indigenous Health Studies; the University of Sydney; and Sydney eScholarship. It may only be used for the purposes of research and study. Where possible, the School will try to notify the author of this work. If you have any inquiries or issues regarding this work being made available please contact the Sydney eScholarship Repository Coordinator - [email protected] | en |
| dc.description.abstract | Therapists providing individualised programs in rehabilitation are increasingly challenged to document and present the outcomes and effectiveness of their services. For program evaluation to be feasible, a methodology is required that is compatible with the characteristics, demands and priorities of clients as well as therapy environments. Goal attainment scaling is a method to evaluate services based on the attainment of individual client or program goals. This method was used to evaluate the effectiveness of a home based, individualised, cognitive rehabilitation intervention for an eight year old boy, long term after traumatic brain injury. The child and family participated in the Planning Program, designed to teach compensatory strategies for planning and to support these with minor environmental modifications. Background information and an analysis of the theory and model behind the Planning Program are presented. The evaluation results revealed an overall goal attainment scale score (T score) of 68.70, indicating that the overall program goal had been accomplished, at above the expected level. The implications, advantages and disadvantages of goal attainment scaling as a method to evaluate individualised programs in paediatric brain injury rehabilitation are discussed. | en |
| dc.language.iso | en_AU | en |
| dc.rights | The author retains copyright of this thesis. It may only be used for the purposes of research and study. It must not be used for any other purposes and may not be transmitted or shared with others without prior permission. | en |
| dc.subject | rehabilitation | en |
| dc.subject | therapy | en |
| dc.subject | goal attainment scaling | en |
| dc.subject | program evaluation | en |
| dc.subject | outcome assessment | en |
| dc.subject | brain injuries | en |
| dc.title | An evaluation of the planning program using goal attainment scaling | en |
| dc.type | Thesis | en |
| usyd.faculty | Faculty of Medicine and Health, Sydney School of Health Sciences | en |
| usyd.department | Behavioural & Social Sciences in Health | en |
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