3 Practical Takeaways

If Asked, What Goals Would Children Come Up With?

Are you wondering what goals to set for your pediatric clients? Well, why not ask them?!

 

In this study of children with unilateral cerebral palsy, Metzler et al (2021) involved children in setting their own goals for participating in an intervention camp. There are so many insight in this study that can change the way you establish goals, and perhaps even the focus of your interventions. Here are Apply EBP’s #3PracticalTakeaways.

 

If you are interested in using a formal tool to involve children in their goal setting, here are links to 2 of our favorites:

 

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Reference:

Metzler, M. J., Haspels, E., Brunton, L., Andersen, J., Pritchard, L., Herrero, M., ... & Kirton, A. (2021). Goals of children with unilateral cerebral palsy in a brain stimulation arm rehabilitation trial. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology63(5), 584-591.

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