How to Set Goals With Your Therapy Team

Learning how to set goals with your child’s therapy team is vital for your child’s developmental journey. Opening a line of communication with your child’s therapy team to set goals is a part of the collaborative care process.

Setting goals is a multi-step process. Start with identifying what is a priority as a goal for your child. Identify why the goal is important to your family and a date that you would like to see the goal achieved. Once you've determined this, speak with your therapy team to discuss what steps are necessary to conquer these goals as well as possible obstacles that need to be considered in the journey.

Common Therapy Goals

• Achieving developmental motor milestones
• Completing multi-step tasks
• Playing with other children
• Completing self-care tasks without assistance
• Learning strategies to help with overwhelming emotions

Research shows that setting goals with your child’s therapy team can increase therapy satisfaction and achievement of positive health outcomes. Discussing these goals with the therapy team can also help create an actionable therapy plan to achieve the goals you have for your child.

Pediatrics Plus values parents getting involved in the process of goal development and participation in therapeutic activities to help their child grow and achieve their goals. Contact Us for more information!

References for this article include positivepsychology.com, yourtherapysource.com, and youthrive.com