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Goal Setting with Families

Goal Setting with Families. Erin Callihan, LSW, HSV Infant/Toddler Specialist, PA Key. Welcome!. Who are we? Home Visitors (nurses, family workers, parent educators, etc.) Supervisors Parents Who am I?. Objectives.

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Goal Setting with Families

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  1. Goal Setting with Families Erin Callihan, LSW, HSV Infant/Toddler Specialist, PA Key

  2. Welcome! • Who are we? • Home Visitors (nurses, family workers, parent educators, etc.) • Supervisors • Parents • Who am I?

  3. Objectives Discuss how to partner with families and strategies to identify motivation for change. Identify barriers to goal setting/achievement. Discuss the characteristics of effective goals and how these align with the approach we use with families.

  4. Where do I start? What is it that we want from families? What does my program expect from families related to goal setting? Do I use a goal setting tool that meets the needs of my clients?

  5. How do I define goals? Think about your own definition of goals. How does this definition align with your program’s view of goal setting?

  6. “A good goal should scare you a little, and excite you a lot.” Joe Vitale

  7. The aim of goal setting is to have parents: • identify the need for change • increase their belief in their ability to change • develop concrete plans to change The first step is to partner with families…

  8. Ways to encourage partnership talk: Have a conversation with the family, not an interview. Adopt an attitude of “not knowing” and “wanting to understand” the family situation. Listen to and encourage different points of view with respect and without judgment. Focus the conversation on strengths and successes. Ask open ended questions. Share power.

  9. Basic Concepts of Motivational Interviewing • What is it? • “a collaborative, person-centered form of guiding to elicit and strengthen motivation for change.” • Focuses on exploring and resolving ambivalence and centers on the motivational processes within the individual. • Does not impose change, but rather supports change that is congruent with the person’s values and concerns.

  10. It’s MI when…. The communication style and spirit involve person-centered, empathic listening (Engage), AND There is a particular identified target for change that is the topic of conversation (Guide), AND The interviewer is evoking the person’s own motivation for change (Evoke).

  11. The MI Approach Based on 3 key elements: Collaboration (vs. confrontation) Evocation (drawing out vs. imposing ideas) Autonomy (vs. authority)

  12. Barriers to Goal Setting in Home Visitation Programs Lack of direction/motivation Negative feedback Fear of failure Don’t know how to set goals/cognitive limitations Mental illness/substance abuse Medical issues Other external barriers such as lack of financial resources, no transportation, no child care, etc.

  13. SMART Goals Specific Measurable Attainable Realistic Time-based

  14. Questions?

  15. Thank You! For your participation, sharing of ideas, and for the hard work you do everyday! Erin Callihan erical@berksiu.org 717-317-6898

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