Summary: <p>Goal Setting<br> Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes PhD, LPC-MHSP, LMHC<br> Executive Director, AllCEUs</p> <p>On Demand course can be found here: <a href="https://www.allceus.com/member/cart/index/product/id/521/c/">https://www.allceus.com/member/cart/index/product/id/521/c/</a></p> <p>Objectives<br> Why Do I Care<br> ~ Goal setting is an integral part of treatment<br> ~ Goal setting is something everyone does every day<br> ~ Ineffective goals can have a negative impact on self esteem<br> ~ Ineffective goals can make people mistakenly think they are helpless to change anything.<br> SMART Goals<br> ~ Specific<br> ~ Measurable<br> ~ Achievable<br> ~ Realistic<br> ~ Time Limited</p> <p>~ Think about the last goal you set that was successful…<br> ~ Think about the last goal you set that was unsuccessful.<br> ~ What is the difference between the two?<br> ~ SMART?<br> ~ Motivation?</p> <p>Goals—The Beginning<br> ~ Goals (WHY)þ<br> ~ Goals are the overarching reason a person begins to do something.<br> ~ Often goals are broad and abstract. “I want to be healthier.” “I want to be happy.”<br> ~ Goals need to be broken down into manageable, meaningful, observable objectives.<br> ~ Phrase goals as adding a positive instead of removing a negative.<br> Miracle Question<br> ~ One way to elicit goals is through the miracle question:<br> ~ If you woke up tomorrow and you were _____ (i.e. your problem was resolved/goal was achieved) what would be different?<br> ~ This gives you insight into the foundations of this particular persons symptoms/definition of the problem.<br> Specific<br> ~ Overall Goal for Treatment<br> ~ What is the problem?<br> ~ Example: Depression<br> ~ How will you know when the problem is resolved?<br> ~ Emotionally, I won’t feel as hopeless and helpless. I wont dread getting out of bed.<br> ~ Mentally, I won’t be so foggy headed and will be able to concentrate<br> ~ Physically, I will have more energy and lose some weight<br> ~ Socially, I will enjoy spending time with friends</p> <p>Specific<br> ~ Subgoals<br> ~ Main Issue<br> ~ Learn about the overall problem (Depression)<br> ~ Learn about your symptoms/causes/triggers of the problem<br> ~ Identify ways to address your specific symptoms/causes/triggers<br> ~ I won’t dread getting out of bed each day<br> ~ Reframed– I will be happy to wake up and face the day<br> ~ Identify causes of dread for you and interventions<br> ~ I will have more energy<br> ~ Learn about causes of fatigue and low energy<br> ~ Identify potential causes of your fatigue and low energy</p> <p>Measurable<br> ~ Frequency (#/time)<br> ~ Number of times per day or week<br> ~ i.e. Number of crying episodes<br> ~ i.e. Number of eating episodes NOT due to hunger<br> ~ i.e. Number of glasses of water consumed/day<br> ~ i.e. Number of wake-ups during the night<br> ~ Duration (How long)<br> ~ Sleep<br> ~ Exercise<br> ~ Crying episodes<br> ~ Intensity<br> ~ Likert (1-mild; 2-moderate; 3-intense; 4-excruciating)<br> ~ Number of calories per binge</p> <p>Measurable<br> ~ Main Issue: Depression<br> ~ Likert scale 1-can’t go on, 2-okay, 3-pretty good, 4-Awesome<br> ~ I won’t dread getting out of bed each day –Cause of dread–Job<br> ~ Likert scale 1-can’t go on, 2-okay, 3-pretty good, 4-Awesome<br> ~ I will have more energy—Cause of low energy– poor sleep<br> ~ Record hours slept; number of awakenings; quality of sleep</p> <p>Activity: Observable and Measurable<br> ~ Write each of the following “goals” on a piece of paper:<br> ~ Lose weight<br> ~ Get in shape<br> ~ Feel better about myself<br> ~ Be happier<br> ~ Identify at least 2 ways for each goal that tells the person he or she</p>
