Exploring Goal Attainment Scaling Among Occupational Therapy Students: A Retrospective Descriptive Analysis.
Purpose: This study explored the administration of goal attainment scaling (GAS) by entry‐level occupational therapy (OT) students, examining their competency following minimal training. While GAS is valuable for measuring progress toward individualized client goals, its implementation requires spec...
| Publicado en: | Occupational Therapy International Vol. 2025; pp. 1 - 13 |
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| Formato: | research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Wiley-Blackwell
1/14/2025
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=183918186&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 183918186 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 09667903 GPF jtl: Occupational Therapy International issn: 09667903 maglogo: Y pubinfo: dt: 1/14/2025 vid: 2025 pid: 480 pub: Wiley-Blackwell place: Malden, Massachusetts artinfo: ui: 183918186 183918186 183918186 10.1155/oti/6034855 183918186 ppf: 1 ppct: 12 formats: fmt: – @attributes: type: T – @attributes: type: P tig: atl: Exploring Goal Attainment Scaling Among Occupational Therapy Students: A Retrospective Descriptive Analysis. aug: au: Alduraidi, Wafaa Zhang, E. Foster, Lauren Mische-Lawson, Lisa Costi, Stefania affil: Department of Occupational Therapy Education, , University of Kansas Medical Center, , Kansas City, Kansas, , USA, kumc.edu sug: subj: Goal Attainment Students, Occupational Therapy Clinical Competence Evaluation Education, Occupational Therapy Occupational Therapy Checklists Human Retrospective Design Descriptive Research Record Review Exploratory Research Female Young Adult Adult Funding Source Videorecording Adult: 19-44 years Female ab: Purpose: This study explored the administration of goal attainment scaling (GAS) by entry‐level occupational therapy (OT) students, examining their competency following minimal training. While GAS is valuable for measuring progress toward individualized client goals, its implementation requires specific skills and training that may challenge entry‐level practitioners. Method: Using retrospective data from a study of sensory garments' effects on children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), we analyzed GAS administration by five entry‐level OT students. Students received both indirect training through their curriculum and 3 h of direct research‐specific preparation. Using a modified version of the GAS checklist, we evaluated students' competency through video recordings of GAS administration sessions and written GAS. Results: Analysis revealed variable competency levels among students. While overall performance met 82.4% of checklist criteria, individual student competency varied considerably (54.5%–95.4%). Three of five students achieved the established 75% competency threshold. Students consistently met criteria for conceptual goal construction and timeframe specification but struggled with maintaining single dimensions of change and specifying observable behaviors. Conclusions: Entry‐level OT students demonstrated varying levels of competency in GAS administration following minimal training. Our findings suggest the need for more comprehensive training in specific aspects of GAS, particularly in scale construction and behavioral specification. These results have important implications for how OT programs prepare students to implement GAS in clinical practice. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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