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Goal Setting for Behavior Change
The document outlines the importance of goal setting in treatment and provides a framework for creating effective goals using the SMART criteria (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, Time-limited). It identifies common pitfalls in goal setting and emphasizes the need for motivation and a structured action plan for clients to achieve their goals. Additionally, it discusses the learning process involved in behavior change and maintaining motivation through various support mechanisms.
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Goal Setting for Behavior Change
- 1. Goal Setting Dr. Dawn-EliseSnipes PhD, LPC-MHSP, LMHC, NCC Executive Director, AllCEUs AllCEUs.com Unlimited CEUs $59 | Specialty Certificates $89 | Live Webinars $5
- 2. Objectives Identify thepurpose of setting goals Learn about SMART goals and how to set them Explore ways to help clients identify their goals Learn how to help clients increase and maintain motivation Identify the 6 most common pitfalls in goal setting, and how to prevent them AllCEUs.com Unlimited CEUs $59 | Specialty Certificates $89 | Live Webinars $5
- 3. Why Do ICare Goal setting is an integral part of treatment Goal setting is something everyone does every day Ineffective goals can have a negative impact on self esteem Ineffective goals can make people mistakenly think they are helpless to change anything. AllCEUs.com Unlimited CEUs $59 | Specialty Certificates $89 | Live Webinars $5
- 4. Specific Measurable Achievable Realistic Time Limited Think aboutthe last goal you set that was successful… Think about the last goal you set that was unsuccessful. What is the difference between the two? SMART? Motivation? SMART Goals
- 5. Goals (WHY) Goals are the overarching reason a person begins to do something. Often goals are broad and abstract. “I want to be healthier.” “I want to be happy.” Goals need to be broken down into manageable, meaningful, observable objectives. Phrase goals as adding a positive instead of removing a negative. Goals—The Beginning
- 6. One wayto elicit goals is through the miracle question: If you woke up tomorrow and you were _____ (i.e. your problem was resolved/goal was achieved) what would be different? This gives you insight into the foundations of this particular persons symptoms/definition of the problem. Miracle Question
- 7. Specific Overall Goalfor Treatment What is the problem? Example: Depression How will you know when the problem is resolved? Emotionally, I won’t feel as hopeless and helpless. I wont dread getting out of bed. Mentally, I won’t be so foggy headed and will be able to concentrate Physically, I will have more energy and lose some weight Socially, I will enjoy spending time with friends AllCEUs.com Unlimited CEUs $59 | Specialty Certificates $89 | Live Webinars $5
- 8. Specific Subgoals MainIssue Learn about the overall problem (Depression) Learn about your symptoms/causes/triggers of the problem Identify ways to address your specific symptoms/causes/triggers I won’t dread getting out of bed each day Reframed– I will be happy to wake up and face the day Identify causes of dread for you and interventions I will have more energy Learn about causes of fatigue and low energy Identify potential causes of your fatigue and low energy AllCEUs.com Unlimited CEUs $59 | Specialty Certificates $89 | Live Webinars $5
- 9. Measurable Frequency (#/time) Number of times per day or week i.e. Number of crying episodes i.e. Number of eating episodes NOT due to hunger i.e. Number of glasses of water consumed/day i.e. Number of wake-ups during the night Duration (How long) Sleep Exercise Crying episodes Intensity Likert (1-mild; 2-moderate; 3-intense; 4-excruciating) Number of calories per binge Copyright 2008-2012 AllCEUs, a subsidiary of CDS Ventures, LLC
- 10. Measurable Main Issue:Depression Likert scale 1-can’t go on, 2-okay, 3-pretty good, 4- Awesome I won’t dread getting out of bed each day –Cause of dread--Job Likert scale 1-can’t go on, 2-okay, 3-pretty good, 4- Awesome I will have more energy—Cause of low energy– poor sleep Record hours slept; number of awakenings; quality of sleep Copyright 2008-2012 AllCEUs, a subsidiary of CDS Ventures, LLC
- 11. Write eachof the following “goals” on a piece of paper: Lose weight Get in shape Feel better about myself Be happier Identify at least 2 ways for each goal that tells the person he or she has achieved that goal. “How will you know when you are/have _____” How would you measure each of those? Activity: Observable and Measurable
- 12. Achievable, Realistic, Time-Limited Rome was not built in a day Built on prior strengths and individualized Something the client is motivated to change Weekly goals; Daily goals (IOP); Hourly goals (crisis) Copyright 2008-2012 AllCEUs, a subsidiary of CDS Ventures, LLC
- 13. Who isresponsible for doing What, When, Where, Why and How This is your client's action plan or map Who (your client) What are they responsible for doing, when and where Why are they doing it How is it helping them meet their ultimate goal The Hook, A.K.A. The 5 Ws
- 14. Example Main Issue(8/1/2016-9/5/2016) Sally will learn about the overall problem (Depression) by reading one chapter of XYZ Book and the handouts provided by Dr. Snipes each week for 5 weeks. Sally will learn about her symptoms/causes/triggers of the problem by taking notes on what sounds like her as she reads the book and handouts about depression. She will process those notes in counseling with Dr. Snipes each week. Sally will identify ways to address her specific symptoms/causes/triggers by completing the My Symptoms and My Triggers worksheets provided by Dr. Snipes Each morning and evening, Sally will rate, on a scale from 1-4 her happiness and explain her response. These logs will be discussed with Dr. Snipes each session. AllCEUs.com Unlimited CEUs $59 | Specialty Certificates $89 | Live Webinars $5
- 15. Learning Goal settingmeans changing a behavior Change usually involves learning something Part of the learning process involves improving motivation Effective change means presenting the information in a form in which the person most easily learns. Copyright 2008-2012 AllCEUs, a subsidiary of CDS Ventures, LLC
- 16. Learning 3 parts tothe learning process: Cognition How people acquire knowledge: Seeing, hearing or doing Conceptualization How people process information: Abstract, specific, memory pathways Affective People’s motivation, decision-making styles, values and emotional preferences: How much does this information matter Copyright 2008-2012 AllCEUs, a subsidiary of CDS Ventures, LLC
- 17. Learning Styles andGoal Setting Active/Reflective When you process information Auditory/hearing, visual/seeing, or kinesthetic/doing Methods for receiving information Factual or Emotional How you conceptualize information Sensing vs. Intuitive What you pay attention to Global vs. Specific Parts to whole or vice versa Copyright 2008-2012 AllCEUs, a subsidiary of CDS Ventures, LLC
- 18. Problem Selection: Motivation Changeable Variable Components Emotional– I want to Cognitive/Intellectual– I need to Social Physical Situational Copyright 2008-2012 AllCEUs, a subsidiary of CDS Ventures, LLC
- 19. Motivational Exercise DecisionalBalance Completed on each unique behavior and repeated often Can be useful in addressing “resistance” AllCEUs.com Unlimited CEUs $59 | Specialty Certificates $89 | Live Webinars $5 To Change/Do the Behavior To Stay the Same/Not do the Behavior Benefits Emotional Mental Physical Social Financial Occupational Emotional Mental Physical Social Financial Occupational Drawbacks Emotional Mental Physical Social Financial Occupational Emotional Mental Physical Social Financial Occupational
- 20. List 10reasons you want to ________ and review them daily. Create a collage of all the reasons you want to __________. Keep a journal of how things change positively for you as you ___________. Make a list of disputes for your most frequent cop-outs. Tell three people about your goal. Maintaining Emotional Motivation
- 21. List 10reasons you need to _______________. Keep written information available that highlights the benefits of the program. Have clients research how this change can benefit them List 10 reasons you know you can _________. Set an end date for each objective. Maintaining Intellectual Motivation
- 22. Identify 3social supports that understand (or are willing to learn about) addiction and co-occurring disorders recovery Buddy-Up-- Encourage people with similar goals to support each other in and out of group/class. Plan weekly fun social activities with friends, children, pets Maintaining Social Motivation
- 23. Create apositive environment The way things look on the outside often reflect how you feel on the inside Eliminate sensory (visual, auditory, olfactory) stimuli –i.e. Bob Marley has to go. Maintaining Environmental Motivation
- 24. Keep adaily check-in sheet of how you feel physically (pain, lethargy, fatigue, irritability) Use money you would have spent on your addiction to take care of yourself Fitness center membership Massage Hot-tub Spa day Maintaining Physical Motivation
- 25. Identify 5obstacles to accomplishing your goal, what motivations they are related to, and 3 solutions for each Identify 5 reasons for prior relapses, motivations for each and alternative behaviours Maintaining Motivation--General
- 26. Pitfalls 1. Failing toconsider why you currently do (or do not) engage in certain behaviors. 2. Setting goals that are too big 3. Setting goals that are too hard 4. Setting too many goals 5. Setting goals without sufficient rewards 6. Setting goals that are too specific Identify 3 treatment plan goals patients have set which failed and why. Copyright 2008-2012 AllCEUs, a subsidiary of CDS Ventures, LLC
- 27. Prioritizing Goals Biological/Physiological Safety &Security Love & Belonging Self-esteem Self-actualization
- 28. Summary Good Goals Use positive language Address the reasons for not changing as well as changing Are meaningful to the patient SMART Use the KSA progression Knowledge in general Knowledge specific to the patient Skills in general Skills specific to the patient Copyright 2008-2012 AllCEUs, a subsidiary of CDS Ventures, LLC
- 29. Summary Well formedgoals guide effective treatment Making goals SMART helps clients Improve self-esteem and self-efficacy See incremental improvements AllCEUs.com Unlimited CEUs $59 | Specialty Certificates $89 | Live Webinars $5