Goal Evaluation and Revision

When to revise a goal?
- When the goal is no longer important
- When there are multiple paths to achieve a goal

Caregiver is not getting started on a goal
- What to do: affirm the caregiver’s ability to move forward
Continuing on the path when the plan is not work
- What to do: negotiate and provide feedback
Overextending oneself (having too many goals)
- What to do: negotiate and provide feedback
Abandoning a goal
- What to do: affirm the caregiver’s self-worth
Competing for resources and competing goals
- What to do: use decisional balance