Chapter 5.Goals
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A goal is one of the subsidiary objectives of therapeutic work and therefore a component of the aim. The realization of a single desired outcome, in other words, depends upon the achievement of one or more goals. In practice, it usually requires two to four goals, each addressing a portion of the overall task. If the aim translates into only one goal, then the outcome of therapy equates with the attainment of that one specific and measurable objective. In this instance, we “operationalize” the aim and translate it from an expected result into a statement of what that result would comprise.
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