Suggested Outline for Goal Attainment Scale Hypothetical Paper
I. Introduction:
A. Identify what you want to evaluate using Goal Attainment Scaling (GAS).
B. Name it and provide a rationale for your selection.
II. Work with client on GAS: Describe the process by which you and your client would develop the GAS chart.
III. Evidence base for Intervention
A. Discuss what you have found in your limited review for an evidenced based approach to this presenting problem.
B. Describe what you are selecting as having best potential to be effective in this situation. Provide rationale.
IV. Implementation of Intervention
A. Describe in some detail how you would implement the intervention.
V. Follow up Data collection and Data analysis
A. Describe when and how you will collect follow up data (Include Goal Attainment Scale in paper or in appendix)
B. Describe your findings based on the data analysis. Show your calculations.(in paper or in appendix)
1. Overall level of success score
2. Change score
VI. Conclusions
A. Research Limitations of design and data collection
B. Inferences based on findings
C. Next steps if you were still working with client in light of these hypothetical results