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Writing Goals That Reference Play (Not Just Skills)

August 31, 2025 by Ashley Zhinin.
This resource helps therapists shift away from skill-only goals by showing how to write therapy goals that center meaningful, developmentally appropriate play. It includes play-based goal examples, a quick reference to types of play, and a worksheet to help reframe existing goals in a way that supports authentic engagement.
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Writing Life Participation Goals: Beyond the Impairment

August 31, 2025 by Ashley Zhinin.
This resource helps therapists shift from impairment-driven goals to life participation goals that reflect what truly matters to the individual. It includes real-world goal examples and a worksheet to support writing goals that center autonomy, connection, and everyday engagement.
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Goal Setting in Progressive Neurological Conditions: Remediation vs. Adaptation

April 30, 2025 by Ashley Zhinin.
This resource helps therapists balance remediation and adaptation when setting goals for individuals with progressive neurological conditions, ensuring therapy remains functional, meaningful, and aligned with the client’s needs. With clear guidelines, condition-specific examples, and practical goal-writing strategies, this guide supports therapists in providing effective, person-centered care.
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Goals of Care Conversation

November 1, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.
Therapists play an integral role in providing information regarding cognition and mobility. This material includes further information regarding goals, barriers, considerations, framework, and timing related to goals of care conversations.
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Occupational Therapy Student Cheat Sheet

January 1, 2022 by Megan Berg.
This tool offers a variety of information to help occupational therapy students be successful during their fieldwork rotations, including range of motion norms, assistance levels, manual muscle testing, goal writing basics, and more.
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Caring for Pets Screening

December 31, 2021 by Megan Berg.
An individual’s ability to care for their pets is an important part of returning to independent living. This tool helps to assess an individual’s personal needs for the caring for pets IADL, and provides direction for setting specific therapy goals.
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Adult Interest Checklist

December 20, 2021 by Megan Berg.
A task for the older adult population to help identify current interests and potentials for new passions. This will assist the patient in the transition out of work into retirement and will also assist the therapist in their goals and direction of care.
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