Patient-Centered Assessments & Functional Goal Writing for the SLP

As SLPs, the assessment process can be lengthy and time consuming. In most settings, we are given a short amount of time to complete an assessment and document it in a way that justifies the services we are recommending and meets the needs and expectations of the health plan. We often struggle with identifying meaningful goals based on the standardized testing we are required to complete.

This course will focus on how to utilize caregivers to determine functional impairments a child experiences daily and what routines those impact. We will discuss choosing the right assessment tool and how to compliment it with informal assessment data to support recommendations while also building an efficient yet comprehensive assessment report. Strategies on how to then develop meaningful and functional goals efficiently will be reviewed and practiced.