(GOAL™) Goal-Oriented Assessment of Lifeskills

(GOAL™) Goal-Oriented Assessment of Lifeskills
by Lucy Jane Miller, PhD, OTR, Thomas Oakland, PhD, and David S. Herzberg, PhD

BENEFIT
An evaluation of functional motor skills in activities of daily living

NORMS
Based on a nationally representative sample of 616 children

FORMAT
Individual administration of 7 activities

ADMIN TIME
45-60 minutes

AGES
7 to 17 years
PUBLISH DATE
2013

The Goal-Oriented Assessment of Lifeskills (GOAL)is an evaluation of fundamental motor abilities needed for daily living.

The GOAL reflects a modern approach to occupational therapy assessment, incorporating concepts from the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF; World Health Organization [WHO], 2001) and the Occupational Therapy Practice Framework (American Occupational Therapy Association [AOTA], 2008).

Designed for children ages 7 to 17, the GOAL consists of seven Activities, dynamic functional tasks that are markers for important activities of a child’s daily life. The GOAL Activities are fun and motivating,but also provide a standardized, psychometrically precise measure of a child’s strengths and challenges. The presence of “Goal-Oriented” in the name reflects a unique focus on measuring functional abilities that have tangible, meaningful goals, in addition to assessing foundational motor skills.