{"id":2310,"date":"2017-10-31T09:28:17","date_gmt":"2017-10-31T13:28:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/med.sites.unc.edu\/card\/?page_id=2310"},"modified":"2026-06-11T14:39:49","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T18:39:49","slug":"goal-pool","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/sphs\/card\/resources\/aphasia-goals\/goal-pool\/","title":{"rendered":"Aphasia Goal Pool"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"content\">\n<article class=\"span6\">\n<table style=\"height: 186px;width: 99.6071%;border-collapse: collapse\" border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 23px\">\n<td style=\"width: 100%;height: 48px\">The aphasia goal pool at UNC is a way to help speech-language pathologists share experiences and knowledge about treatment planning for aphasia across the continuum of care. Between May 2015 and May 2016, we collected goals from practicing speech-language pathologists. We are using these goals to develop resources for the community. Please stay tuned.<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 13.4641%;height: 48px\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 23px\">\n<td style=\"width: 100%;height: 10px\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 13.4641%;height: 10px\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 23px\">\n<td style=\"width: 100%;height: 23px\">We are thankful for the fantastic community participation over the years and are actively working on new opportunities to contribute and learn. Our philosophy is to highlight clinical excellence while simultaneously challenging and supporting one another to offer the best services we can to people living with aphasia.<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 13.4641%;height: 23px\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 23px\">\n<td style=\"width: 100%;height: 23px\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 13.4641%;height: 23px\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 23px\">\n<td style=\"width: 100%;height: 23px\">\n<h2 id=\"viewlet-below-content\"><span style=\"color: #003366\"><strong>Research<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>We recently published results from our research survey about communication partner training. Thank you to everyone who participated! Please check out the results in the article below and be sure to visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/sphs\/card\/resources\/communication-partner-training\/\">communication partner training resource<\/a> we developed based on this research.<\/p>\n<p>We are busy analyzing results from our survey about goal setting in acute care. Stay tuned for updates!<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 13.4641%;height: 23px\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 103px\">\n<td style=\"width: 100%;height: 36px\">\n<ul>\n<li>Haley, K. L., &amp; Hardy, L. E. (2025). Is communication training for significant others a reasonable rehabilitation goal in aphasia therapy?. <em>American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 34<\/em>(2), 782\u2013797. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1044\/2024_AJSLP-24-00472\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1044\/2024_AJSLP-24-00472<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 13.4641%;height: 36px\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 23px\">\n<td style=\"width: 113.464%;height: 23px\" colspan=\"2\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/article>\n<article><\/article>\n<article><\/article>\n<article><\/article>\n<article class=\"span6\"><\/article>\n<article><\/article>\n<article><\/article>\n<article><\/article>\n<article class=\"span6\"><\/article>\n<article><\/article>\n<article><\/article>\n<article class=\"span6\"><\/article>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"content\">\n<article class=\"span6\">\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2 id=\"viewlet-below-content\"><span style=\"color: #003366\"><strong>Aphasia Goal Pool Observations\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse\" border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 65.326%;text-align: left;vertical-align: top\">\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 9\">\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<h3>Participants for the first 34 months:<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc\">\n<li>155 student or CF-SLP (465 goals) 203 CCC-SLP (609 goals)<\/li>\n<li>Most certified SLPs worked in outpatient and subacute rehabilitation settings<\/li>\n<li>Others worked in acute care and home health<\/li>\n<li>University clinics and aphasia centers were also represented<\/li>\n<li>65.5% reported more than five years work experience (as SLP)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Updates are underway. Stay tuned!<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 34.674%;text-align: left;vertical-align: top\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2625\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/sphs\/card\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/486\/2018\/07\/Picture1-185x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"185\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/sphs\/card\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/486\/2018\/07\/Picture1-185x300.png 185w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/sphs\/card\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/486\/2018\/07\/Picture1-150x244.png 150w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/sphs\/card\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/486\/2018\/07\/Picture1-315x512.png 315w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/sphs\/card\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/486\/2018\/07\/Picture1.png 622w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 185px) 100vw, 185px\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<aside id=\"portal-column-two\" class=\"span3\">\n<h2 id=\"viewlet-below-content\"><span style=\"color: #003366\"><strong>FOURC Model Components\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p id=\"portletwrapper-706c6f6e652e7269676874636f6c756d6e0a636f6e746578740a2f6168732f737068732f636172640a70617274696369706174652d696e2d7265736561726368\" class=\"portletWrapper\">We sorted the goals from certified SLPs based on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/sphs\/card\/resources\/aphasia-goals\/fourc-model\/\">FOURC model<\/a> components.<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<h4>Focus: Communication Goal<\/h4>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc\">\n<li><i>&#8220;The client will initiate a phone call once a week\u201d<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Prong 1: Skills and Abilities<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><i>\u201cThe client will independently identify the superordinate category and select 2 same-category members out of a field of 10 written choices for a written concrete noun with 80% accuracy across 2 consecutive sessions\u201d<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Prong 2: Intentional Strategies<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><i>\u201cThe client will utilize trained word finding strategies (SFA, circumlocution, etc.) for 2 minute description of recent event with at least 80% accuracy with min cues over 3 consecutive sessions\u201d<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Prong 3: Environmental Supports<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><i>\u201cThe caregiver will demonstrate comprehension and appropriate application of communication supports to promote participation and decision-making at home\u201d.<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Prong 4: Motivation and Confidence<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><i><em>&#8220;<\/em>In order to nurture post-stroke identity, the participant will print five photos of choice indicative of his\/her interests&#8221;<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As you can see below, the vast majority of goals were written as Skills &amp; Abilities or certain types of Intentional Strategy. Environmental Supports and Motivation &amp; Confidence were rarely addressed. Only 5% of goals included an explicit communication outcome (Communication Goal). Of the 12% that were combined, most included Skills and Abilities and Intentional Strategies.<\/p>\n<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2630 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/sphs\/card\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/486\/2018\/07\/Picture5-1024x433.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/sphs\/card\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/486\/2018\/07\/Picture5-1024x433.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/sphs\/card\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/486\/2018\/07\/Picture5-150x64.png 150w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/sphs\/card\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/486\/2018\/07\/Picture5-300x127.png 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/sphs\/card\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/486\/2018\/07\/Picture5-768x325.png 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/sphs\/card\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/486\/2018\/07\/Picture5.png 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>The word &#8220;Functional:&#8221;<\/h3>\n<p>It was used in 26% of the Skills and Abilities goals in reference to:\u00a0objects, words, phrases, communication, reading, tasks, sentence completion, settings, item, skill, material, contexts, yes\/no questions, need, activities, mathematical calculations,\u00a0 one-step commands, speech, language tasks, questions, picture scene, prompt, writing skills, living environment, activities, social setting, scripts, rote language tasks, social situations, story, actions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The aphasia goal pool at UNC is a way to help speech-language pathologists share experiences and knowledge about treatment planning for aphasia across the continuum of care. Between May 2015 and May 2016, we collected goals from practicing speech-language pathologists. We are using these goals to develop resources for the community. Please stay tuned. 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