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The first step in choosing goals and objectives for treatment is assessing how the client performs in a variety of
tasks.
The next several pages have assessment information for a music therapy client. You will be asked to complete
short quizzes about the assessment, so take notes about the information presented.
Client Name: Cindy Loy
Date of Birth: May 21, 2005
Assessment Date: March 17, 2010
Diagnosis: Pervasive Developmental Disorder-Autism
Music Therapist: Mary Jane Landaker, MME, MT-BC
Referral Source: Dr. Kelly Aker, principal
Reason for Referral: Interested in music therapy services to enhance the educational placement of Cindy.
Assessment requested to determine focus for music therapy services.
What do you know about this client from the heading information on the assessment?
age
diagnosis
some information about why she was referred to the music therapy assessment
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Write the goals down - you will need them for your demonstration assignment.
Move into Goal development...
Goal Development
Goals are the backbone of the treatment of clients in music therapy.
They are the big picture - what do we want the client to be able to do when we are finished with music therapy
treatment?
For example:
To increase positive verbalizations during songwriting applications.
Another:
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To increase attention to task as indicated by completing application requirements with two or less prompts.
ONE ACTION or ACTIVITY for the GOAL - you should never have more than one thing that you are measuring.
Goals should be positive in nature - it is extremely difficult to extinguish a behavior. It is easier to establish a new
behavior to replace the negative behavior. Think in opposites - if the ultimate goal is to decrease out-of-seat
behavior, then what is the behavior that needs to increase?
SMART
Objective:
When cued by the song lyrics, the client will lift her hand to reach the therapist two out of three trials for five
consecutive sessions by May 14, 2005.
Write three objectives for each of the goals listed for Cindy on page 9 on a separate piece of paper and submit it
to your supervisor to demonstrate that you have finished this module. Remember to use the SMART formula to
help you formulate your objectives.
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