Goal Planning and Neurorehabilitation: The Wolfson Neurorehabilitation Centre Approach

Abstract This paper describes the process of goal planning and discusses its usefulness as a simple, time sparing, client centred tool which provides basic data on outcome and audit information on the process of rehabilitation. Data on a sample of 100 cases admitted for neurorehabilitation are presented. Significant correlations between achievement of long-term goals and changes in standard measures of outcome such as the Barthel Disability Index and 10 metre walk time were found across admission. It is argued that goal planning can be the core procedure for neurorehabilitation, which in addition provides audit information and a simple, if unsophisticated measure of change.