Smart Goal Criteria
Goals should be simplistically written and clearly define what you are going to do.
What is Specific
Intervention only
What is B Design
Measures that are easy to obtain
What is Accessibility
When goals are within the client’s ability to reach.
What is Achievable
There is a baseline period and intervention phase
What is AB Design
Measures what is supposed to measure
What is Valid
Goals that are tangible. Evidence that you have accomplished the goal by use of metric system, rating or, charting.
What is Measurable
Establishing a baseline condition, introducing a treatment or intervention to effect some sort of change, then removing the treatment to see if it returns to the baseline.
What is ABA Design
Consistent, giving similar results, under similar conditions.
What is Reliable
Goals linked to an end-date.
What is Time-Bound
Sometimes an individual’s behavior is so severe that the researcher cannot wait to establish a baseline and must begin with an intervention.
What is BAB Design
Easy to administer, score an interpret
What is Easy to Use