What treatment will help Pamela to achieve her goals?
Scene dialogue
The MDT meet with Pamela and Derek and agree her rehabilitation goals
Conversation animation dialogue
Scene 1
Goal chair – ‘Pamela, you have decided that you would like to focus on two goals which you are having difficulty with as a result of the perceptual problems you are experiencing – can you describe these goals to us?’
Pamela – ‘Yes – I’d like to be able to go home.’
Scene 2
Chair – ‘OK, what things do you need to do to be able to get home?’
Pamela – ‘I need to be able to get up the stairs to my bedroom.’
Scene 3
Chair – ‘OK, anything else?’
Pamela – ‘I’m not sure.’
Scene 4
OT – ‘You are having problems selecting clothing and objects for daily living activities – do you think that washing & dressing might be important?’
Pamela ‘Yes – I’d like to be able to wash and dress myself every day.’
Scene 5
Dietitian – ‘You have been losing weight and some of that is due to having problems finding the right eating and drinking utensils.’
Pamela – ‘Ah yes – that’s a good goal I need to be able to feed myself every mealtime.’
Scene 6
OT – ‘You mentioned another goal which was around going bowling with Derek.’
Derek – ‘Yes we would both like to do that, wouldn’t we Pamela – do you think that’s possible?’
OT – ‘Yes, Pamela has the physical ability to do that but we can do some retraining to help her manage that goal.’
Page last reviewed: 29 Jul 2021
