Creating Goals for Children

Name: Creating Goals for Children
Author: University of Wisconsin-Madison

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App Summary

Creating Goals for Children helps families of children with disabilities establish goals for school and medical programs, generating a customized document with matched state resources. University of Wisconsin researchers created the tool to shift the focus of goal-setting from a service-based requirement to a family-led activity. A grant from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services now funds the app's expansion to reach an estimated 16,000 Medicaid beneficiaries and create a mobile version.

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Detailed Description

Functionality & Mechanism This digital goal-setting tool, developed by Ryan Coller, MD, MPH, facilitates the creation of Individualized Service Plans for families of children with disabilities. The online application guides users through a structured process, organizing goal examples into five key domains: communication, home, community, independence, and health. The system then generates a customized document that lists the family's chosen goals and provides tailored, Wisconsin-based resources to support them, repositioning goal-setting as a family-centered activity.

Development & Context

The tool was developed with families to address the challenge of creating child-centered goals free from the influence of service providers.
The project was awarded a $153,073 grant by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services to expand its use and functionality.
The news coverage notes the initiative has the potential to support access to home and community-based services for approximately 16,000 Medicaid beneficiaries.
Future development aims to create age-specific goal sets, integrate more diverse imagery, and launch a freely available mobile version.

Intended Use & Scope This application is designed for families of children with disabilities to articulate and organize goals before engaging with schools or service providers. It functions as a preparatory and planning resource to streamline communication. Information is based on news coverage, does not represent clinical validation, and the integrated resources are specific to Wisconsin.

In the Media

State health department awards Ryan Coller grant to enhance goal-setting processes during Individualized Service Planning within the Children's Long-Term Support waiver program

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services awarded Ryan Coller, MD, MPH, a $153,073 grant to expand his "Creating Goals for Children" online application that helps families with disabled children set meaningful goals during Individualized Service Planning. The bilingual app guides families through goal-setting in five categories and "repositions goal setting as a child/family-centered activity rather than a service-centered activity motivated by the need to create goals post-hoc to access support and services." The project aims to increase access to home and community-based services for approximately 16,000 Medicaid beneficiaries.

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