Chapter 15 - Step 6: Setting Behavior Goals & Monitoring

Question 0

What are outcome goals? What are behavior goals? How do they differ? Provide examples of each.

Answer 0

Outcome goals are the main outcomes or objectives that one hopes to accomplish. Behavior goals represent the steps you have to take to accomplish outcome.

Question 1

After an individualized nutrition plan has been formulated for your client, what are the next steps to take?

Answer 1

Establish realistic goal sets and expectation management. Then establish monitoring strategies and follow-up meetings

Question 2

What steps are necessary after a client’s outcome goals are established?

Answer 2

One: review results of questionnaires.

2. write down three or four most significant limiting factors you identified in your review of the clients initial assessment.
3. Consider strategies required to overcome these limiting factors.
4. Develop three or four behavior goals that can most immediately help your clients overcome the limiting factors you identified.
5. Go over these with your client. But some clients will need fewer at of time.
6. Instruct clients to write these down and carry them around with them.
7. Continue to perform this limiting factor analysis and establish new behavior goals.

Question 3

List two types of clients who might not benefit from regular measurement of body comp, performance, etc.

Answer 3

Clients with modest goals and clients whose measurements provoke distress.