When It Is Used
Use it after meaningful individualized goals are identified and before follow-up review, so each goal has predefined levels for later scoring.
Goal Attainment Scale for Individualized Outcome Scoring
Goal Attainment Scale is an individualized longitudinal outcome scaling tool for practitioners working with personalized goals. It helps practitioners define five ordered attainment levels from -2 to +2, mark 0 as the expected outcome, and convert follow-up attainment into a score.
Create a sample goal scale, then select the follow-up level that matches actual attainment.
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Tool guide
Learn more about this tool
Use this background section to understand when the tool fits, how practitioners use it, and what to consider before sharing it with clients.
What It Captures
The tool captures goal text, five ordered attainment levels, expected outcome at 0, follow-up selection, and score.
Limits
The tool does not write goals automatically, recommend treatment, or assign clinical meaning beyond the selected attainment score.
What scale does the tool use?
It uses a fixed five-point Goal Attainment Scale from -2 to +2, with 0 as the expected outcome.
Can the goal levels be changed at follow-up?
Follow-up scoring should use the predefined levels. Changing anchors after baseline compromises comparability and should be marked.
Does the tool score automatically?
The score comes from the practitioner-selected predefined attainment level; the system does not infer attainment without that selection.
Is weighting required?
No. Weighting is optional only if the supported GAS workflow includes it.