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=== Goals ===
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Dalmau et al.<ref>Dalmau M, Balcells-Balcells A, Giné C, Cañadas M, Casas O, Salat Y, Farré V, Calaf N. [https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/e0e5/89f98828ff03f1b6fad2293624937abc44b8.pdf How to implement the family-centered model in early intervention]. Anales de psicología. 2017;33(3):641-51.</ref> recommend the following when setting up goals for the child:
# "They are functional and needed for the child and family to be able to participate in the activities that are important for them. The goals are always established on the basis of what the family considers to be necessary and functional for them, not on the basis of what the professional thinks or believes to be useful or significant in their lives."
# "They reflect real situations of daily life and routines of the families, such as having meals, baths, going to the park, etc. Often, the goals set up by developmental areas are neither contextualized nor represent situations of daily life."
# "They describe the participation of the child and/or family in routines, which means that in the writing it is the child or family that are the “actors”, not the professionals."
# "Their writing has to be free of jargon, using daily routines and activities."
# "They always emphasize positive actions, identifying what the child or family can do, rather than what they cannot do."
# "Active voice is preferred to passive voice; expressions that imply involvement and active participation of the child/family"