1. Writing an ITP for BrICC
Initial ITP due 9:00 a.m. Monday
Writing an ITP for BrICC
Winter 2018

2. agenda Background Information How to report formal assessments
Initial ITP vs
Final ITP
Goals: LTGs and STOs
Comments and Impressions
Recommendations

4. Background information
See BrICC Documentation Checklist and “What Works What Doesn’t” on InfoCDS
You may refer to prior ITPs for background info on your client; however, make sure to edit:
Take out information that is no longer important/does not need to be repeated each term
Add new relevant information

6. The last paragraph of the Background Information section should tell the story of:
How were goals for the current term selected for this client?
How was the treatment approach selected? What makes this treatment approach appropriate for this client compared to other possible approaches?
How will the goal progress be measured, and why was this method of measuring progress selected as appropriate for these goals and this client?

7. No “Current Assessment RESULTS” section
Do not include a separate section for CURRENT ASSESSMENT RESULTS.
1) No formal assessment this term no assessment results in ITP
2) A formal assessment at the beginning of this term for treatment planning purposes
last paragraph of Background Information section
Why was it given?
What were the findings?
How were they relevant to treatment planning?
3) A formal assessment at the end of the term to measure progress
Summarize briefly in the status section of the goal pertaining to that domain.
Any detailed score report you decide to include in the ITP goes in an Appendix at the end of the ITP

8. Initial ITP Final ITP Header Background Information
Summary of Progress
Goals – LTGs and STOs
Baselines for LTGs and STOs
Header
Background Information
Summary of Progress Goals – LTGs and STOs
Baseline and status
Achieved or In Progress
Comments and Impressions
Recommendations

9. Long term goal (LTG)
Should be measurable (can be measured using a GAS)
Should be measured by impact data – how treatment is impacting everyday functioning in activities of daily living
Should include a baseline measurement
Example: BESU will increase her ability to independently navigate while driving by utilizing an external aid of a GPS smartphone application as measured by weekly GPS tracking log. Please see Appendix for Goal Attainment Scale (GAS).
Note: the full GAS goes at the end of the ITP in an Appendix.

10. Short term objective (STO)
Usually measured by objective session data
It is expected that achieving the STOs will help lead to improvement in the LTGs outside of the session in everyday contexts
Each one needs a baseline
The baseline should be written using the exact same criteria as the goal language—nothing about how the task is set up or measured should be different.

11. Example STO
MADA will increase his accuracy in performing the steps necessary to open, edit, and save documents on his laptop with a visual aid (i.e., a list of steps) by completing 4 out of 6 steps needed to work on his compilation of eight short stories without verbal cues in the clinic setting as measured by the clinician.
Baseline: On 5/16/17, MADA completed 1 out of 6 steps with a visual aid and without verbal cueing.

12. Goal writing worksheet
Choose a client and write the client code at the top
Try filling it out
Can discuss with peers and supervisors
Share with the group
Any suggestions for improving this worksheet—please Heidi.

13. Comments and impressions
***FOR THE FINAL ITP ONLY***
Enough information to allow the reader to determine:
Did they make progress?
Did the selected treatment approach turn out to be a good fit for this client? Why/why not?
If not, how should the approach be changed or modified next term?
Does it “connect the dots”? Does it make sense and tell a logical story of your work with the client this term?

14. ***FOR THE FINAL ITP ONLY***
recommendations
***FOR THE FINAL ITP ONLY***
A numbered list
Should follow logically from what you discussed in the preceding sections
Like the “Plan” section of a SOAP – what to do NEXT TERM
At the end of the term, communicate with the next clinician about how to implement your recommendations!

15. DISCUSSION
1.) What did you learn last term about writing ITPs that applies or doesn’t apply to BrICC ITPs? Discuss
2.) If you are struggling with an aspect of ITP writing, which resources do you think will be most helpful for you?