Collaborative Goal Technology: Theory and Practice.

TLDR

Goal striving promotes hope and enhances motivation, which is important for psychosocial rehabilitation and recovery. The Collaborative Goal Technology (CGT) is a new intervention designed to support autonomy and recovery in individuals with psychiatric disabilities. CGT is implemented via a protocol that outlines its utility and is grounded in goal‑striving, motivation, and mental‑health recovery theory. A case example illustrates CGT’s application.

Abstract

Goal striving promotes hope and enhances motivation, which is important for psychosocial rehabilitation and recovery. The Collaborative Goal Technology (CGT) is a new goal striving intervention that is used to support the autonomy and recovery processes of the person with a psychiatric disability. The CGT protocol and its utility are outlined. Theory and research from goal striving, motivation and mental health recovery domains that informed the development of CGT are described. A case example is also provided.