Developing Meaningful Goals Questionnaire

Two Printable Checklists to Ensure Behavior Goals Are Socially Significant and Socially Valid

The Developing Meaningful Goals Questionnaire includes two structured tools: a self-check for behavior experts and a review form to discuss with families. These questionnaires help confirm that selected goals are both impactful and aligned with the learner’s needs and values—ensuring a collaborative, ethical, and effective planning process.

Ideal for use during IEP meetings, ABA goal development, or during parent coaching sessions.

Why Use This Resource?

• Use the professional checklist to evaluate the long-term relevance, ethical alignment, and learner-centered focus of proposed goals, ensuring social significance.
• Review the family questionnaire to ensure goals reflect caregiver priorities and can be realistically supported at home, checking for social validity.
• Strengthen family-professional collaboration by promoting transparency and shared decision-making.

What’s Inside:

• A self-check questionnaire for behavior analysts to determine goal significance based on social impact and functional value.
• A family-friendly questionnaire to review the practicality, cultural fit, and validity of proposed goals.
• Clear scoring guidance to support thoughtful goal revision and collaborative conversations.

Download this free resource to ensure behavior intervention goals are ethical, impactful, and genuinely meaningful to the learner and their family.