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Setting Goals

To successfully establish and monitor goals,
the fundamental properties of this process
must be understood, which include:
(1) determining an accomplishment to
be achieved, (2) identifying measurable
outcomes of the goal, (3) setting timelines
and milestones for goal achievement, and (4)
assessing personal and resource costs
(Rouillard, 2003). Wilson and Dobson?
(2008) ten-step process clarifies the essential
elements of effective goal setting. They
advocate that goals must:
1. Be written
2. Be defined in measurable terms
3. Be visualized
4. Be achievable
5. Have realistic deadlines
6. Consist of manageable parts
7. Identify potential problems or obstacles
8. Identity solutions to these roadblocks
9. Be reviewed periodically for progress
10. Be rewarded when accomplished

(Wilson & Dobson, 2008)

It is important to note that the seventh and
eighth processes reinforce the importance of
confronting obstacles to goal completion
(third dimension of hope theory) and
processes 3, 4, and 10 deal with motivation
(second element of hope theory).

Examples of hope-generating techniques
used in school counseling provide

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