Use this sample and step by step explanation for setting meaningful and inspiring employee performance goals for a clinical therapist.

A clinical therapist is tasked with the responsibility of offering medical help to patients so that they can cope with behavioral, mental and emotional problems that they go through from time to time. He/she can also take part in organizing clinical mental medical sessions for various affected people in collaboration of with other health personnel and organizations.

Beside that he/she can do the following tasks; assessing patient's needs, designing treatments plans for each patient, conducting counseling session for various groups or individuals, implementing various case management techniques for the various patients, monitoring and recording patients progress, facilitating patients referrals to other facilities and preparing patients treatment reports.

Employee Performance Goals Sample

Employee's Name: Title:
Review Period: __/__/__ to __/__/__ Employee SSN:
Work Location: Supervisor's Name:

Instructions

  1. Setting Goals: List specific goals in the space provided below each competency under "Performance Goals". Assign an appropriate timeline for each goal as well as numeric or financial terms to measure the goal.
  2. Employee Comments: The employee must comment next to each goal under "Employee Comments" with "Okay" for goals which he/she feels comfortable working with, and "Needs Clarification" for goals which he/she believes need to be discussed further. An employee who is comfortable with all the goals can sign the goals at this stage.
  3. Summary: Give a summary of the total time estimated for the employee to have achieved the goals. State action plans and specific milestones to track the goals. Any additional comments agreed between the employee and the supervisor should be noted here.
  4. Human Resources Review: Human resources personnel must confirm that the goals are specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound. He/she must then sign the goals in the "Human Resource" section provided under "Signatures".
  5. Signatures: When discussion of the goals has been completed and consensus has been reached, sign the goals and let the employee sign too. Send the final copy to the human resources for inclusion in the employee's professional records.

Performance Goals for Next Period

Performance Goals

Employee Comments

NEGOTIATION SKILLS:

Prepare well before any negotiation process to have concrete facts and figures that will help close deals.

Practice active listening during the negotiation process to understand what the other party is trying to put across.

[employee comments goal]
MULTI-TASKING:

Create time for the most important task of the day before one sits down to multi-task

Give full attention to the task that one is doing to avoid spending more time than estimated and increase efficiency

[employee comments goal]
SAFETY AT WORK:

Do regular fire drill exercises in order to help every employee in the workplace familiarize themselves with the exits

Pay close attention to suspicious and unusual behavior and challenge it before it becomes a safety hazard

[employee comments goal]
DELEGATION:

Explain what results one expects to see and in what form the results should be presented

Analyze course of insufficient performance for improvement and recognize tasks well done

[employee comments goal]
EMPATHY:

Try and gain a deeper understanding of the other person's perspective without immediately saying that it is bad or good

Take time to imagine what might be going on in the other person's world and use that understanding to empathize with them

[employee comments goal]
EVALUATING OTHERS:

Be honest and polite when evaluating others and give credit to those who deserve it

Give one's personal opinion in a direct and friendly manner that does not threaten the other person

[employee comments goal]
PERSONAL DRIVE:

Learn new ways to deal with difficult situations or setbacks and continue to pursue one's personal goals despite the obstacles

Actively seek new opportunities to improve oneself and the company and seize them when they occur

[employee comments goal]
PERSUADING OTHERS:

Select words that conjure neutral, positive, or negative images in the mind of the other person to frame a persuasive argument

Add some real-life stories to one's proposal in order to illustrate its benefits and make it more appealing to the listeners

[employee comments goal]
QUALITY OF WORK:

Check the team's schedule to see if there are tasks that one could cut to give team members more time to concentrate on higher-priority tasks

Check the sources of both internal and external data for accuracy before using it in any task or project

[employee comments goal]
PRODUCT KNOWLEDGE:

Learn how to install and configure a wide range of products

Put enough effort to know the procedures and policies that guide products and services

[employee comments goal]

Summary

Sections 1-2: To be completed by the supervisor

Section 3: To be completed by the employee

1. Goals completed since last performance feedback

2. Goals for next period

3. Employee comments

Signatures

I acknowledge that I discussed this performance feedback with my supervisor. My signature does not mean that I agree or disagree with this appraisal.
Employee: Date:
Supervisor: Date:
Human Resources: Date:

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