{"id":15272,"date":"2019-07-05T00:00:04","date_gmt":"2019-07-05T06:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unk.com\/blog\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=15272"},"modified":"2024-03-13T13:22:42","modified_gmt":"2024-03-13T19:22:42","slug":"019-therapy-goals","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/www.unk.com\/blog\/podcast\/019-therapy-goals\/","title":{"rendered":"Setting Achievable Therapy Goals: Podcast 019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This podcast is the narrated version of my article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unk.com\/blog\/how-to-help-your-clients-achieve-their-therapy-goals\/\"><em>How to Help Your Clients Achieve Their Therapy Goals<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Therapy goals are great ways to give a client a sense of confidence and engage them in their therapy &#8211; as long as they are created in a way that sets the client up for success. 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