Family-centred goal setting — communication OSCE

Objectives

1. Demonstrate PFCC partnership language. [1]
2. Elicit family priorities using F-words prompts. [11]
3. Co-write two measurable goals and a review plan. [5]
4. Identify structural barriers without blame. [13]

Candidate brief

12-minute station. Caregivers present. Multiple therapy letters conflict. Child not in acute danger. [1]

Expected actions

• Open with respect and shared agenda. [1]
• Ask what would make the next months successful for child and family. [11]
• Map Function/Family/Fitness/Fun/Friends/Future briefly. [11]
• Reduce to two co-owned SMART goals; mention GAS/COPM only if helpful. [5]
• Name a key contact and review date; written plain-language summary. [1]
• Ask about transport, cost, appointment load and housing barriers. [13]
• Teach-back: caregivers restate the two goals and next step. [1]

Marking

Pass: partnership tone, F-words/priority elicitation, few co-owned goals, barrier check, review plan. [1] [11]
Fail: lecture-only plan; twelve goals; blame for non-compliance; no review ownership. [13]