This article examines the range of objectives that needs to be included in a personal rehabilitation plan. It includes an analysis of what is implied by an objective and why realistic objectives should be a part of good planning in a rehabilitation programme. Part 2 will examine why it is important to be able to identify when an objective has been reached and what characteristics an objective must have in order that success in reaching it is immediately and unambiguously identifiable. The objectives are placed in the context of client and professional partnerships, implications of independence and issues surrounding choice and control. Illustration is provided with reference to traumatic spinal cord injury.
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