28 Goal-directed

The third characteristic is goal directed. Goal directed feedback allows the students to gain assistance and understanding what is expected or required of them (Occupational therapy Practice Education Collaborative- Queensland, n.d.).

Examples:

An employee who frequently remains absent without any prior notice

Subtle constructive feedback to reduce employee absenteeism would be:

“Since the past few days, I have been noticing that you are seldom present in the workplace. May I know if you’re facing any problems that I can help you with?

I realize that every one of us has other responsibilities outside the workplace, but we should also treat our jobs equally. Also, you are missing out on a lot of information by being frequently out of work. I’m afraid that it might affect your overall performance, which I don’t want to happen. And so, I would like to extend you my help in every way possible to help you overcome this issue.”” (Angshuman, para 15)

Additional reading:

This 5 goal directed article gives an overview on goals directed in two topics: practice and feedback. It also includes a little section on strateies to consider.

REFERENCES

Angshuman. (2021). 8 Examples of Constructive Feedback with Sample Scenarios.  https://blog.vantagecircle.com/examples-of-constructive-feedback/

Occupational therapy Practice Education Collaborative- Queensland. (n.d.). Fact Sheet- Characteristics of Constructive Feedback.  https://otpecq.group.uq.edu.au/files/1225/Fact%20Sheet%204_1%20Characteristics%20of%20Constructive%20Feedback.pdf