AOTA Professional Development Tool (PDT) Laura Fish

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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN WORKSHEET

Learning Plan
Structure your learning plan to indicate how you will achieve your identified learning goals. The completed plan should be included in
your portfolio. Type information directly into the spaces provided.

SUCCESS
LEARNING GOAL STRATEGIES RESOURCES TARGET DATE
INDICATORS
Related Standard What are the best ways What do I need to help How will I know I When do I plan to
to achieve this goal? me achieve this? achieved it? achieve it?
Fieldwork Goal 1: 1. Start a practice 1. Learning The most tangible By graduation in May
Becoming an entry-level portfolio with opportunities outside of outcome would be 2019.
generalist, being able to assessments, common the classroom compiling the physical
walk into any setting and diagnoses and symptoms 2. Take advantage of binder or portfolio. I
having a firm foundation broken down by practice time spent with know I will still be
of my personal OT area (i.e. mental health, seasoned OTs, not being nervous if I move from
practice to start with. pediatrics, acute care, afraid to ask questions, setting to setting, but at
etc.) bounce ideas off one least this will help to
2. Within portfolio, another, gain provide me with a solid
compile separate intervention ideas. starting point.
intervention section with 3. During fieldwork, ask
example activities, to see different units and
intervention areas, and areas of practice within
goals also broken down that setting (even for
by practice area. just a few shifts) to gain
a broader understanding
of OT and OT at that
particular facility.

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Fieldwork Goal 2:
Become more
comfortable diffusing
situations when a patient
becomes upset,
aggressive, or angry.
Career Goal 1:
Becoming a fieldwork
educator.
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1. Real-life experience 1. Getting feedback from This will be a goal that By graduation in May
with patients in distress. my fieldwork educator is ongoing and may 2019 or within the first 2
2. Watching practicing or other clinician on my never be fully achieved, years of practice.
OTs in a similar performance during but I believe the more
situation, observing how such situation and what smoothly I can diffuse
they handle such to do differently or what these situations and still
situations. went well. make the client feel
3. Self-directed learning. 2. Perhaps gaining cared for, the better care
formal training, I can provide.
watching video
modules, or talking with
clinicians of different
disciplines about best
strategies for dealing
with difficult situations,
coping strategies for
patients, etc.
1. Becoming 1. Strong clinical Being assigned my field Within 5 years as an
comfortable and reasoning to be able to student to mentor and OTR.
competent in my own defend and explain my educate.
practice, building the practice to students.
trust and respect of my 2. Staying current with
supervisors and the literature and best
coworkers. practice strategies.
2. Discussing with 3. Any additional
supervisors and other training needed to be a
fieldwork educators best fieldwork educator.
practice, teaching 4. An attitude of
strategies, etc. receptiveness-students
can bring a fresh and
new perspective to
practice, and come with
endless questions.
5. First taking on
students who are
observing.
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Career Goal 2:
Obtaining extra
certification in a practice
area to become more of
an expert or go-to in that
area. (Ex. PAMs,
splinting, CHT, etc.)
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1. Study and practice 1. Exposure to different By gaining the Within 10 years of
with the material and areas or modalities for additional certification becoming an OTR.
protocols outside of specialization, finding and implementing that in
work hours. which one I am most practice.
2. Taking advantage of interested in, and which
relevant continuing one suits me best.
education or training 2. A work environment
opportunity, whether it is that supports and
to simply gain exposure rewards additional
or understanding, or to certifications and where
begin the path to these can be put to use.
certification.

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