AOTA Professional Development Tool (PDT)

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN WORKSHEET (5)

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?

Knowledge: Mentorship, reflective Access to research data All treatment plans will Ongoing: reassess
Integrate the information journaling, research base, text books, mentor, be evidence-based and biannually
I have learned in school time patients will show
with relevant evidence to improvement following
develop effective services
treatment plans

Critical reasoning:
Apply knowledge and
evidence to provide best
practice throughout the
therapeutic process
Mentorship, reflective Access to research data All treatment plans will Ongoing: reassess
journaling, research base, text books, mentor, be evidence-based and biannually
time patients will show
improvement following
services

Performance Skills: Mentorship, attend Access to research data Selection and 1 year from graduation
Improve analysis of continuing education base, mentor, access to administration of a Ongoing: should occur
client factors, courses, research, assessments variety of assessments in each setting I work in
performance skills, and practice
environmental factors
through expanding my
knowledge and comfort
with assessments

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Interpersonal abilities:
Increase use of effective Feedback from patients, Access to Provide efficient and 1 year from graduation
communication to mentor, supervisor, documentation, clear explanations and
improve interpersonal observation of other time, practice, mentor documentation in a
connections and therapists, reading timely manner
increased speed and documentation, studying
clarity in my
documentation

Ethical reasoning:
Understand the laws and
regulations surrounding
my area of practice
Study current laws, keep Access to laws and I will abide by 1 year from graduation
current on legislation, be legislation, time, AOTA regulations and Ongoing: I will reassess
a member of AOTA membership guidelines as new regulations are
put into place and with
new practice settings

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