AOTAProfessionalDevelopmentTool(PDT)

PROFESSIONALDEVELOPMENTPLANWORKSHEET(5)
LearningPlan
Structureyourlearningplantoindicatehowyouwillachieveyouridentifiedlearninggoals.Thecompletedplanshouldbeincludedinyourportfolio.
Typeinformationdirectlyintothespacesprovided.
LearningGoal

Strategies

RESOURCES

SuccessIndicators

TargetDate

RelatedStandard

Whatarethebestwaysto
achievethisgoal?

WhatdoIneedtohelpme
achievethis?

HowwillIknowIachieved WhendoIplantoachieve
it?
it?

1.Knowledge:Increasemy
knowledgeintheIDEA
requirementsrelatedto
therapyservicesinschools.

1.IwillstudytheIDEA
requirementsconsultingmy
fieldworkeducatorwhen
questionsarise.

1.Ineedtoresearchwhich
sectionsofIDEArevolve
aroundtherapeuticservices
andobtainacopyofthem.I
willalsoneedtoaskfor
thisassistanceformmy
fieldworkeducator.

1.Beabletorepeat
1.May2017
importantinformationfrom
memorytosomeonewhois
reviewingtherequirements
onpaper.i.e.selfquiz.IfI
canrememberinformationI
amsuccessful.

2.CriticalReasoning:
Withinmysecondlevel2
experienceIwillincrease
myabilityto
analyze/evaluate
occupationalperformance
inapediatricsetting.

2.Iamgoingtousemy
level2experience(whichis
asupervisedadvance
practiceopportunity)to
developtheseskills.

2.Usetheopportunitieson
myfieldworkthisSpring.
Askforevaluationonmy
abilitiesfrommyfieldwork
educator.

2.Usethenumberoftimes
Ihavetoaskforassistance
fromfieldworkeducator.
Asnumbergoesdown,
successincreases.

2.May2017

3.InterpersonalAbilities:I
willsearchfor
opportunitiestodevelop
skillsinwritten

3.Iwillaskfor
opportunitiesinmylevel2
fieldworktowriteany
lettersofmedicalnecessity

3.Askforopportunities
frommyfieldwork
educatororfutureboss.I
couldalsousecasestudies

3.Ithinkthebestmethodto
measuresuccessisthe
amountofchangesthata
fieldworkeducatoror

3.Throughoutprofession.I
willassessatendofeach
yeartodetermineifIhave
madeprogressover

communicationfor
insurancerequests.
4.PerformanceSkills:I
willstayuponcurrent
researchandliterature
throughoutmypractice.

5.EthicalReasoning:Iwill
gainagreater
understandingofthe
OccupationalTherapy
professionalCodeof
Ethics.

fortheschooldistricttobe
reviewedbymyfieldwork
educatorbefore
submission.
4.Iwillalwayskeepmy
AOTAandUOTA
membershipforaccessto
literature.

5.Iwillreviewthe
standardsandcodeof
ethicsonceamonthformy
firstyearofpractice

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topracticethisskillandask
myfieldworkeducatoror
coworkertoreviewit.

coworkersuggestson
writeup.

previousyear.

4.Keepmembershipto
ATOAandUOTA.Imight
alsoaskmyfuture
employersforpossible
access.Ialsoneedaplanto
reviewacertainnumberof
articlesamonth/quarter.

4.Reviewatleast5new
peerreviewedarticlesper
quarter.

4.Throughoutprofession.I
willassessmyselfquarterly
onifIachievedmy
requisitenumberofarticles.

5.Copyofthecodeof
ethics.Remindersfor
monthlyreview.

5.Beabletorepeat
5.May2017
importantinformationfrom
memorytosomeonewhois
reviewingtherequirements
onpaper.i.e.selfquiz.IfI
canrememberinformationI
amsuccessful.