Abby Call

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 TARGET
LEARNING GOAL STRATEGIES RESOURCES
INDICATORS DATE
Related Standard What are the best ways to What do I need to help me How will I know I When do I
achieve this goal? achieve this? achieved it? plan to
achieve it?
STD 1: Knowledge. STD 1: Research and STD 1: Continued STD 1: Compare the the May 2019;
-Perform evidence based implement current Membership with AOTA after current research with my 1 year post
practice as an OT. evidence related to my OT graduation from program. own interventions. graduation.
practice.

STD 2: Critical Reasoning. STD 2: Set self-reflection STD 2: Self-reflection dates, STD 2: Track my growth
-Reflect on my practice as an dates o nce a month. Use tools (journaling, as an practitioner through
OT to grow as a clinician. self-reflections tools such self-reflection handout), also my journaling and
as journaling throughout find the resource of another self-reflection tools.
practice. therapist I can discuss my
self-reflections with.

STD 3: Interpersonal
Abilities.
-Increase my cultural
diversity training and ability
to communicate with people
from diverse backgrounds.
STD 3: Continue to learn STD 3: Ask question to others STD 3: Feeling confident
about other cultures and of diverse backgrounds. with my cultural diversity
increase my Attend continuing education as a practitioner.
communication skills. courses to deepen the breadth
of my cultural awareness.

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SUCCESS TARGET
LEARNING GOAL STRATEGIES RESOURCES
INDICATORS DATE
Related Standard What are the best ways to What do I need to help me How will I know I When do I
achieve this goal? achieve this? achieved it? plan to
achieve it?
STD 4: Performance Skills. STD 4: Navigate ways of STD 4: More experience with STD 4: When therapeutic May 2019; 1
-Hone my therapeutic use interpreting my clients clients in different situations. use of self is done year post
of self skills. needs i n order to meet Discuss therapeutic use of self naturally with client graduation.
them where they are at. with mentoring therapists and without having to reason
OT supervisor. through it.

STD 5: Ethical Reasoning
-Improve understanding of
ethical principles to base
decisions on ethical
reasoning.
STD 5: Study and refer to STD 5: Refer to AOTA STD 5: When I feel more
ethical principles when ethical principles. Task to confident in my ethical
posed with situations another OT regarding ethic reasoning to defend
during second level II and situation and my ethical decisions Ive made
first year of practicing reasoning. regarding ethical issues
OT. with clients.

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