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.

Learning Goal Strategies Resources Success Indicators Target Date

Related Standard What are the best ways to What do I need to help me How will I know I When do I plan to
achieve this goal? achieve this? achieved it? achieve it?

Knowledge: I will become
familiar with at least 3 OT
treatment strategies for
supporting mental health
for veterans.
Self-study/readings: I will Access to PubMed and/or When I can adequately By 1/15/2018 (first day
research these treatment CINAHL. describe and implement the of fieldwork).
strategies on PubMed or interventions.
CINAHL.

Critical reasoning: I will
apply the evidence I find
in the articles by
developing 3 treatment
activities using those
strategies.
Case studies: I will use Access to PubMed and/or When I have effectively By 1/15/2018 (first day
case studies to practice CINAHL, case studies to applied the evidence by of fieldwork).
application of evidence- reference. writing 3 appropriate
based practices. treatment activities.

Interpersonal abilities: Coaching/supervisory An available supervisor to Supervisor feedback. By 1/29/2018 (two

During my fieldwork, I
will foster open
communication with my
supervisor to ensure that
both of our expectations or
concerns are clear.
feedback: I want to focus converse with. weeks into fieldwork).
on the relationship I have
with my supervisor, so that
I can strengthen my
professional interpersonal
relationships.
 Performance skills: I will
accurately administer and
score 3 new assessments
that are appropriate for my
setting, per supervisor
feedback.
Ethical reasoning: I will
education myself on
ethical issues specifically
related to veterans to
prepare me to address
these with my clients.
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Experiential activities &
practice: I will practice
administering assessments
on peers and on actual
clients on fieldwork.
Self-study/readings: I will
research ethical issues
relevant to this population.
Access to evaluations, Supervisor feedback.
manuals, and score sheets.
Access to PubMed and/or When I can adequately
CINAHL. discuss the issue in order to
demonstrate my
understanding of it.
By 1/29/2018 (two
weeks into fieldwork).
By 1/15/2018 (first day
of fieldwork).