AOTA Professional Development Tool (PDT)

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN WORKSHEET

This plan was developed in order to prepare and guide me through my final level II fieldwork
experience at the VA hospital.

Learning Goal Strategies Resources Success Target Date

Indicators

Related Standard What are the best ways to What do I need to help How will I know I achieved When do I plan to
achieve this goal? me achieve this? it? achieve it?
Related Standard: 1. Contact past 1. Find FW I will be able to 1. Dec. 15, 2019
Knowledge level II student educator’s identify the three
and FW educator contact most common
Learn about three to learn about the information. conditions treated in
of the most patients they often the VA, know
common treat. 2. Past class precautions and
conditions that notes, journal contraindications of 2. Dec. 31, 2019
VA patients in the 2. Research articles from each condition, and
acute care unit identified Marriot Library, name common OT
experience conditions. Pedretti interventions for
textbook. each condition.
3. Jan. 5, 2020
3. Research
common OT 3. Past class
interventions for notes, journal
identified articles from
conditions. Marriot Library,
Pedretti
textbook.
Related Standard: 1. Gather 1. Pedretti Independently 1. Feb. 15, 2020
Critical information textbook, OT identify
Reasoning pertaining to practice, Marriot interventions that
common chronic Library. are the most potent
Demonstrate and complex and practical for 2. March 10,
clinical reasoning populations. 2. Weekly patients with 2020
skills for meetings with complex medical
intervention in 2. Discuss current FW educator, needs, back up April 5, 2020
chronic and practices with FW time to talk with interventions with
complex patients. educator and other other OTs at the current literature.
OTs at the VA. VA.

3. Gather 3. Pedretti
information that textbook, OT
justifies research
 based practice, Marriot
interventions for Library.
patients with
complex medical
needs.
Related Standard: 1. I will review 1. Canvas for I will be sure of the 1. Jan. 5, 2020
Interpersonal learning style learning style expectations of
Abilities articles and articles and competencies and
identify most NBCOT survey roles my site and
Increase important factors for competency. FW supervisor. On a 2. Jan. 18, 2020
communication in learning during weekly basis those
skills with FW a FW experience. will change in order
supervisor. to increase my
2. I will 2. Time during growth. 3. Jan. 18-April
communicate with the initial week 4, 2020.
FW educator my of FW to sit
personal learning down with FW
style and goals for educator and
my FW discuss goals and
experience. learning styles.

3. I will 3. Set up weekly

communicate with meetings to
FW supervisor discuss
when I am unsure expectations for
of expectations or the following
roles. week.

Related Standard: 1. Review transfer 1. Past resources I will confidently 1. Dec. 15, 2020
Performance methods and from class (notes and appropriately
Skills teaching transfers. and videos.) instruct patients in
the acute care unit at
Improve ability to 2. Practice 2. Get access to the VA to transfer 2. Jan. 5, 2020
teach transfers to teaching a variety wheelchairs and safely.
patients. of transfers to mats.
classmates and
family members. 3. Speak to FW 3. April 4, 2020
educator about
3. Teach transfers practicing and
to patients at the receiving
VA. Get feedback feedback on
from FW educator methods.
and adjust
methods.
 Related Standard: 1. Chart review 1. Permission I will be able to 1. Feb. 1, 2020
Ethical for past patients in and access to identify appropriate
Reasoning the VA acute care patient charts at location and timing
unit. the VA. of discharge for my
Be able to identify patients at the VA 2. March 1, 2020
appropriate 2. Discuss with 2. Time and acute care unit and
discharge timing FW supervisor permission to justify my
and location for and other OTs in speak to various recommendations
patients who are acute care unit OTs. (Possibly with current 3. April 15, 2020
concluding their their ethical before patient research.
stay at the VA reasoning for hours or during
acute care unit. current discharge lunch.)
practices.
3. Articles from
3. Research Marriot Library,
current literature Pedretti
on best practice textbook.
for discharging
from acute care.

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