Self-Assessment and Professional Development Plan
Learning Goal
Related Standard
Standard 1: Knowledge
By April 2021, I will implement
evidence-based interventions to
create client centered
treatments for 100% of my
clientele.
Standard 2: Critical Reasoning
By April 2021, I will create client-
centered and occupation-based
treatments for 100% of my
clientele.
Standard 3: Interpersonal
Abilities
By April 2021, I will effectively
communicate to all clients and
their families the purpose of
occupational therapy and how
each treatment session will
increase their participation in
meaningful occupations.
Standard 4: Performance Skills
By April 2021, I will demonstrate
competency in fulfilling
occupational therapist roles and
responsibilities through
occupation-based treatments,
Strategies
What are the best ways to achieve this
goal?
-Set a consistent time each week to
search for evidence to establish and
support treatment interventions (make a
habit).
-Create a folder on computer/flash drive
to save research for treatment ideas or
diagnoses.
-Conduct a thorough initial evaluation
using a top down approach
-Conduct a thorough occupational profile
to identify meaningful occupations,
support and barriers, and daily contexts.
-Establish treatment goals with each
client.
-Practice my explanation of occupational
therapy with family members and with
those out in the community who do not
know what OT is.
-Begin each initial evaluation with an
explanation of OT and our unique
purpose and role on the treatment team
to the client and family. Ensuring to ask if
the client and family understand.
-Begin each treatment session with an
explanation of what the treatment will be
and how it is working towards their
individual goals and to increase
participation in meaningful occupations.
-Practice clinical skills that need
improving/I am not competent in such as
transfers until achieved personal comfort
and CI approval.
-Ask fieldwork CI for the opportunity to
participate in therapy practices I do not
feel competent completing. This will give
Resources Success Indicators Target Date
What do I need to help me achieve this? How will I know I achieved it? When do I plan to achieve it?
-American Journal of Occupational -Developed/developing the consistent I will achieve this goal by April 1, 2021
Therapy habit of researching for evidence-based
-American Occupational Therapy interventions weekly
Association -Implementing evidence-based practice
-OT Practice Magazines into all treatments.
-University of Utah research databases
(until I graduate)
-Fieldwork CI’s
-Occupational Therapy Practice -Creating and performing client-centered I will achieve this goal by April 1, 2021
Framework treatments for all clientele.
-AOTA -Each treatment session is focused on
-AJOT engagement in meaningful occupations.
-Fieldwork CI’s
-OTPF -Starting each initial evaluation with an I will achieve this goal by April 1, 2021
-AOTA explanation of occupational therapy and
-Resources on therapeutic use of self our unique purpose and role on the
-Fieldwork CI’s treatment team to the client and family.
Ensuring to ask if the client and family
understand.
-Clarify my role throughout treatment
sessions as needed.
-Begin each treatment session with an
explanation of what the treatment will be
and how it is working towards their
individual goals and to increase
participation in meaningful occupations.
-OTPF -When I feel competent completing the I will achieve this goal by April 1, 2021
-AJOT essential OT roles and responsibilities
-AOTA individually.
-Resources on therapeutic use of self -When CI provides feedback about my
-Fieldwork CIs competency in fulfilling essential OT roles
and responsibilities individually.
therapeutic use of self, and
evidenced based practice, as
reported by fieldwork clinical
instructors.
Standard 5: Ethical Reasoning
By April 2021, I will know and
abide by all of the AOTAs Code
of Ethics and all other applicable
laws and regulations within the
profession of occupational
therapy and my fieldwork sites.
me more practice and increase my
comfort in completing practices I still
need to work on.
-Practice and implement therapeutic use
of self in treatment sessions.
-Study the AOTA Code of Ethics until I -AOTA Code of Ethics -Abide by all of the AOTAs Code of Ethics I will achieve this goal by April 1, 2021
know them well enough to teach to -Fieldwork orientation materials and all other applicable laws and
somebody else -Fieldwork CI’s regulations within the profession of
-Review the AOTA Code of Ethics once a occupational therapy and my fieldwork
month to stay up to date and to perform sites.
a self-reflection on my adherence
-Study/review the procedures, codes, and
ethics in place at my fieldwork sites once
a month.