AOTA Professional Development Tool (PDT)

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN WORKSHEET (5)

Learning Plan

LEARNING GOAL STRATEGIES
Related Standard What are the best ways What do I need to help
to achieve this goal? me achieve this?
1. Increase evidence- 1. Create time during
based practice the week to conduct
knowledge base to research on
implement into applicable treatment
treatment planning methods for the
2. Incorporate theory setting I am in.
and FORs to support 2. Identify appropriate
treatment strategies FORs and theories
3. Incorporate client’s prior to
family into implementing a
assessments, as well treatment strategy.
as treatment and d/c 3. Emphasize the
planning to attain importance of family
best outcomes involvement and ask
4. Improve conciseness them to be present
and accuracy of during treatment
documentation to sessions.
highlight key 4. Set a time limit and
features of skilled complete
intervention documentation
5. Improve the ability within the time limit.
to make and defend Ask CI for regular
clinical decisions feedback on
based on ethical documentation.
reasoning 5. Gain practice and
knowledge through
clinical experience,
practice defending
clinical reasoning
with CI.
SUCCESS
RESOURCES
INDICATORS
How will I know I
achieved it?
1. Access to online 1. If I can cite
databases and time to evidence-based
conduct research research to back up a
during the work chosen treatment
week. method.
2. Knowledge 2. If I am able to
regarding appropriate identify discuss
FORs and theories applicable FORs and
for a given theories with my CI.
population. 3. When family
3. Family members that members seem
are willing and able competent and
to be involved with confident in assisting
the client. the client in
4. Focus while I am preparation for
completing discharge.
documentation and 4. If I am completing
time during the day documentation in a
to do so. timely manner and
5. I need to be open to receiving positive
feedback and willing feedback from my
to be wrong and to CI.
get used to defending 5. If I am able to defend
my clinical reasoning clinical decisions
and rationale behind without rebuttal from
treatments and my CI or other
intervention professionals.
planning.
TARGET DATE
When do I plan to
achieve it?
1. I believe using
evidence-based
research is a career-
long process. I hope
to have proficient
research skills and to
be using time in my
week to conduct
research by the end
of my level II
fieldworks.
2. By the end of my
first level II
fieldwork.
3. By the end of my
first level I
fieldwork.
4. By the end of my
first level I
fieldwork.
5. I hope to achieve this
by graduation.
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