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
Related Standard What are the best ways
to achieve this goal?
Fieldwork goal: Fieldwork goal:
Complete an evaluation Observe evaluations in a
independently. variety of settings; take notes
on key components of
evaluations; participate in
evaluations as able
Professional goal: Professional goal:
Complete additional Obtain materials on areas of
training/education in areas interest; develop relationship
pertinent to working with with mentor who is
military personnel (i.e. experienced in those areas;
amputations, burns, seek out continuing
repetitive stress injuries) education courses and
additional trainings
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RESOURCES
What do I need to help
me achieve this?
Fieldwork goal:
Materials from Therapeutic
Use of Self; notes from
observations; mentor and/or
CI to answer questions; peers
to practice with; online
resources including videos of
evaluations, steps for a
successful evaluation, etc.
Professional goal:
Therapists who work in those
fields/specialties of interest;
journal articles and
textbooks; online resources
SUCCESS
INDICATORS
How will I know I
achieved it?
Fieldwork goal:
Evaluation completed to CIs
standards/with CIs approval
Professional goal:
Being deemed competent in
those areas of interest by
employer/more experienced
therapists; receiving
certifications (if possible)
Emma Sabransky
TARGET DATE
When do I plan to
achieve it?
Fieldwork goal:
Complete one month into
first Level II rotation
Professional goal:
Complete three years into
clinical practice