AOTA Professional Development Tool (PDT)

SUCCESS
LEARNING GOAL STRATEGIES RESOURCES TARGET DATE
INDICATORS
Related Standard What are the best What do I need to help How will I know I When do I plan to
ways to achieve this me achieve this? achieved it? achieve it?
goal?
Knowledge -Review old Class notes & books, Increased confidence June 2019
neuroanatomy notes resources from when working with
 Increase my fieldwork and job people with this
understanding of -Find mentors who site. diagnosis. Positive
neurological injuries— work with this pop. feedback from
especially stroke and CI/supervisors.
SCI. -Attend BrainWorks
conference
Critical Reasoning -Ask mentors and Mentors, peers, class When I see good June 2019
peers, practice, refer notes outcomes after treatment
 Be able to quickly to notes plans, good feedback
develop quality from supervisors,
treatment plans based patients, and mentors.
on evaluations
Interpersonal Abilities -Approach team -Information on other Members of other June 2019
members from other disciplines’ scope of disciplines coming to me
 Increased comfort in disciplines to ask for practice for advice or help.
collaboration with other their input
disciplines More collaboration
during treatments.
Performance Skills -Observe other -Review body Safe transfers always June 2019
therapists doing mechanics
 Increased ability to transfers -Peers, mentors,
transfer fragile or high- colleagues
risk patients -Ask other team
members if they have
tips
Ethical Reasoning -Read a digestible -Code of Ethics -Better understanding of June 2019
amount every day ethical principles and
 Read the OT Code of -Take notes policies in healthcare
Ethics

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