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?
1. To initiate and 1. Attend AOTA and at
implement personal least one additional
learning plans symposium outside
throughout the of class requirements
summer and fall 2. Participate in
semester to improve Interprofessional
my knowledge and learning
understanding as an opportunities/
OT. simulations
3. Complete course
toward the pediatric
specialization and
finalize clinical
practicum idea.
2. To understand the 1. Review materials
reasoning for and to from past semesters
apply formal theories on occupational
of occupation and therapy theories and
participation to my approaches.
clients on Fieldwork. 2. Apply occupational
therapy theories and
approaches to out of
class opportunities
and appropriate in
class assignments.
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SUCCESS
RESOURCES TARGET DATE
INDICATORS
What do I need to help How will I know I When do I plan to
me achieve this? achieved it? achieve it?
1. Locate symposiums/ Increased December 2018
workshops. Funding communication with
for event if needed. PTs, Social Workers,
2. Locate educational SLPs, and other
opportunities/ professionals. Finalized
simulations. plan for pediatric clinical
3. Schedule additional practicum.
pediatric class.
Discuss practicum
idea with
organization leader.
Funding for
practicum.
1. Organize past Increased application of May 2020
reading materials OT theory within
and PowerPoints interventions and
from relevant treatments without the
classes. need to look up or
2. Opportunity to run research relevant
out of class groups. theories and approaches.
Level 1
opportunities.
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