Self-Assessment & Professional Development Tool

Learning Goal Strategies Resources Success Indicators Target Date

What are the best ways to What do I need to help me
Related Standard How will I know I achieved it? When do I plan to achieve it?
achieve this goal? achieve this?
-Identify practices areas of
interest and potential
KNOWLEDGE: Collect at least 20 populations that I will encounter I will know this has been Goal date: by the time I am
-Research databases
articles of evidenced-based during my practice achieved when I have collected employed at my first OT job,
-AOTA membership/AJOT
research to incorporate into -Use AOTA and other databases at least 20 articles that are however, this goal will be
-Network of other practicing OTs
future treatment sessions. to find relevant evidence-based applicable to my future patients ongoing as it is important to
-Textbooks from previous classes
research articles and practice setting stay current with my practice
-Create a file on my computer to
save articles that I find
-Evaluate my performance
after each treatment
session (what went well,
what could have gone
CRITICAL REASONING: Reflect on better, how could I have -My supervisor Goal date: end of first 6
my own performance during been more prepared, etc.) -My coworkers I will know this has been months of practice at first OT
practice and -Organize the reflection of -A journal to reflect and write achieved when I am able to job, however, this goal will
identify 5 areas of my performance into things down write down/verbalize 5 areas of be ongoing as it is important
improvement categories: evaluation, -Performance evaluations from improvement for my practice to stay current with my
documentation, clinical worksite practice
reasoning, therapeutic use
of self, safety, etc.
-Ask for frequent feedback
from my supervisor/fellow OTs
INTERPERSONAL ABILITIES: -Identify issues/areas of -Colleagues I will know this has been Goal date: end of first year of
Collaborate with colleagues to improvement at worksite -Research articles/journals to achieved when my place of work practice at first OT job
solve a problem/issue at work -Use positive and inclusion make quality improvement plan has resolved an issue/improved
or engage in a quality communication strategies such -Collaboration and team building in quality due to a team effort
improvement project as “I” statements and reflective strategies initiated by me
listening
-Approach colleagues with issue
and ask for those that are
interested to participate
 -Create a plan with colleagues to
solve issue

-Start list by adding treatments I

have used during fieldwork
PERFORMANCE SKILLS: Create a
-Create list on personal
resource list of at least 30
computer that can be accessed -Research articles I will know this has been Goal date: end of first 6
occupation-based
easily -Observation of coworkers achieved when I have collected months of first OT job,
treatment ideas that
-Research occupation-based -Trial and error method at least 30 ideas and can apply however this can be an
could be used with a variety of
treatment ideas frequently them to daily treatment sessions ongoing goal
populations and diagnoses
-Observe occupation-based
treatments at new job and add
them to list
-Become more familiar and
comfortable with the AOTA
ETHICAL REASONING: Resolve an code of ethics
I will know this has been
ethical issue with a patient by -Observe how my coworkers and -AOTA Code of Ethics Goal date: end of first year of
achieved when I have
applying the AOTA OT supervisor -My supervisor/manager first OT job, however, this
successfully resolved an ethical
Codes of Ethics and involving handles ethical issues that -Coworkers will be an ongoing goal
issue that has arised and
necessary parties arise -Other involved parties during my practice
reported it to all involved parties
-Apply ethical principles to
issues that arise during daily
practice