Tara Sivulka Self-Assessment & Professional Development
Learning Goal
Related Standard
KNOWLEDGE:
Gain a be er understanding of
the role of Occupa onal
Therapy (OT) in a school-based
se ng and apply that
knowledge in my level 2
Fieldwork (FW.)
CRITICAL REASONING:
Show more asser veness and
decisiveness when dealing with
problems and coming up with
solu ons.
INTERPERSONAL ABILITIES:
Have effec ve communica on
with students in my
school-based se ng.
PERFORMANCE SKILLS:
Ensure all my assessments and
interven ons are grounded in
current research.
ETHICAL REASONING:
Memorize and ar culate an
understanding of American
Occupa onal Therapy
Associa on (AOTA) 7 core
values.
Strategies
What are the best ways to
achieve this goal?
Review all coursework related to
school-based OT, complete
research into best prac ces for
school-based OT, and review
informa on on school-based OT
provided at my level 2 FW site.
Prac ce situa ons where I can
be more asser ve.
Invest in each of the students
that I am working with and
spend the required me outside
of therapy to understand the
different cultures in order to
relate to them be er.
Review all assessments and
interven ons used during my
fieldwork to ensure they are
based on current research’s best
prac ces.
Review and study AOTA’s Code of
Ethics 7 core values:
1. Altruism, 2. Equality, 3.
Freedom, 4. Jus ce, 5. Dignity, 6.
Truth, and 7. Prudence.
Resources
What do I need to help me
achieve this?
Previous class materials related
to school-based OT, University of
Utah (U’s) Health Sciences
Library catalog for research, and
informa on from level 2 FW site
Read The Flight to Flourish:
Engaging in the Struggle to
Cul vate the Life You Were Born
to Live by Jennie Lusko.
Read informa on provided by
my FW supervisor and Everyone
Communicates, Few Connect:
What the Most Effec ve People
Do Differently by John Maxwell.
The latest research in
school-based OT is accessed
through the U’s Health Sciences
Library.
AOTA Code of Ethics
h ps:// nyurl.com/37fc99xh
Success Indicators Target Date
How will I know I achieved it? When do I plan to achieve it?
Feedback will be provided by my 3/29/2022
FW supervisor and when we
sense an overall competence in
working in school-based OT.
Feedback will be provided by my 3/29/2022
FW supervisor.
Unstructured feedback from 3/29/2022
students and unstructured and
structured feedback from my FW
supervisor.
Keep a log of all assessments 3/29/2022
and treatments and reference
research backing the prac ce.
Recall 7 core values and provide 1/1/2022
examples related to OT.