PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN

MICHELLE WILSON
OCCT 508

YEAR ONE
Personal

Career

Educational

Recreation/Leisure

I will create a consistent

schedule that includes calling my
fianc at 6:00pm, or a similar
time each day, and fully engage in
the conversation without
multitasking (i.e. studying or
cleaning at the same time).

I will contact one occupational

therapy practitioner at Seattle
Childrens Hospital in Seattle,
Washington and explore my
interest in the Neonatal Clinic.

Each night at 7:00pm I will reread the lectures that my

professors went over that day.

I will give myself an hour each

day to partake in anything but
school

I will make a schedule that

requires myself to be in bed at an
early enough time each night to
where I will get 7-8 hours of
sleep each night.

I will explore my interest in

mental health as well as geriatrics
by contacting an occupational
therapy practitioner at the VA
Hospital in Seattle, Washington
and explore the various job
opportunities offered at a VA
Hospital.

Sunday night of every week I will

go through my planner and
prepare myself to be successful
throughout the week in all
classes.

I will participate in an outdoor

activity (hiking, swimming, biking,
etc.) at least once during the
weekend in order to decrease
stress through getting some
sunshine and fresh air.

YEAR THREE
Personal

Career

Educational

Recreation/Leisure

I will run my first half marathon

in the Rock n Roll marathon in
Seattle, Washington the summer
of 2017.

I will be working at my first

occupational therapy position in
Seattle, Washington and be
excited each day to go to work.

I will graduate from the MSOT

program at Touro University
Nevada in June of 2016.

I will join the Green Lake

running club in Seattle,
Washington which will promote
physical activity. Through this
opportunity, I will surround
myself with others in the
community interested in staying
active as well.

I will get a chocolate lab puppy

with my fianc after I graduate
from the MSOT program at
Touro University Nevada.

I will become a fieldwork

educator for five new
occupational therapy students.

I will give myself three months to

study for the NBCOT exam and
pass it in October of 2016.

I will go to Greece on my
honeymoon the summer of
2017.

YEAR FIVE
Personal

Career

Educational

Recreation/Leisure

I will buy a house in Seattle,

Washington with my fianc John.

I will establish an extracurricular

therapy group incorporating yoga
and/or dance for children with
disabilities.

I will take twice the amount of

continuing education hours
required by the state of
Washington.

I will sign up for the Escape from

the Rock triathlon in Seattle in
September of 2017.

I will reinstate my occupational

therapy registration with the
National Board for Certification
in Occupational Therapy.

I will go back packing through

Europe for one month with my
fianc John.

I will create a fruit and vegetable I will take part in advocating for
garden in backyard full of organic, occupational therapy services to
healthy produce.
Washington state legislature at
least once a year.

YEAR TEN
Personal

Career

Educational

Recreation/Leisure

I will start a family with my fianc

John.

I will become a professor at the

University of Washington
Occupational Therapy program
in Seattle, Washington.

I will start looking into options

and courses to obtain my
doctorate in occupational
therapy.

My fianc and I will take both of

our parents on a trip to Hawaii
in the spring of 2024.

I will have all of my student loans

paid off from both my
undergraduate and graduate
degrees.

I will explore the options of

opening my own practice in
Seattle, Washington and become
knowledgeable about the state
requirements necessary to do
so.

I will take part in an international

occupational therapy program
and spread my knowledge of
occupational therapy.

I will complete the 100 mile hike

around the base of Mount
Rainier with my fianc the
summer of 2024.