Professional Development

Dominican University of California

Professional Identity Development Plan Worksheet

Name: 

Date:

Please complete the following grid using your OTD student handbook for specific definitions of each category. Use the following descriptions to rate yourself in each category:

• Strength = something you do or exhibit very effectively and consistently. This could be the result of it coming naturally/easily to you or the result of intentional practice

• Ability = something you can do or exhibit, but may not do as consistently or effectively as desired or required. Something that requires quite a bit of awareness and/or effort and that you would like to continue working on

Challenge = something that feels particularly difficult for you to do or exhibit effectively and consistently. Something that requires prioritization in order to support your professional identity development 

1. Summarize your identified strengths and briefly describe how these will support you in your current academic program and future career.

2. Review your worksheet from last semester (except for Year 1 Fall) and compare it to this one. Briefly describe your areas of growth.

3. Summarize your identified and challenges and briefly describe how these may impact your current academic program and future career.

4. Use this worksheet to create/update your professional identity development plan.