MASTER'S PORTFOLIO PROJECT
Etosha Whitaker '10 presents her Master's Portfolio Project
The Master's Portfolio Project documents and showcases students' professional
growth as they prepare to enter the profession of occupational
therapy. Students identify accomplishments, provide evidence of professional development, and reflect on personal growth in this culminating capstone project. The portfolio is a concrete representation of each student's
unique journey.
Through the use of case presentations of portfolio
clients, experiential learning activities
and self-reflection, students examine their acquisition of knowledge and skills.
The Master's Portfolio consists of the following components:
Personal Practice Platform
The practice platform, represented in both narrative and visual forms, illustrates the student's understanding of the scope and application of occupational therapy's theory and practice. This portion presents the student's individual set of beliefs and thought process that will guide
practice in the coming year.
Practice Platform Examples
Portfolio Client Case Story
During the first academic semester, students identify an individual who is living with a disability,
from their community, to serve as their client. Students visit and interact
with this client through structured course assignments over the two years of didactic coursework. The client case story is a narrative that describes the client as an occupational being.
Personal Narrative
The personal narrative describes the key experiences within the curriculum that ultimately became important contributing factors to the student's evolution as an occupational therapist. It
summarizes how students' thoughts, perceptions and attitudes have changed
on their journey to become occupational therapists.
Supporting Artifacts
The supporting artifacts represent a collection of projects and assignments selected by the student to document important professional growth. The student selects those items that have been critical to their learning, and which have shaped their practice philosophy.
Professional
Development Plan and Resume
The professional development plan is a self assessment of development needs and future learning goals and plans. It identifies strategies to demonstrate continued competence
in the future. Students also include a professional resume that documents their clinical experiences and projects to date.
Presentation and Evaluation
Students present their master's portfolios during the second summer semester in a community-wide exhibit. Each student must defend his or her portfolio to faculty, and a team of evaluators consisting of practicing occupational therapists, health professionals, and invited members of the University community.
Whenever possible individual portfolio clients are invited to attend.
Master's Portfolio Presentations
Kim Solewater '10
Eric Speight '10
Jaci Talnagi Dobres '08
Cindy Gross '08
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