MASTERS PORTFOLIO PROJECT
The
aim of the Master's Portfolio Project is to
chronicle each student's professional
growth as they prepare to enter the profession of occupational
therapy. It is a concrete representation of the student's
journey to become an occupational therapist.
Through the use of case presentations of portfolio
clients, discussion and experiential learning activities,
students examine their repertoire of intervention techniques for addressing
complex physiologic, neurological and psychiatric impairments and residual
disabilities.
The Master's Portfolio consists of the following components:
Personal Practice Platform:
This portion defines each student's set of beliefs that will guide the student's
practice in the coming year. The practice platform, represented by both a
narrative and a visual, is a representation of the thought process each student
will employ to organize professional occupational therapy efforts.
Examples of Personal Practice Platforms
from our graduates:
Portfolio Client Case Story:
During the first semester, each student is assigned an individual with a disability
drawn from the community, who will serve as their client. Students interact
with this client throughout the first two years of the OT program through
completion of course assignments related to their client.
Personal Narrative:
A personal case story as a developing occupational therapist. It seeks to
summarize how each student's thoughts, perceptions and attitudes have changed
through their journey of becoming an occupational therapist.
Supporting Artifacts:
A collection of projects and assignments that have served to shape the student's
impressions of the profession and personal perceptions.
Professional
Development Plan:
Identifies the skills the student currently possesses and outlines plans for
professional development and strategies that demonstrate continued competence
in the future.
Professional Resume:
Using materials and knowledge gleaned from meetings and the class session
with representatives from the Advising and Counseling Center, the student
should prepare a draft of their professional resume.
Presentation and Evaluation:
During the second summer semester, students present the portfolio and
are evaluated by the program director, an OT faculty member, a member of the
University community, a member of the community advisory board, a peer, and
if possible, the portfolio client.
Master's Portfolio Presentations - June 15, 2007
Kristin Berkley '08
Jaime Gladysz '08
Jaci Talnagi Dobres '08
Mary Lynn Schneider '08
Cindy Gross '08
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