NTRODUCTION
The purpose of this task is to create a personal development plan. You will create goals focusing on the concepts of strategies to increase resilience and self-care. You will also explore how a personal development plan can positively influence your professional practice. This task will allow you to reflect on the challenges you will encounter in the completion of your goals.
REQUIREMENTS
Your submission must be your original work. No more than a combined total of 30% of the submission and no more than a 10% match to any one individual source can be directly quoted or closely paraphrased from sources, even if cited correctly. The similarity report that is provided when you submit your task can be used as a guide.
You must use the rubric to direct the creation of your submission because it provides detailed criteria that will be used to evaluate your work. Each requirement below may be evaluated by more than one rubric aspect. The rubric aspect titles may contain hyperlinks to relevant portions of the course.
Tasks may not be submitted as cloud links, such as links to Google Docs, Google Slides, OneDrive, etc., unless specified in the task requirements. All other submissions must be file types that are uploaded and submitted as attachments (e.g., .docx, .pdf, .ppt).
Note: The suggested length of your response for each prompt is 2–3 paragraphs.
A. Describe three ways you can apply strategies to increase resilience and self-care that will influence your professional practice in a healthcare environment (e.g., mindfulness, better eating habits, exercise). Include specific examples.
B. Create a personal development plan by doing the following:
1. List a SMART personal growth goal for each of the three strategies from part A (for a total of three SMART goals).
Note: The SMART goals should be specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and time-bound.
a. List one actionable step for each goal to achieve the goals for part B1, for a total of three steps.
b. Discuss how each of the goals from part B1 will foster your professional development.
C. Explain the importance of having a personal development plan.
1. Provide two examples of how a personal development plan can help you achieve your academic and career goals.
D. Acknowledge sources, using in-text citations and references, for content that is quoted, paraphrased, or summarized.
E. Demonstrate professional communication in the content and presentation of your submission.
