Setting Professional Goals as a New Practitioner: Create, Plan, Achieve

As occupational therapy students, we are continually taught the importance of writing achievable, measurable, specific, and meaningful goals for clients. When we work with clients, it is natural for us to identify strengths, challenges, and potential areas for improvement. We look at a client's context, values, and beliefs in order to identify what they would like to work toward. We focus on what is meaningful for them. At the same time, we try to imagine the finish line; what could