My Leadership Philosophy

Values

Strengths

Future Leadership

Program Development Goals

By pursuing an OTD degree, I made the choice to play a leadership role in the profession. The additional experience that I will gain as a part of my education will allow me to enter the workforce with additional skills and perspective. I plan on using this to provide the best care to my patients, collaborate effectively with other professionals and to make a positive impact on the OT profession.

I embrace Ignatian values and focus on living those out in my life as much as I can. I believe in looking at each individual as a whole person and understanding that each person is going through a battle we may know nothing about. Each person deserves respect, kindness and understanding and I use this in all of my interpersonal interactions and especially when in positions of leadership. Ensuring members of your team feel valued and understood promotes successful outcomes.

I am very interested in program development and hope to eventually develop OT program to promote well-being and occupational success for at-risk youth within my hometown of Portland, OR.

Empathy, Adaptability, Individualization, Relator, Developer

All of my strengths are in the relationship building category. As a leader, I focus on building positive relationships with others and leading through a positive example in my work with patients, other OTs and other health professionals.

Areas for improvement

Leadership in Group Projects

DCE program development plans

Given that all of my strengths are in relationship building, my ability to be assertive, confront issues directly and negote for myself are not as strong.

I plan on developing my voice as a leader and making a point to communicate my needs and thoughts clearly, while still respecting everyone on the team in the future.

I am very interested in trauma- informed care and I plan to developing a trauma-informed therapy group and educate practitioners at the clinic on how they can implement more trauma-informed care as a part of my DCE.

I see this experience as a stepping stone to eventually developing a program of my own. I am especially interested in OT's role in the foster care system and with children who have been through Adverse Childhood Experiences.

I was able to learn more about my leadership qualities and how I can best lead others through the many group projects that I was involved in during my time at Creighton. There were several groups in particular where I needed to take the lead in many ways by setting up meetings, delegating tasks and implementing consensus building techniques.

Leadership at CU

By pursuing an OTD degree, I made the choice to play a leadership role in the profession. The additional experience that I will gain as a part of my education will allow me to enter the workforce with additional skills and perspective. I plan on using this to provide the best care to my patients, collaborate effectively with other professionals and to make a positive impact on the OT profession.

Why this format represents my leadership profile

Leadership via Community Participation

As a volunteer at Nelson Mandela Elementary through the B.E. Ready program I assisted in leading before school programming for students. I was able to collaborate with professionals at the school as well as other volunteers. I needed to lead the students in activities appropriately, delegate tasks to other volunteers, advocate for the students as needed and collaborate effectively with others at the program.

During my time at Creighton I have developed my leadership skills. While I have not been in formal leadership positions within clubs during my time in the program, I have developed my leadership skills in other settings.

As I have described, I am very focused on looking at things holistically, helping others and working collaboratively. I think that this presentation style represents this as it is dynamic, somewhat non-traditional. I also see the cherry blossom as a metaphor for my leadership profile, as it continues to grow and blossom as I transition from student to practitioner.

My Values in action

It is important to incorporate my values into my future practice as they stand for equitable, just care for all patients. Reflection is another big component of Ignatian values and I think that incorporating reflection on my leadership abilities and group reflections as a team is very effective to constantly grow and improve.

My Leadership Philosophy