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Educational and supervisory decision aid

Fitness to Enter Practice

Educational and Supervisory Decision Aid. This instrument is not a validated psychometric measure. Use reflection, interview, observation, and professional judgment. It does not replace applicable employment law, disability law, professional regulation, clinical evaluation, or organizational policy. No total score is calculated.

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Record context

Part A: Learner Reflection

Part B: Structured Interview Domains

Relationship to helping

Current observation or determination

○ Suitable for entry ○ Suitable for entry with a development plan ○ Entry should be deferred ○ Insufficient information
Reflective capacity

Current observation or determination

○ Suitable for entry ○ Suitable for entry with a development plan ○ Entry should be deferred ○ Insufficient information
Emotional regulation

Current observation or determination

○ Suitable for entry ○ Suitable for entry with a development plan ○ Entry should be deferred ○ Insufficient information
Differentiation from lived experience

Current observation or determination

○ Suitable for entry ○ Suitable for entry with a development plan ○ Entry should be deferred ○ Insufficient information
Boundaries

Current observation or determination

○ Suitable for entry ○ Suitable for entry with a development plan ○ Entry should be deferred ○ Insufficient information
Relationship to authority and power

Current observation or determination

○ Suitable for entry ○ Suitable for entry with a development plan ○ Entry should be deferred ○ Insufficient information
Humility and uncertainty tolerance

Current observation or determination

○ Suitable for entry ○ Suitable for entry with a development plan ○ Entry should be deferred ○ Insufficient information
Response to feedback

Current observation or determination

○ Suitable for entry ○ Suitable for entry with a development plan ○ Entry should be deferred ○ Insufficient information
Reliability

Current observation or determination

○ Suitable for entry ○ Suitable for entry with a development plan ○ Entry should be deferred ○ Insufficient information
Scope awareness

Current observation or determination

○ Suitable for entry ○ Suitable for entry with a development plan ○ Entry should be deferred ○ Insufficient information
Use of supervision

Current observation or determination

○ Suitable for entry ○ Suitable for entry with a development plan ○ Entry should be deferred ○ Insufficient information
Conflict management

Current observation or determination

○ Suitable for entry ○ Suitable for entry with a development plan ○ Entry should be deferred ○ Insufficient information
Confidentiality

Current observation or determination

○ Suitable for entry ○ Suitable for entry with a development plan ○ Entry should be deferred ○ Insufficient information
Functional capacity for the proposed role

Current observation or determination

○ Suitable for entry ○ Suitable for entry with a development plan ○ Entry should be deferred ○ Insufficient information
Ability to ask for help

Current observation or determination

○ Suitable for entry ○ Suitable for entry with a development plan ○ Entry should be deferred ○ Insufficient information
Identity outside the helping role

Current observation or determination

○ Suitable for entry ○ Suitable for entry with a development plan ○ Entry should be deferred ○ Insufficient information
Current stress burden

Current observation or determination

○ Suitable for entry ○ Suitable for entry with a development plan ○ Entry should be deferred ○ Insufficient information
Ability to recognize impairment

Current observation or determination

○ Suitable for entry ○ Suitable for entry with a development plan ○ Entry should be deferred ○ Insufficient information

Part C: Scenario Review

Part D: Entry Decision

Select the current decision

○ Ready To Enter Practice ○ Ready To Enter Practice With A Development Plan ○ Entry Deferred ○ Insufficient Information
Ready To Enter Practice
The learner currently demonstrates sufficient stability, reliability, reflective capacity, boundary awareness, supervision readiness, and role understanding to begin participating within the responsibilities assigned to an entry level learner.
Ready To Enter Practice With A Development Plan
The learner can enter the practice environment with clearly identified supports, limits, supervision needs, or developmental goals. The plan must define responsibilities, supervision frequency, concerns being monitored, and the conditions under which the plan will be reviewed.
Entry Deferred
Current concerns would make participant facing involvement inappropriate at this time. The decision should identify functional concerns and, whenever possible, the conditions under which entry may be reconsidered.
Insufficient Information
The program does not yet have enough information to make a responsible determination.

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