Daniela Cousineau, Otr/L, Ador Email & Phone Number

Welland, On, Ca

Buffalo, New York, United States

Niagara, Ontario, Canada

•Conduct one-on-one virtual tutoring sessions for elementary, high school, and college students in various subjects including math, English, child development, and science. •Provide children and parents with online learning recommendations and environmental adaptations that enhance learning. •Identify individual student needs/learning styles and communicate this information to parents to ensure students are learning effectively at home. •Assist in building student's confidence, organizational skills, and study strategies.

Buffalo, New York, United States

• Provided patient-centred and evidence-based care at three Catholic Health Facilities including Mount St. Mary's Hospital, Kenmore Mercy Hospital, and Mercy Ambulatory Care Center.• Completed detailed initial occupational profiles and utilized the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), 9 Hole Peg Test, Functional Independence Measure, Berg Balance Scale, and Manual Muscle Testing. • Faciliated occupation-based interventions for over nine patients daily including energy conservation, ADL/IADL training, safe transferring, adaptive equipment education, and caregiver education. • Assisted therapists in the transition to EPIC EMR System.• Monitored the patient’s vital signs and physiological response to occupational therapy treatment sessions and communicated abnormal findings to nurses and physiotherapists.

Milton, Ontario, Canada

• Designed individual and group therapy sessions that focused on gross/fine-motor development, sensory integration, social thinking, postural control, food exposure, and school readiness. • Increased direct exposure to the private practice sector by analyzing program designs to ensure intervention utilized evidence-informed research and maximized patient outcomes. • Worked with over fifty children with autism spectrum disorder, sensory processing disorders, cerebral palsy, downs syndrome, feeding and eating disorders, PTSD, ADHD, and generalized anxiety.• Communicated with parents to provide recommendations and strategies for the carry-over of skills in various settings.

Wainfleet, Ontario, Canada

•Successfully responded to customer concerns regarding meal preparation and service.•Prioritized building rapport with frequent customers to ensure customer retention.•Continually assisted colleagues in a calm demeanor during peak times to promote teamwork and to achieve maximum productivity.•Managed to exceed daily net-sales by simultaneously delivering online orders and serving tables.

Niagara, Ontario, Canada

•Designed and implemented exercise groups for 5-20 older adults at six long-term care homes that focused on increasing mobility, building strength, and improving balance.•Provided weekly group education sessions on fall prevention strategies, adaptive equipment, and environment safety, pain relief, and health promotion techniques.•Completed initial assessments and biweekly reassessment of resident’s progress.•Attentively monitored residents while using exercise equipment to ensure safe use.

Master Of Science - Ms, Occupational Therapy/Therapist

Activities and Societies: Vice President of Student Occupational Therapy Association (SOTA)

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Kinesiology