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