Jacqueline Schafer-Clay Email & Phone Number

Development and professional presentation of continuing education curriculum for rehabilitation clinicians. Present webinars, podcasts, and live content ranging in length from one hour to six hour courses to small and large audiences. All content earns a minimum of 4.5/5 ratings per peer review feedback.

Austin, Texas Area

Iva, South Carolina

‣ Expertly handle fieldwork contracts for occupational therapy students with two universities.‣ Provide COTA supervision as needed based on treatment and evaluation demands.‣ Demonstrate analytical skills in evaluating treatment, attendance, and reporting progress, as well as Medicaid billing.‣ Promptly address individualized education program (IEP) goals of students with a variety of abilities.‣ Play a key role as host of unique educational opportunities for teachers and staff, including fine and visual motor and sensory needs in the classroom; sensory toolbox building; sensory and safety, and Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.‣ Determine additional funding for assistive technology tools.‣ Enabled students that are evaluating occupational therapy as a career to make informed decisions by providing volunteer and job shadowing opportunities.

Greenville, South Carolina Area

‣ Carried out early intervention in a home health and natural setting with newly diagnosed children from birth to three years old, which involved evaluation, care planning, and medical necessity.‣ Regularly communicated with pediatrician, families, colleagues, and early intervention specialists.‣ Interacted with families to provide information and home programs in an easy understood manner; as well as address concerns through evidence-based intervention strategies.‣ Expertly managed professional communication, scheduling, new client onboarding, and relationship building.‣ Played a key role as mentor to new therapy professionals.

Greenville, South Carolina Area

‣ Worked with a multidisciplinary team to assist students attain their IEP goals and reach their full potential.‣ Carried out key tasks to enhance the implementation of sensory strategies in a variety of classroom settings.‣ Demonstrated skills in conducting special education trainings on sensory, safety, and handwriting strategies.‣ Partnered with classroom teachers, speech therapists, case managers, and special education coordinators to remove barriers to achieve success and improve progress.‣ Performed in-depth student evaluations throughout the pediatric age span.‣ Provide COTA supervision.

Dallas, Georgia

‣ Determined and provided resolution to sensory and behavior issues in coordination with autism and behavior specialists, as well as special education coordinators through a multiple disciplinary approach.‣ Thoroughly assessed preschool children with different disabilities to encourage their school readiness and success with IEP goals and preschool participation.‣ Offered hands-on support to students to enhance their skills in areas of weaknesses.

Canton, California

‣ Facilitated classroom participation and student success for students with various levels of disabilities.‣ Conferred with team members to evaluate and conceptualize treatment toward student improvement and attainment of their IEP goals.‣ Established and implemented a before-school Response to Intervention (RTI) enrichment program for K-1st grade students.‣ Pioneered a project to drive change in social, behavior, handwriting, and spatial skills of RTI students during their school day.

Suwanee, Georgia

‣ Established comprehensive programs with children with varying levels of cognitive, behavioral, and physical disabilities to support their improvement.‣ Rendered assistance with functional classroom participation and student success through sensory integration, motor learning, fine motor coordination, and environmental adaptation treatment techniques to decrease students’ limitations and increase success.‣ Presided over the mentoring of newly graduated occupational therapists.‣ Proposed the use of Therapeutic Listening Program to the Special Education Leadership team for the improvement of student success.

Duluth, Georgia

‣ Executed assessment and treatment of children with acute care needs in a hospital outpatient facility.‣ Coordinated with families to educate them on the child’s diagnosis and home programming needs.‣ Discussed medical necessity to third-party payers and families in collaboration with facility leaders.

Hapeville, Georgia

‣ Displayed strong command in utilizing various evaluation tools to effectively identify occupational therapy needs within a school environment.‣ Formed and executed co-treat groups for efficiently serving community-based preschoolers with special needs.‣ Maintained proactive involvement in IEP meetings to determine appropriate occupational therapy services and answer parent and staff questions, while establishing measurable goals.‣ Collaborated with a team of school staff to aid every child in maximizing their potential.

Marietta, Georgia

Wheeling, West Virginia Area

Doctor Of Occupational Therapy, Gpa: 4.0/4.0

Master Of Occupational Therapy, 3.5/4.0

Activities and Societies: Dean's List, research assistant for Dr. Goldberg (neuro-science)

Bachelor Of Arts In Public Communications, Communication And Media Studies