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Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Children's Pediatric Outpatient FacilityFieldwork experience focused on facilitating play-based occupational therapy interventions tailored to the child's needs, by applying learnt skills sets on sensory integration techniques, adaptive tools/devices appropriate for the child, handling-positioning skills, fine motor/gross motor skills, and providing child/caregiver education, to provide the most beneficial, client-centered care possible. Experience in this setting has allowed opportunity for my professional skills and behaviors to grow, such as improving my interpersonal communication skills through engagement with other therapists, parents, children, and social workers, time management and organizational effectiveness while collaborating with other therapists and family's during treatment sessions, empathy, patience and enthusiasm when engaging with the children to encourage participation in play-behaviors, and enhancing my therapeutic use-of-self, observational skills, and clinical judgement throughout each day, to progress toward becoming a competent, entry-level occupational therapist.

Bloomington, Indiana, United States

Skilled Nursing FacilityFieldwork experience focused on applying occupation-based intervention by maintaining occupational performance skills and preventing additional functional limitations from occurring, through occupational therapy services. Facilitated evaluation and treatment sessions for geriatric residents and patients, applying observational skills during ADL, IADL and leisure activities, interpersonal communication skills, and clinical judgement strategies for the purpose of providing client-centered, occupation-based care. Organizational and time management skills, collaborative and active listening skills, along with improved patience, empathy, and confidence were further developed through learning opportunities and engagement with other health care professionals, such as occupational therapists, physical therapists, nurses, social workers, caregivers, residents, and additional staff members, to facilitate progression toward becoming a qualified, entry-level occupational therapist. competent.

Terre Haute, Indiana, United States

Responsible for providing respite care for individuals with developmental disabilities, specifically intellectual disabilities, to advocate for their family/caregivers and promote client participation in meaningful occupations within the community setting.

Princeton, Indiana, United States

Industrial Rehabilitation Setting at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Industry: Responsibilities included scheduling patient appointments and making reminder calls/emails for upcoming appointments gaining interpersonal communication skills, organizing medical documents (doctor referrals, therapy notes, and additional pertinent patient documents) for simplification and greater accessibility to medical documents, and protecting patient and personnel safety by disinfecting therapeutic surfaces and equipment following therapy sessions for protection of infectious bacteria/disease. Maintained excellent attendance record and consistently sustained punctuality to convey professional behavior.

Evansville, Indiana, United States

Skilled Nursing Facility:Responsibilities included development of interpersonal communication skills to health care staff members, including physical, occupational and speech therapists, along with social workers, nurses, CNA's (certified nursing assistants), and patient's family members/visitors, developing observation skills to determine patient performance and/or current condition during and/or prior to start of therapy session, developing proper body mechanics in transfer abilities and assisting with morning ADL (activities of daily living) activities, such as bed to chair transfers, toileting, and dressing routines prior to therapy, improving familiarity with assistive device and types of wheel chairs during functional mobility tasks when transporting patients to/from therapy room, and protecting patient and personnel safety by disinfecting therapeutic surfaces and equipment following therapy sessions for protection of infectious bacteria/diseases. Consistently demonstrated excellent punctuality and presence to convey committed and dependable professional behavior.

Masters, Occupational Therapy/Therapist, 3.88

Activities and Societies: Present member of AOTA (American Occupational Therapy Association) and IOTA (Indiana Occupational Therapy.

Bachelors, Kinesiology And Exercise Science, 3.91

Activities and Societies: Former member of Sports Management Club, Exercise Science Club, and National Honors Society Minor: Psychology