Ruby Armstrong Email & Phone Number

As a dedicated new graduate occupational therapist with a strong commitment to professional development, I have had the privilege of engaging in a range of enriching experiences that have shaped my journey in the field. Continued Professional Development:🔗 Complex Seating Workshop🔗 Hypertonicity in the Community Workshop🔗 Supporting People with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Their Families🔗 Auslan CertificatesActive Member of Various Occupational Therapy Australia Interest Groups:🔗 Assistive Technology National🔗 Environmental Modifications National🔗 Medicolegal National🔗 Mental Health NT/QLD🔗 Neurodivergent Affirming OT Practices National🔗 Neurology National🔗 Occupational Rehabilitation & Work National🔗 OT in Schools🔗 Paediatric National🔗 Paediatric QLD🔗 Private Practice NationalKey Placements & Experiences:🔗10-Week Placement at My Therapy Crew, where I learnt meaningful interventions in the NDIS space.🔗 10-Week Placement at the Queensland Children's Hospital, gaining invaluable insights into paediatric care.🔗 5-Week Placement at The Murri School, delivering culturally sensitive therapy to Indigenous students.Service Development Project at Surgical Treatment and Rehabilitation Service (STARS):🔗 Collaborated with a skilled team to create digital training modules for Allied Health Assistants, which have been submitted for the 15th National Allied Health Conference.Occupational Therapy Learning Leader:🔗 Supported first-year occupational therapy students in understanding clinical placement dynamics.Volunteer at the Queensland Children's Hospital for Habit-ILE Cerebral Palsy Program:🔗 Worked alongside physiotherapy students, delivering intensive goal-directed bimanual therapy for young children with cerebral palsy.Key Work Experience: 🔗 Disability Consultant at Allied Injury Solutions: Conducted disability schedule interviews and reports.🔗 Disability Support Worker at Mercy Community: Enabled choice, control, and community access for clients with varying disabilities, including acquired brain injury, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, trisomy 21 and intellectual disability.🔗Allied Health Assistant at Vivir Healthcare: Supported tele-health appointments, completing client assessments on behalf of treating occupational therapists.🔗 Law Clerk at Splatt Lawyers: Assisted in Total and Permanent Disability claims, managing superannuation funds, and insurance companies, and providing valuable support to the team.

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  The University Of Queensland

  Occupational Therapy/Therapist