Taylor Barger Email & Phone Number

Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania, United States

- Created an evidence-based job skills improvement program for college students with intellectual and developmental disabilities to increase their success in the workplace both during and after their college experience. - Designed a mentorship program for each student based on their individual needs to provide additional support in gaining independent living skills and achieving holistic success in a college environment.

Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania, United States

- Participated in therapeutic riding lessons by preparing horses for lessons and supporting riders during lessons to ensure their safety and success. - Cared for horses by feeding, cleaning stalls, turning out, and maintaining the barn to promote horse health and safety. - Ensured that the expectations of all clients were met by collaborating with other student workers, volunteers, and staff members to promote a welcoming and inclusive environment.

Grove City, Pennsylvania, United States

- Designed and executed personalized treatment plans for older adults, focusing on enhancing self-care, mobility, and instrumental activities of daily living through both individual and group interventions.- Fostered multidisciplinary collaboration with Physical Therapists, Speech-Language Pathologists, doctors, nurses, and aides to develop and refine patient-centered care plans, ensuring optimal outcomes and continuity of care.- Efficiently managed comprehensive documentation of treatment sessions, evaluations, recertifications, progress notes, and discharge summaries within the NetHealth system, ensuring accurate and timely records of all therapeutic interventions.- Effectively met a 90% productivity standard.

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

- Developed and implemented customized treatment plans for children aged 1-21 across outpatient and autism school settings, focusing on enhancing a range of skills including social-emotional development, sensory regulation, ADL participation, and motor skills to ensure comprehensive developmental support.- Maintained and updated client records, including IEPs, quarterly reports, detailed treatment notes, evaluations, and discharge summaries, all of which facilitated accurate tracking of client progress and substantiating the necessity and impact of provided services.- Contributed to multidisciplinary therapy sessions across diverse environments, including aquatics, recreational therapy, inpatient rehab, therapeutic listening, constraint-induced movement therapy, and the NICU to achieve holistic client goals through engaging and innovative therapeutic interventions.

Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania, United States

- Performed data entry and administrative duties for undergraduate, masters, and doctoral programs, fostering heightened efficiency and organization within the department.- Contributed to the continued success and growth of a program for college students with disabilities by actively mentoring students in independent living skills and participating in the interview process to select and onboard new student workers.

Doctorate, Occupational Therapy/Therapist

Activities and Societies: Student Occupational Therapy Association OTD Mentorship Program

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General

Activities and Societies: Otterbein Equestrian Program Health Professions Club Otterbein Catholic Student Ministry Otterbein Christian.