Registered Occupational Therapist with twelve years of experience in pediatrics. Extensive work with early intervention, preschool and school aged children, and adolescents with diverse diagnoses including: ADHD, learning disabilities, torticollis, down syndrome, cerebral palsy, metabolic disorders, autism, sensory processing disorder and developmental delays.
Licenses
NBCOT Certification
Occupational Therapist License- Puerto Rico
Occupational Therapist License- Texas
Skill Highlights
Extensive experience in administration, scoring and interpretation of multiple pediatric standardized and non- standardized tests.
Basic knowledge in oral-motor therapy for feeding.
Extensive training in Pediatric Neurodevelopmental Treatment by a NDT-certified Doctor of Physical Therapy with over 30 years of experience.
Acute rehabilitation experience.
Professional Experience
09/2007 to 06/2015
Occupational TherapistAmita Health – Lawrence, IN,
Provided OT services including: screening, evaluation, treatment, and consulting to children 0-21 with diverse diagnoses using NDT, Sensory Integration, Motor Learning and Perceptual-Motor frames of references, among others, in a interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary outpatient private clinic.
Provided co-evaluation and/or co-treatment services, integrated to Speech and Language Pathology and/or Physical Therapy, to children 0-21 with diverse diagnoses.
Provided group therapy sessions, in coordination with others disciplines, to meet children's play, social, emotional and communication needs.
Established, in collaboration with parents and/or other family members, IEP goals and objectives treatment plan for students of Puerto Rico's Department of Education.
Semiannually discussed with parents and/or other family members student's functional performance and progresses according to the IEP goals and objectives treatment plan.
Revised and updated IEP goals and objectives treatment plan according to student's functional performance.
Performed written documentation to communicate patient's functional performance status and progresses to medical staff including: neurologist, geneticist, pediatrician, and physiatrist.
Recommended assistive and adaptive equipment.
Developed written and photo-guided at-home intervention programs.
Provided training to parents and other family members to continue the child's therapeutic management at home.
Fabrication of customized hand splints: thermoplastic and neoprene.
"Camp Out...of the Box- Therapeutic Summer Camp"- planning, coordination and implementation of therapeutic activities including: arts, yoga, sports, dance, music, hippotherapy, watsu, therapy and service dogs, and traditional therapy for children 3-8 with diverse diagnoses in collaboration with other team members.
"Camp Out...of the Box- Intensive Therapy Summer Camp"- planning, coordination and implementation of therapeutic activities including: arts, music, therapeutic massage, and traditional therapy for infants and toddlers 0-3 with diverse diagnoses in collaboration with other team members. Provided 'hands on' training to parents and other family members to continue the child's therapeutic management at home. Developed to each child a written and photo-guided booklet with the goals and objectives for the intensive therapy summer camp program and at-home recommendations.
"Early Catch- Pediatric Intensive Therapy Program"- initial assessment and treatment for children 0-3 using a intensive therapy approach. Provided 'hands on' training to parents and other family members to continue the child's therapeutic management at home. Developed to each child a written and photo-guided booklet with the goals and objectives for the intensive therapy program and at-home recommendations.
"Museum of Adapted Arts" - helped in the organization and programming of the "Camp Out...of the Box" participants' art works exposition at the Museum of Art of Puerto Rico.
Provided OT- related educational workshops to family members and community.
Provided in-services to colleagues.
Supervised Master degree of Occupational Therapy Fieldwork I & II students.
Supervised Associate degree in Occupational Therapy Fieldwork II students.
Mentored Speech and Language Therapy fieldwork students.
Trained new therapists with facility policies and procedures.
Mentored entry level therapists to improve clinical knowledge and performance.
04/2007 to 06/2007
Occupational TherapistAmita Health – Mccordsville, IN,
Provided OT services including: initial evaluation, treatment and re-evaluation to adults with diverse cardiovascular, orthopedic and neurological conditions, among others, in a hospital inpatient rehabilitation unit.
Participated in weekly multidisciplinary meetings to discuss patients' medical status, therapeutic progresses, functional performance and plan of care to follow.
Performed billing procedures.
09/2003 to 2008
Occupational TherapistChi Health – Bremerton, WA,
Performed initial evaluation and re-evaluation to students of Puerto Rico's Department of Education.
Provided direct treatment to students of Puerto Rico's Department of Education in school and outpatient clinic settings.
Established and discussed with parents IEP goals and objectives treatment plan.
Twice a year discussed with parents student's functional performance and progresses according to the IEP goals and objectives treatment plan.
Revised and updated IEP goals and objectives treatment plan according to student's functional performance.
Provided OT- related educational workshops to teachers and other school personnel.
Performed billing procedures.
Occupational Therapy Services Coordinator
Scheduled parent's appointments to initiate OT services for students of Puerto Rico's Department of Education.
Performed initial admission procedures for OT services.
Coordinated student's treatment sessions' days and times in collaboration with parents and Occupational Therapy Assistants under my supervision.
Scheduled parent's appointments to discuss IEP goals and objectives treatment plan.
Supervisor
Directly supervised Occupational Therapy Assistants in school and outpatient clinic settings.
Established and discussed IEP goals and objectives treatment plan with the student's Occupational Therapy Assistant.
Discussed student's functional performance and progresses, according to the IEP goals and objectives treatment plan, with parents in collaboration with student's Occupational Therapy Assistant.
Revised and updated IEP goals and objectives treatment plan, according to student's functional performance, in collaboration with the student's Occupational Therapy Assistant.
Education and Training
Expected in 2015
Sensory Integration Certification Program: University of Southern California - Vega Baja, Puerto Rico GPA:
Course # 4: Sensory Integration Intervention
Expected in 2014
Sensory Integration Certification Program: University of Southern California - San Juan, Puerto Rico GPA:
Course #1: Sensory Integration Perspective
Expected in 2010
Certificates of Clinical Enhancement: Clinician's View - , GPA:
Neurodevelopmental Treatment Strategies in Pediatrics
Typical and Atypical Development
Analysis and Treatment Concepts in Hypotonia
Concepts in Baby Treatment
Expected in 2007
American Sign Language Courses: University of Puerto Rico, Humacao Campus - Humacao, Puerto Rico GPA:
Basic
Intermediate
Advance
Expected in 2003
Bachelor of Science: Occupational Therapy University of Puerto Rico, Medical Science Campus - San Juan, Puerto Rico GPA:
Graduated Magna Cum Laude
Professional Contributions
Only therapist from Puerto Rico that contributed in the standardization of the Test of Auditory Processing Skills- 3 Spanish Bilingual Edition.
Affiliations
Occupational Therapy Professionals Association of Puerto Rico
Community Service
Volunteer, Hogar Cuna San Cristobal, December 2014
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