Experience

Calm and Connected

• Australia
• Wellness and Fitness Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Occupational Therapist

  • Jan 2022 - Present

• Occupational Therapy Assistant

  • Aug 2020 - Jan 2022

  • Co-ordinating therapy groups with other Occupational Therapy Assistants and Occupational Therapists to help children with their sensory integration and modulation. Coaching children and parents on completing tasks and assisting with the child’s regulation to promote engagement in their social and leisure occupations. Collaborating and co-ordinating with Occupational Therapists, Speech Pathologists, Clinical Psychologists, Therapy Assistants, and helpers on therapy intensive camps and regarding individual clients.



Self-employed

• Private Childcare Worker

  • Jan 2018 - Present

  • Providing care for children (2 – 9 years of age) for families. Role includes taking children to and from school, taking children to after school activities, preparing the children for bedtime, keeping to their normal routine and ensuring their safety at all times.

• Private Support Worker

  • Jun 2019 - Jul 2020

  • Engaging children (aged 2 & 4) who have developmental delays in achieving their developmental milestones (as guided by Occupational Therapist) and expanding their vocabulary (as guided by Speech Pathologist), whilst ensuring their safety at all times.

• Private Nanny

  • Nov 2017 - Dec 2018

  • Before and after school care- driving the children to school and activities, making meals, engaging with the children in activities and ensuring their safety at all times.



Fremantle Hospital

• Hospitals and Health Care
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Occupational Therapy Student

  • Sep 2021 - Nov 2021

  8 week full-time placement in the Parkinson’s and Neuro Outpatient D4 Team Fremantle Hospital • Completed assessments including: initial assessments, Neurophysical assessments, MoCA, Rivermead Behavioural Memory Test Version 3 and home assessments • Completed home visits with patients, completing the home assessment and providing strategies within the home • Completed various interventions including: upper limb motor and sensation interventions, fatigue management, executive functioning interventions, mobility strategies, handwriting interventions and falls management intervention • Completed a case study presentation to fellow students and Occupational Therapists from Fremantle Hospital and Fiona Stanley • Engaged in multidisciplinary meetings regarding patients and professional development sessions • Completed ISOBAR, IEP and SOAP notes and reflections after sessions • Experienced a day on the hospital wards, assisting with family education and delirium interventions



Western Australian Centre for Rural Health (Geraldton)

• Occupational Therapy Student

  • Apr 2021 - Jun 2021

  8 week full-time paediatric placement • Worked at Bluff Point Primary School and Yalgoo Primary School (approx. 3 hour drive from Geraldton) • Worked with children from pre-primary students up to year 6 students. • Collaborated with teachers, education assistants, school psychologist, admin staff, principals, speech pathology students and other occupational therapy students. • Participated in Clinical Yarning workshops, Cultural Orientations, Impact of Trauma on Children and Family workshops and Zones of Regulation workshops. • Engaged in initial meetings with parents using the KAWA model. • Coordinated Zones of Regulation class programs for year 3 to year 6 classes. Used a variety of different mediums to promote engagement within the classroom and lesson. • Used the Alert Program – How Does Your Engine Run with children to promote labelling emotions, recognising body cues, and implementing self-regulation strategies. • Provided handwriting interventions including letter formation, reducing pressure on paper, promoting a functional hand-grasp, letter recognition, sequencing, letter sizing, and posture. • Completed independent student project based on iPad apps that would be beneficial for Occupational Therapists and Occupational Therapy students to use within interventions. • Completed progress notes (ISOBAR/SOAP format), handover reports for the next occupational therapy student, progress reports for teachers, parents and occupational therapy students. • Completed GIBBS daily reflections, reflections after every session, weekly reflections, and KAWA model reflections.



Iridescence Dance Company

• Australia
• Performing Arts

• Formal Relief Dance Teacher

  • Feb 2020 - Jan 2021

  • Coaching dance classes for a variety of age groups (aged 3 to 18 years). Encouraging a positive and safe environment for students to learn and improve their dance skills and to assist them in achieving their dance goals.

• Apprentice Dancer

  • Jan 2018 - Dec 2020

  • Collaborating with other dancers, musicians, and artists in creating performances. Required to be consistent and reliable with training and rehearsals.



Aegis Aged Care Group

• Australia
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Occupational Therapy Student

  • Sep 2020 - Dec 2020

  • Participated in one-on-one sessions which incorporated engaging in conversations to improve quality of life and to understand areas where further assistance was required. • Implemented micro-counselling skills during assessments to reinforce that residents were being listened to, deescalate situations and resolve any issues that arose. • Researched alternative strategies to engage residents within their meaningful occupations. • Assisted Occupational Therapy Assistant with engaging residents within group activities.



Cockburn Integrated Health - Curtin Clinics (IPE)

• Occupational Therapy Student

  • Jul 2020 - Jul 2020

  Three-week full-time placement • Worked in a community rehabilitation context alongside Speech Pathology, Social Work, Psychology and Occupational Therapy students for clients who had experienced a stroke and transitioning to the gender they identify with. • Identified areas where further information was required and implemented the required assessments. This included cognitive assessments, upper limb assessments, interest checklists, COPM, job readiness checklists and drawing assessments. • Completed IPP Screenings to assess if clients were appropriate for the clinic. • Completed session plans, session bookings and SOAP notes for individual clients. • Was required to implement our own time management skills and use micro-counselling skills.



Baptistcare

• Australia
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Occupational Therapy Student

  • Feb 2020 - Apr 2020

  • Performed initial assessments and cognitive screening assessments on residents. • Facilitated in the engagement of leisure occupations run by the facility including quizzes, “Cycling Without Age” and cooking groups. • Implemented micro-counselling skills during assessments to reinforce that residents were being listened to, deescalate situations and resolve any issues that arose. • Documented subjective and objective information gathered from the day in the form of SOAP Notes. This ensured that information was professionally and correctly recorded. • Participated in one-on-one sessions which incorporated engaging in conversations to improve quality of life and to understand areas where further assistance was required.



Wanslea

• Australia
• Non-profit Organizations
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Occupational Therapy Student

  • Jan 2019 - Jan 2019

  1 week practicum placement • Undertook literature research to find specialised interventions for children. • Performed developmental screening assessments on children to identify any developmental delays. • Worked in groups to implement specialised interventions for the children. • Documented information using the SOAP Note template to ensure information was correctly and professionally recorded. 1 week practicum placement • Undertook literature research to find specialised interventions for children. • Performed developmental screening assessments on children to identify any developmental delays. • Worked in groups to implement specialised interventions for the children. • Documented information using the SOAP Note template to ensure information was correctly and professionally recorded.