Experience

The Newly Institute

• Canada
• Mental Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Occupational Therapist

  • Jun 2023 - Present



CBI Health

• Canada
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Occupational Therapist

  • Aug 2021 - May 2023

  A condensed list of my experiences in this role are as follows: - short-term disability, long-term disability, MVA, and WCB - mental health rehabilitation - chronic pain rehabilitation (including fibromyalgia and other forms of persistent pain) - post-concussion syndrome rehabilitation - musculoskeletal injury - return-to-work planning and support - cognitive assessment, including performing Cognitive Functional Capacity Evaluations (FCEs) - cognitive rehabilitation - working as part of an interdisciplinary team; including physiotherapists, kinesiologists, and psychologists to promote the best possible treatment outcomes - knowledge & experience using evidence-based approaches to treatment, including Acceptance- Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) - ergonomics Show less



Taking Strides Children's Foundation

• Canada
• Spectator Sports
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Virtual Sessions Executive

  • May 2020 - Jan 2022

  Due to the current COVID-19 Pandemic, Taking Strides Children's Foundation has transitioned their sessions to an online, virtual platform. My role as a Virtual Sessions Executive is communicating with student volunteers and directing virtual sessions, ensuring that session activities are purposeful, align with the child's interests, and enable the child to meet any goals that have been identified. Due to the current COVID-19 Pandemic, Taking Strides Children's Foundation has transitioned their sessions to an online, virtual platform. My role as a Virtual Sessions Executive is communicating with student volunteers and directing virtual sessions, ensuring that session activities are purposeful, align with the child's interests, and enable the child to meet any goals that have been identified.



Dr. Everett Chalmers Regional Hospital

• Canada
• Medical Practices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Student Occupational Therapist- Acute Inpatient Care

  • May 2021 - Jul 2021

  My final placement is an 8-week full time block in acute care at the Dr. Everett Chalmers Regional Hospital in Fredericton. I am working on family medicine, cardiovascular, surgical, and transitional care units. I have the opportunity to enable the occupations of adults with a wide range of health conditions including dementia, pressure ulcers, fractures, surgery, amputations, cancer, stroke, and other complex medical diagnoses. This placement involves reception and triage of multiple referrals each day in a fast paced setting. My priorities are to collaborate with the client and care team to establish meaningful and functional goals of care, prevent exacerbation of conditions such as wounds, and make recommendations to help ensure a safe discharge from the hospital. I am developing my skills in wheelchair maintenance and provision, wound offloading, and ADL training. Once a week, I make phone calls to pre-operative clients to talk about their postoperative goals, educate about precautions, assess support needs for a safe and functional return to their home, and make referrals/ requests for necessary pieces of adaptive equipment. Show less



Autism Nova Scotia

• Canada
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Student Occupational Therapist- Employment & Family Support

  • Mar 2021 - Apr 2021

  I was placed at Autism Nova Scotia for my third overall student placement in the MSc (OT) Program at Dalhousie. Autism Nova Scotia is an organization that aims to create an inclusive and supportive community for individuals with Autism and their families. In this role, I am working on projects within the Employment and Family Support sectors of Autism Nova Scotia. The projects involve community outreach, conducting interviews with program members, identifying gaps in community supports for adults with Autism, creating inclusive resources, sharing knowledge of the OT role with staff members at the organization, conducting formal presentations and educational webinars, and applying an OT lens to all tasks. Show less



IWK Health

• Canada
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Student Occupational Therapist- Pediatric Rehabilitation

  • Nov 2020 - Mar 2021

  For my second fieldwork placement during my occupational therapy education, I had the opportunity to work within the Kids' Rehabilitation Team at the IWK Health Centre. The Kids' Rehabilitation Clinic primarily services children with neurodevelopmental diagnoses such as cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy, spina bifida, spinal muscular atrophy, and others. The Rehab Clinic offers a family-centered, supportive, and consultative service to clients to help them meet their functional goals. My role here also involves working on two projects under the supervision of a preceptor and completing clinical documentation. Show less



Gateway Homes Dartmouth

• Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada

• Student Occupational Therapist- Supported Community Living

  • Jan 2020 - Mar 2020

  For my first fieldwork placement through the Occupational Therapy program at Dalhousie University, I was placed at Gateway Homes in Dartmouth, NS. Gateway Homes is a community organization that creates, staffs, and supports community-based small group homes for adults with developmental disabilities in the area. These homes provide a supportive and inclusive living situation for persons so that they can be enabled to live a fulfilling life in the community. For my first fieldwork placement through the Occupational Therapy program at Dalhousie University, I was placed at Gateway Homes in Dartmouth, NS. Gateway Homes is a community organization that creates, staffs, and supports community-based small group homes for adults with developmental disabilities in the area. These homes provide a supportive and inclusive living situation for persons so that they can be enabled to live a fulfilling life in the community.



Taking Strides Children's Foundation

• Canada
• Spectator Sports
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Secretary of Dryland Operations

  • Sep 2015 - Sep 2019

  Taking Strides is a student- founded organization with the purpose of providing 1-on-1, adaptive, fun, and affordable sessions to children with disabilities in order to improve aspects of physical literacy, social skills, and more. My role involves overseeing student volunteers and educating them on the best ways to interact with children with a wide variety of physical and mental alternative needs, as well as keeping track of volunteer hours and communicating with parents of the child participants on a weekly basis. In May of 2017, I facilitated the launch of the aquatics chapter, translating the objectives of the established adaptive program to a pool setting. Show less



JOEY Restaurant Group

• Canada
• Restaurants
• 700 & Above Employee

• Bartender

  • May 2017 - Aug 2019



Re/Max Realty Professionals

• Canada
• Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Administrative Assistant

  • May 2016 - Aug 2019



Society for the Treatment of Autism

• Calgary, Canada Area

• Volunteer Assistant in Occupational Therapy Department

  • Oct 2018 - Jun 2019

  I volunteered on a weekly basis at the Society for the Treatment of Autism preschool program in Calgary, AB, where I had the opportunity to assist and observe Occupational Therapists in their role of evaluating various abilities of their clients; such as motor skills, motor planning, sensory processing, and furthermore determining relevant goals for the clients. I have actively assisted within the Occupational Therapy group in the planning and implementation of carefully selected activities based on occupational goals. In addition, I have been able to work with/ learn from psychologists, speech pathologists, and other vital members of the client's care team. Show less



University of Calgary

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Student Athlete; Dinos Ringette

  • Sep 2015 - Apr 2019

  I have been a member of the University of Calgary Dinos ringette team for the past four seasons, being a part of three national-level championship wins. As a member of this team, myself and my teammates also give back to the community by offering our coaching abilities and promoting sport involvement for young girls in Calgary. I was voted as captain by my teammates in my final year on the team.

• Undergraduate Research Assistant

  • Sep 2017 - Apr 2018

  I completed biomechanics research at the University of Calgary for the entirety of the fourth year of my undergraduate studies. This research specifically analyzed metabolic expenditure of human subjects while under constraint of step frequency. I independently managed subject recruitment and all data collection within the Human Performance Laboratory and learned various aspects of biomechanical research that were essential for data analysis and presentation. My research commenced with an oral defence and the writing of a complete scientific manuscript. Show less

• Assistant Director Of Operations for APAK (Adapted Physical Activity for Kids)

  • Sep 2017 - Dec 2017

  APAK, or Adapted Physical Activity for Kids, is a program that runs once a semester through Active Living at the University of Calgary. The program offers children 4-14 years old with special needs the opportunity to gain independence and health benefits in an encouraging and understanding environment, with a specific movement goal in mind at each weekly session. As assistant director of operations, my role involved designing an adaptive and thoughtful activity program plan for each week, to best ensure that each child and his/her specific needs could be facilitated. Show less