Occupational Therapist School
Resume:
Pranali Somkuwar
Kannapolis, NC 28081
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Objective
Seeking position of pediatric Occupational Therapist.
Profile
Nine years of working experience with all types of developmentally disabled children from
age 3 months onwards with a life span approach.
Experience
Developmental Educator, Bharti Krishna Vidya Vihar (Mainstream school), India - 2006-
2007.
Pediatric occupational therapist, Transdisciplinary Center of Developmental Neurology,
India - 2001-2010.
Education
Masters of Arts in Psychology, Nagpur University, Indiia - 2006.
Bachelors of Science in Occupational Therapy, Government Medical College, Nagpur
University, India - 2001.
Skills
Comprehensive assessment of children with developmental disabilities to determine
needs and set developmentally appropriate goals.
Select and modify activities as per the needs of children with disability to help them learn
motor planning and compensatory strategies to achieve optimal functional efficiency
within the limits of their cognitive and physical capabilities.
Recommend low cost furniture modification at school and at home for the child to
achieve maximum independence and allow better accessibility and ease for parents to
care for their child.
Help children improve decision-making, problem solving, motor planning, reasoning,
memory, sequencing, co-ordination and perceptual skills through various fine and gross
motor activities in individual as well as in group therapy.
Provide training in developmental therapy and supervision in therapy techniques to
mothers.
Organize programs and social activities for children with developmental disabilities to
facilitate socialization, promote mainstreaming, improve self-esteem and provide
opportunity to participate.
Consulting and discussing with senior members of rehabilitation team about the progress
and treatment options available to address developing and/progressing lever arm
dysfunction.
Professional Affiliation
2006 - Life member of Indian Academy for Cerebral Palsy (IACP).
2007 - 2011 Foreign corresponding member of American Academy for Cerebral Palsy
and Developmental Medicine (AACPDM).
2010 - Life member of All India Occupational Therapist Association (AIOTA).
Honors:
2010 - International travel scholarship awarded by AACPDM during it’s 64th annual
meeting in Washington DC.
Professional Accomplishments:
Presented paper on “Non-motor and distant gains of Botulinum toxin therapy”, in
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first annual conference of IACP in 2006, Hyderabad, India.
Presented a paper on "Perceptions of mainstreaming - A resource room
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experience", in second annual conference of IACP in 2007,Bangalore.
Attended third annual conference of IACP as a faculty in 2008, Nagpur.
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Attended fourth annual conference of IACP as a faculty in 2010, Mumbai.
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One of the organizers of national Cerebral palsy Day at Nagpur - a nationwide
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community awareness initiative of IACP on Oct 3rd 2010.
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