Part Time Special Education

TRACY A. CAMACHO, M.S., OTR/L

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EDUCATION

•M.S. New York Institute of Technology (NYIT), School of Health Professions, Occupational Therapy August 2009

oOccupational Therapist, Registered. Certified by National Board for Certification of Occupational Therapists: #284481; New York State Occupational Therapy License: #016784

•Certified in Basic Life Support for Healthcare providers (CPR& AED)

•B.A. Hofstra University, College of Liberal Arts & Science, Psychology May 2006

•A.S. Nassau Community College, Biology August 2003

WORK EXPERIENCE

Shema Kolainu Hear Our Voices, Brooklyn, NY March 2015-Present

Part time Occupational Therapist Evaluator

•Evaluate EI and CPSE using PDMS-2 and Sensory Profile assessment to measure functioning.

•Communicate with family to identify child’s strengths and challenges, in collaboration with other disciplines.

•Promote function and engagement by addressing areas of activities of daily living, self-regulation, play, and social participation.

•Develop IEP goals to incorporate fine motor, gross motor, visual motor, visual perceptual, motor planning, self help, self regulation, sensory and executive functioning skills.

•Recommend strategies to promote sensory processing and parent-infant interaction during daily routines.

Mitchell Martin Inc., New York, NY January 2010-Present

Independent Contractor Occupational Therapist

•Provide services in several sub-acute settings to adult patients primarily with neurological and orthopedic deficits.

•Evaluate and assess patients’ performance components to determine appropriate type of plan of care.

•Treatments promoted strengthening, endurance, balance, posture, coordination, wheelchair/seating positioning, ADL and IADL performance.

•Provide supervision in documentation and objectives for Occupational Therapy assistants

•Educate and train patients and families regarding OT interventions and adaptive equipment.

•Provide interdisciplinary approach utilizing co-treatments with speech-language pathologists and physical therapists.

•Develop discharge planning with interdisciplinary team.

Marquis Care Center Glen Cove, NY August 2011-January 2013

Occupational Therapy Supervisor

•Plans, manages, and coordinates unit therapy programs with physicians and allied health personnel.

•Plans, assigns, and reviews the work of assigned staff; establishes and adjusts work schedules and assignments to maintain adequate staffing levels.

•Reviews the quality and adequacy of therapy services provided by the occupational therapy staff and implements corrective measures when necessary.

•Performs and supervises others' performance of complex treatment modalities, interventions, and techniques requiring special precautionary measures such as post-operative activities, manual stretching, positioning extremities with splints and special facilitation techniques.

•Plans and conducts meetings with the therapy staff for the purpose of sharing and eliciting technical and administrative information, sharing in the resolution of problems and interpreting policies and procedures.

•Plans and recommends space, equipment and staffing to support therapy services in an assigned area.

Access 7 Consulting, Commack, NY February 2011- July 2011

Part time Occupational Therapist

•Provide services in several Nassau County school districts to children 5-13 years old with special education and related services to meet the educational needs of identified students with disabilities

•Evaluate students using Berry VMI assessment and develop annual review reports.

•Collaborate with CSE team to identify student’s annual goals and determine services, supports, modifications, and accommodations

•Established IEP goals for upcoming school year, using IEP Direct and clear track systems.

• Curriculum development for handwriting and social skills and recommend modifications to design of classroom environment

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