occupational therapist
Resume:
EMMAH WANJIRU KAMAU.
P.O. BOX **
GATURA
MOBILE PHONE: 072*-***-***
EMAIL:**********@*****.***
KEY SKILLLS AND ATTRIBUTES
I am a registered occupational therapist under registration No. K/OT/0781 with current license of practice No. KOTA/L/051 who is enthusiastic, keen with self-drive and thrive to learn and work in a challenging environment highly motivated and I am able to quickly adapt to new situations and work with minimum or no supervision.
SKILLS IN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
Splinting and hand therapy.
Offering therapeutic exercises to children with delayed development milestones.
Training individuals who have neurological conditions to achieve independence in occupational performance.
Guidance and counseling to individuals who have suffered psychological problems.
Skills in managing learning disabilities.
Sensory integration.
Speech facilitation.
Stroke rehabilitation.
Geriatric rehabilitation.
Ergonomics.
ADl’s training.
Postural management.
PROFFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
I have an experience of 6 years in rehabilitation of children and adults with disabilities in outpatient centers and community level.
2010 January- 2012 may Nairobi family support services (N.F.S.S) a community based project.
Duties performed
Offering rehabilitation treatment to children with neurological conditions in N.F.S.S Kibera pediatric outpatient rehabilitation clinic and Waithaka pediatric outpatient rehabilitation Clinic to children aged 0-3 months to 16 years of age.
Carrying out comprehensive assessments, evaluations, planning and implementing intervention to children with neurological, psychological, behavioral and developmental disorders at N.F.S.S
Offering sensory integration services for children with sensory and learning disorders.
Training fine motor skills and offering therapeutic exercises to children with special needs.
Giving family education to families with children with disabilities
Sensitizing community and other stake holders about disabilities.
Splinting and hand therapy.
Doing follow up visits to the family homes of the parents of children with disabilities.
Referral for further assessment and treatment.
June 2012- November 2013 Paolo’s home Kiberaa project under Koinoniacommunity.
Duties performed.
Offering rehabilitation treatment to children with neurological conditions aged 0-3 months-17 years in outpatient center
Carrying out comprehensive assessment, evaluations, planning and implementing intervention to children with neurological, behavioral and development disorders at Paolo’s home.
Doing follow ups to the family homes of children with disabilities.
Splinting and hand therapy.
Report writing.
Writing referral letters for further assessment and treatment.
Skills in special needs education.
Assessment of children with learning disability in class for (I.E.P) individual education programme.
Screening and referral of children suspected to be having vision and hearing problems for further assessment.
Training children with mental disabilities in fine motor skills and self-help skills.
Sign language.
Braille.
Basic knowledge of child growth and development.
Assessment of children with special needs for school placement.
November 2013- up toJune2014 Handcap international at Dadaab Refugee camps.
Duties performed
-providing functional rehabilitation services at community and rehabilitation center level to children and adults with disabilities
-Supervising, hands on training and mentoring the team of outreach rehabilitation workers (refugee workers) and caregivers, in provision of daily rehabilitation services.
-Empowerment and capacity building for autonomous daily management of the outreach rehabilitation workers and early rehabilitation workers.
-Capacity building and sensitization of community actors in the field of early identification/referral, disability and rehabilitation.
-Contributing in close collaboration with the two rehabilitation trainers, to the hands on(practical training and mentorship of trainees rehabilitation workers regarding outreach approach.
-Managing a caseload, prioritizing needs, and completing administrative tasks such as recruitment of incentive workers and budgetary records.
July 2014 –August 2015 Handicap international at Dadaab Refugee camps
I was promoted from outreach officer where I used to supervise outreach incentive staffs in one camp to early rehabilitation officer where I supervise early rehabilitation activities across three camps.
Duties performed
-Support formation of psychosocial groups of parents.
-Carrying out appropriate and timely assessments of gross and fine motor skills, preschool as well as cognitive skills of children with disabilities.
-Carrying out rapid assessments for sensitization across the three camps on multiple impairment issues.
-Coordinate the recruitment and development of job descriptions of new early rehabilitation incentive workers.
-Ensuring appropriate and timely planning, monitoring and reporting of activities related to day care.
-Coordinating the recruitment and development of job descriptions of new early rehabilitation incentive workers.
-Choosing on appropriate equipment and material for early rehabilitation and preparing procurement of equipment, tools and stimulation toys according to the budget available.
-Ensuring standard operating procedures including weekly planner, practical guide on procedures for daily running of day care center are available in the center.
September 2015 up to date self employed on low come basis.
Duties performed
-Assessment and treatment of neurological conditions using rehabilitation techniques and rehabilitation modalities.
-Follow up and evaluation of clients.
-Referral for further assessment and treatment.
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
Presbyterian University of East Africa.
Course: BSC in Occupational Therapy.
Duration: January 2012 – June 2013.
Kenya Medical Training College.
Course: Diploma in Occupational Therapy
Duration: Sept 2006 – July 2009.
Kenya Institute of Special Education (K.I.S.E)
Course: A certificate in Special Needs Education
Duration: April 2011 – December 2011.
St. Josephs Vocational Training Institute.
Course: Certificate in Computer Packages and applications.
Duration: Jan 2006 – April 2006
Ruchu Girls Secondary School.
Course: Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education.
Duration: 2001 -2004.
Mbugiti Primary School.
Course: Kenya Certificate of Primary Education.
Duration: 1993 – 2000.
OTHER TRAININGS ATTENDED
Project Monitoring and Evaluation
2 days training on project monitoring evaluation (PM&E) by Handicap international September 2014.
Training of Trainers course (TOT) by excellence consultants from 10th to 14 November 2014.
Project management training by excellence consultants from 17th to 19th December 2014.
Trained on identification and management of priority child mental Health Disorders by UNHCR on 19th January 2015.
HOBBIES
Travelling
Doing bead work
Socializing
REFEREES.
1.Joseph Wesonga
Handicap international
Dadaab
Cell 072*******
Email ******@*****.***
2.Pauline Njogu.
Coordinator E.A.R.C. (education assessment and resource centre)
Kenyatta National Hospital
P.o Box 122-02
Nairobi
Cell: 072*-***-***
Email: ***********@*****.***
3. Janet Nyongesa.
Manager Paolo’s home.
P.O. BOX 212**-*****
Cell.071*******.
**********.********@*****.***
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