Dana Lashendock, COTA/L, LMT

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Professional Licenses, Certifications & Affiliations Licensed Massage Therapist, CPR/BLS Certified, Certified in Advanced Modalities, Professional Member of AMTA, AOTA & NBOTC-NJ Licensed COTA and National Honor Society Member

Skills: Extensive OT training in pediatric, geriatric and mental health care, Versed in massage modalities including; neuromuscular, myofascial, lymphatic drainage, edema, scar tissue, sports, shiatsu, trigger point, deep tissue, Swedish, Thai, chair, reflexology and post injury massage. Skilled in Casamba and WebPt programs. I am true team player with excellent time management skills that thrive under pressure. My positive attitude allows me to be flexible and adaptable in creative and exciting ways. Able to communicate with Spanish speaking patients

Experience

7/2018 ~ 12/2019 Holsman Therapy ~ Bergen, Passaic and Hudson County NJ

Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant ~ Outpatient, Marketing Representative

●Outpatient, Traveling, Client Liaison and Marketing Representative for Northeast

Duties included: Collaborated with adult daycare programs, senior buildings and group homes to provide safety training and assess possible patient care, contributed to case conferences to ensure coordinated and comprehensive care plans for patients, developed home exercise programs, completed aging in place program, participated in fall prevention program, specialized in pain management, orthopedics, injuries, post surgeries, pediatrics, spectrum disorders, cerebral palsy, and dementia

5/2015 ~ 7/2018 Care One ~ Teaneck, NJ Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant

●Subacute and Long Term Care, Dementia training and Adaptive feeding program

Duties included: Collaborated with OT, PT, RN and activity directors to assess and incorporate specific plans of treatments to implement into patients’ ADL’s, developed home exercise programs, provided patient/family education and training, implemented home assessment and safety programs, trained patients in proper use of adaptive equipment, collaborated with prosthetic team to ensure patients have proper training, ordered necessary adaptive equipment for patients, contributed to daily/weekly meetings and case conferences with rehab team to assess patients’ progress and discharge, created and assembled weekly chair yoga program, created and implemented therapeutic activity groups while focusing on fine motor and cognitive skills

9/2009 ~ 5/2015 New Realm Massage and Bodywork ~ Bergen County

Licensed Massage Therapist Traveling Therapist, Sports and Injury Specialist and Pain Management

Educational Fieldwork Experience and Education

●Healthsouth Hospital, Ocala FL ~ Acute and Subacute Care

●Roxbury High School, Roxbury NJ ~ Transition into Adulthood, MS, CP, and ADS

●Nixon Elementary School, Lake Hopatcong NJ ~ Autism Spectrum

●Jefferson Elementary School, Roxbury NJ ~ Early Intervention, ASD Down Syndrome, ADHD, CP, and learning disabilities

●Canterbury at Cedar Grove, Cedar Grove NJ ~ Subacute and Long Term Care

●Prime Rehabilitation, Kearny NJ ~ Subacute and Long Term Care

1/2013 ~ 10/2014 Eastwick College, Ramsey NJ - Associates in Applied Science ~ Dean’s List

2007 Berdan Institute, Wayne NJ- License in Massage Therapy ~ Dean’s List

1996 ~1998 Bergen Community College, Paramus NJ ~ Psychology/Education

Volunteer Experience NJ Share Network, Power Pony to Benefit Autism, Down Syndrome Awareness Drive, The Coalition for Brain Injury Research, Food Bank of America, March of Dimes and Make a Wish Foundation

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