Occupational Therapy Special Education

Curriculum Vitae

Kimberly A. Reichenbach

** ********** ******, ***** *****, NY 11766

Phone: 631-***-****. Email: **************@*****.***

Education

**** *** ********** ** ******* at Birmingham- Birmingham, AL

Post-Professional Clinical Doctorate- Occupational Therapy.

April 2022

CIRTL Teaching Certificate- Practitioner Level.

Center for Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning at

The University of Alabama at Birmingham.

April 2022

1998 BS Quinnipiac University (College)- Hamden, CT

Bachelor of Science – Occupational Therapy.

Professional Experience

4/2020-Present Occupational Therapist and Owner of Bright Star Occupational Therapy, P.C.

Mount Sinai School District – Mount Sinai, NY

Maintain and revise contract for occupational therapy services for the district

Develop programs for special education classrooms

Provision of occupational therapy services for school-aged students

Provision of consultation services with students and staff to ensure carry-over into the classroom

Attend and collaborate during team meetings, Instructional Support Team & Committee on Special Education meetings

Order and maintain equipment lending library

Ensure documentation is updated and provided for all students receiving occupational therapy

Evaluate and screen students for occupational therapy services

Provide classroom movement programs for students

Provide monthly OT newsletter to parents with home program

Update and maintain all occupational therapy related IEP data utilizing web-based program

Work with special education and general education administration and staff to support student needs

Provide behavior management and sensory strategies for students

Manage billing

Coordinate with special education director to expand district programs

Manage contract and negotiate changes to programs and services

Work with special education clerical staff to manage meetings, and coordinate staff and parent contact(s)

Collaborate and communicate with parents regarding student needs and progress

9/2006 – 6/2020 Occupational Therapist

Patchogue-Medford School District via Complete Rehabilitation- Patchogue, NY

Provision of occupational therapy services based on preschool and school-aged student’s IEP

Complete evaluations, screenings and consultative services, including addressing equipment needs

Attend and collaborate during team meetings, IST & CSE meetings

Developed and created sensory room and program within district

Work in conjunction with behaviorist to address student’s needs

Create, administer, modify, and supervise individualized sensory diet programs

Manage assistive technology including measuring/ordering and maintaining of adaptive seating, wheelchairs, seat cushions, adaptive toileting lifts, sensory strategies, slant boards, iPads, and augmentative communication devices (in conjunction with the speech pathology department)

Supervise COTA’s, mentor new therapists

Work with staff to develop and create an integrated physical education program

Provide staff training related to fine motor, sensory motor and visual perceptual skills

Communicate with parents and provide home programs to supplement and enhance therapy program

Proficient in utilizing web-based programs for IEP development, progress reporting, attendance and billing

Coordinate and Supervise Fieldwork Level I and II students

Mentor new therapists

8/2005-9/2006 Adjunct Instructor

St. Josephs College

Patchogue, NY

Taught “Neurological Development” course to Graduate students majoring in Early Childhood Development

Co-taught with Physical Therapist

Followed outlined curriculum and modified with collaborative approach as needed

Lectured, provided case studies (video and in-person), using a multi-sensory approach

Provided small group instruction and peer-guided instruction using “turn and talk”

Created and administered quizzes and tests

Entered grades using the college grading system

8/2003- 8/2012 Instructor

Dellecave Educational Institute for Professional Development-Bohemia, NY

Created and taught “Integrating Occupational Therapy into Your Classroom” Course

Instructed teachers to utilize a developmental approach to guiding their students in the classroom

Provided materials & strategies to teachers in order to increase students’ independence and function in the school environment

10/2000-8/2010 Occupational Therapist for Early Intervention and Preschool

Achievement Therapies- Shoreham, NY

Approved by NYS Department of Health to evaluate & provide early intervention services

Treat infants, toddlers & pre-school aged children

Work with families to achieve functional goals for their child

Provide appropriate home programs and recommendations

Approved to provide Service Coordination to ensure a team approach

Attend or teleconference IFSP and CPSE meetings as available

Licensure

State of New York – License to practice Occupational Therapy

Certification

1999 National Board for Certification of Occupational Therapy (OTR)

Memberships

American Occupational Therapy Association

New York State Occupational Therapy Association

Scholarship

2022 The Effects of COVID on Level II Occupational Therapy Fieldwork

University of Alabama at Birmingham- Birmingham, AL

Survey

Capstone Project

Continuing Education

Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Course (MBSR)

Motor Lab & Sensory Paths

New York State OT’s Looking for Change

Children with Cancer & Blood Disorders; School Intervention & Re-entry

Educating the Educator’s Conference (School Re-entry Program)

Riverhead Community Awareness Program

Now You See Me- Visual Rehab in Pediatrics

Depression in Older Adults

HIPPA Compliance

The Child in Front of You: A Case Study Approach for Pediatric Motor Therapists

Food Allergies and the Role of the Occupational Therapist

Improving Your Ability to Think Clearly

Dispelling Multi-Tasking: A New Era for a Multigenerational Shift

Sickle Cell Disease in Infants, Children, and Youth: Rehab & Education

Applying OT’s Role In the School System to the OT Framework

Vision Therapy- The Impact of Vision Problems on Development, Learning, & Behavior

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: An Overview

Suffolk County Department of Health Professional Ethics Training

Sensory Processing Disorder

Understanding and Managing Challenging Behaviors

Visual Perception and Oculomotor Assessment & Treatment in the Pediatric Population

Practical Ways for OTs to Practice in the School Setting

Understanding Tourette’s Syndrome

Sensory Integrative Dysfunction in Children Birth through 5 years old

Nutrition in Acute Care

Pressure Ulcer Prevention

Exercise and Diabetes in Children

Diagnoses and Treatment of Movement Impaired Syndromes

Adaptive Equipment in Feeding

Scleroderma

Prosthetics & Orthotics

Role of OT in Acute Care

Guillain Barre Syndrome

References

Available Upon Request

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