Dawn Miller
Olathe,KS
Summary
Professionally provides specialized therapeutic interventions and assessments to variety of pediatric patients with emphasis on neuro-motor disorders. Skills include providing individualized treatment plans to maximize patient's neuromuscular and sensory processing performance for improving life skills. Therapeutic focus on using multi-dimensional approaches to help clients reach highest potential.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Occupational Therapist
PossAbilities Children's Therapy Group
06.2014 - Current
- Perform evaluations and assessments to recommend best treatment for individual patients.
- Developed customized home activity programs.
- Clinical coordination of CHIT intensive camps.
- Provide hand therapy to improve patient's ability to use hands and arms after injury or surgery.
- Fabricate customized hand splints for constraint and affected hand positioning and performance.
- Provide oral motor therapy for eating skills difficulties.
- Provide ongoing clinic based training and education for staff and local therapists.
- Utilize specialized therapy equipment for mobility enhancement and neuro-motor development.
Founder/President
Mane Motions Therapy Foundation, Inc.
01.2022 - Current
- Organized start-up foundation for mobilized therapy services for children in local and rural communities.
- Developed outreach programs to coordinate with local organizations and foundations to provide access to mechanical horse therapy equipment for children.
- Provide therapeutic implementation of mechanical horse for client home, school, clinic, and therapeutic riding facility based services.
- Organize and coordinate non-profit fundraising, grant writing and community awareness events.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Occupational Therapy
University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS01.1986
Skills
- Clinical Coordinator- CIHT programs
- Student Supervisor and Senior Staff Instructor
- Soft Tissue Mobilization
- Neuro-motor Facilitation
- NDT Certification
- SI Trained
- Custom UE Splinting
- Oral Motor Therapy
- Aquatic Therapy
- Hippo-Therapy (Certification in process)
Prensentations, Teaching Assignments
- Co-Presenter-Closing the Gap Conference, Minneapolis, MS-1990
- Co-Presenter- Oral Motor Workshop, Tulsa, OK -1991-92
- Presenter-OOTA Conference: Handling the Young Child with Cerebral Palsy, and NDT and SI approach. Tulsa, OK-1993
- Presenter- MidWest Parent Educators Conference: Handwriting Workshops, KC, KS-2014,2018,2021, and 2023
- Presenter: Workshop- Fabrication, Fit and Function of the Serpentine Splint-2015
- Presenter: Kansas Equifest Conference- Using a Mechanical Horse as Adjunct to Therapeutic Riding, Salina, KS-2022
- Tulsa Junior College- Instructor for COTA Program-Pediatric Development, Tulsa, OK-1994
- Brighton Academy, Southland Academy, KC, KS- Teacher- Jr. High and High School-Biology/ Human Anatomy-1906-2014
- Clinical Supervisor, Merriam, KS- OT Student Fieldwork III- 2017-2022
Timeline
Founder/President
Mane Motions Therapy Foundation, Inc.
01.2022 - Current
Occupational Therapist
PossAbilities Children's Therapy Group
06.2014 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Occupational Therapy
University of Kansas
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