Kelsey MacAskill, OTD, OTR/L
Columbus,OH
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
School-Based and Outpatient Occupational Therapist
Bridgeway Academy & Therapy Center
08.2023 - Current
- Provided individualized and small group OT services to students K-5 with ASD and related developmental needs.
- Developed, implemented, and monitored IEP / outpatient therapy goals aligned with educational standards, student needs, and ***
- Collaborated with teachers, BCBAs, SLPs, PT's, school support staff to assist with student success across the school environment.
- Created and implemented sensory diets, sensory strategies, and environmental modifications for improved student access and success in the classroom setting.
- Managed a diverse caseload while meeting productivity, IEP minutes, documentation, and service delivery requirements.
School-Based Occupational Therapist
Total Education Solutions
06.2022 - 07.2023
- Managed K-12 student caseload and IEP minutes at four charter schools.
- Completed student ETRs, interpreted assessment data, wrote and implemented IEPs.
- Contributed and attended ETR and IEP meetings with related services and families to discuss plan of care and/or evaluation results.
- Delivered client-centered individual and group-based treatment sessions to students K-12 to support goal attainment.
- Supervised COTA with tasks including student plan of care, progress monitoring, and yearly IEP goal-setting.
- Initiated communication with teachers, intervention specialists, related service providers, and parents.
Doctoral Capstone
Bridgeway Academy & Therapy Center
01.2022 - 04.2022
- Completed scoping review of the literature involving IADL interventions for autistic adolescents.
- Developed and implemented a 14-session group-based meal preparation IADL curriculum, based on evidence from the literature, addressing a range of cooking-related topics.
- Created staff resources for future curriculum implementation, as well as additional interventions for students.
Level II Fieldwork Student
New Albany Plain Local Schools
01.2021 - 03.2021
- Treated students 3rd-12th grade, in-person and virtually, with diagnoses such as ASD, ADHD, developmental disabilities.
- Implemented individual and group treatment sessions addressing vocational skills, life skills, self-determination, fine motor, social-skills, executive functioning, and sensory processing.
- Completed ETR and IEP writing and goal setting.
Level II Fieldwork Student
Cleveland Clinic Rehabilitation Hospital, Edwin Shaw—Inpatient Rehabilitation
04.2021 - 06.2021
- Evaluated and treated adults with various diagnoses such as stroke, TBI, physical debilitation, and amputees.
- Lead stroke education small groups to increase health-related outcomes following discharge.
- Trained families and nursing aids on proper body mechanics for safe transfers, ADL training, and DME use.
- Administered vision screenings to stroke patients, interpreted information, trained OT staff on screening protocol.
Aide
Privately Employed Aide
04.2017 - 09.2020
- Assisted 12-year-old child, diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, in a one-on-one setting.
- Facilitated programs targeting school-related skills, social skills, and life skill development such as emotional regulation, math, idioms, hygiene tolerance, direction following, and appropriate game play behaviors.
- Managed challenging behaviors and documented data based on performance during each program administered.
Aide
Home Health
08.2017 - 05.2019
- Worked with multiple families with children, ages 5-10, with developmental disabilities.
- Performed OT recommended activities and supported daily living with child diagnosed with down syndrome.
- Supported daily living and provided therapeutic exercises for child diagnosed with Aicardi-Goutières Syndrome.
Intern
Franklin County Board of Developmental Disabilities
08.2018 - 12.2018
- Provided aquatic therapy intervention at Aquatic Therapy center for high school students with developmental disabilities.
- Coordinated events and managed athlete data for sporting events and scheduling.
- Coached and facilitated sports practices for adults with various developmental disabilities.
Site Supervisor
The Alpha Group
03.2018 - 08.2018
- Supervised three teenage students, in a workplace exposure program, with various developmental disabilities.
- Delegated job tasks, observed student strengths and weaknesses, and educated on appropriate work behavior.
- Documented the students’ progress throughout the program and provided recommendations of next steps regarding employment potential.
Education
Doctorate in Occupational Therapy - Specialization in Pediatrics
The Ohio State University
Columbus, OH04-2022
Bachelor of Science - Exercise Science, Developmental Psychology Minor
The Ohio State University
Columbus, OH05-2019
Timeline
School-Based and Outpatient Occupational Therapist
Bridgeway Academy & Therapy Center
08.2023 - Current
School-Based Occupational Therapist
Total Education Solutions
06.2022 - 07.2023
Doctoral Capstone
Bridgeway Academy & Therapy Center
01.2022 - 04.2022
Level II Fieldwork Student
Cleveland Clinic Rehabilitation Hospital, Edwin Shaw—Inpatient Rehabilitation
04.2021 - 06.2021
Level II Fieldwork Student
New Albany Plain Local Schools
01.2021 - 03.2021
Intern
Franklin County Board of Developmental Disabilities
08.2018 - 12.2018
Site Supervisor
The Alpha Group
03.2018 - 08.2018
Aide
Home Health
08.2017 - 05.2019
Aide
Privately Employed Aide
04.2017 - 09.2020
Doctorate in Occupational Therapy - Specialization in Pediatrics
The Ohio State University
Bachelor of Science - Exercise Science, Developmental Psychology Minor
The Ohio State University