Kristina Berry COTA

• Assisted patients with completing basic daily living activities such as grooming, dressing and self-feeding.
• Educated patients and families on conditions, treatments and home exercises.
• Implemented treatment interventions to support individual objectives in daily living, clinical, educational and vocational areas.
• Provided direct occupational therapy services in geriactric settings.
• Provided support to help patients adjust to new physical or cognitive limitations.
• Helped improve fine motor, visual perception and sensory processing skills.
• Coordinated interventions with multidisciplinary treatment team.
• Established compassionate and caring relationships with patients.

I worked in the school setting from grades kindergarten to highschool. I attended IEPs and parent teacher confrences. Assisted the children on fine motor, visual motor, and proprioceptive input to increase the childs success in the classroom.

• Assisted patients with completing basic daily living activities such as grooming, dressing and self-feeding.
• Educated patients and families on conditions, treatments and home exercises.
• Implemented treatment interventions to support individual objectives in daily living, clinical, educational and vocational areas.
• Provided direct occupational therapy services in geriatric settings.

• Assisted patients with activities of daily living (ADL) and functional mobility to increase comfort and quality of life.
• Assisted patients with functional mobility and daily tasks to increase comfort and reduce disability.
• Provided compassionate care to patients with debilitating conditions.
• Educated patients on safe and effective use of therapy equipment, such as pulleys, weights and inclined surfaces.
• Carried out day-day-day duties accurately and efficiently.

• Assisted patients with activities of daily living (ADL) and functional mobility to increase comfort and quality of life.
• Assisted patients with functional mobility and daily tasks to increase comfort and reduce disability.
• Provided compassionate care to patients with debilitating conditions.
• Educated patients on safe and effective use of therapy equipment, such as pulleys, weights and inclined surfaces.
• Evaluated treatment progress and adjusted to achieve maximum benefit.
• Assisted patients with completing basic daily living activities such as grooming, dressing and self-feeding.

• I worked in an inpatient setting with pediatric patients addressing sensory issues, fine motor concerns, and feeding issues
• I carried out the treatment plan written by the OTR
• I assisted in the revision of goals and wrote progress notes to the insurance.

• I worked in a nursing home setting following a treatment plan written by the OTR
• I worked with patients one on one to address their OT goals to return to their highest level of function
• I completed home evaluations to make recommendations to increase patients safety
• I attended care plan meetings to make recommendations to patients and family for increase safety upon returning to their home setting.

• I worked with patients for three hours a day addressing ADLs and upper body strengthing
• I completed care plan sheets for the physicians
• I wrote daily notes on patients and completed weekly progress reports for insurance under the supervision of an OTR.

• I worked in a nursing home setting under the supervision of an OTR
• I address patients goals, attended care plan meetings, and completed home evaluations.

• I worked in nursing homes and assisted living centers addressing patients goals under the supervision of an OTR.

• I followed the treatment plan from the OTR to help people return to their prior level of function
• I had close contact with the physical therapist to make the most of the patients treatment plan
• I addressed ADL's, home exercise programs, correct placement of the patient ordered equipment, and kept close contact with the social workers regarding patients treatment and care
• I was also in charge of making the schedule when the lead OT was out.

• I scheduled my patients for 3 hours of therapy between Occupational and
• Physical Therapy
• I co-treated with my team partner ( a physical therapist) to assist the patients with needed intensive therapy
• I was in charge of making the weekend schedule and on occasion was the weekend supervisor.

• As a new grad starting in the Occupational Therapy field I became a school therapist
• I worked with all school aged children
• As a school therapist I developed a sensory program which included sensory activities and equipment for one of the schools I serviced
• This sensory program was based on the continuing education course called How Does Your Engine
• Run.