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Marquesa Pearce

Aurora,CO

Summary

Dynamic Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant with a proven track record at Care Options For Kids, specializing in patient centered care and collaborative teamwork. Successfully enhanced patient engagement through tailored interventions, fostering significant progress in sensory integration, feeding, and social skills. Committed to continuous learning and adapting strategies to meet individual needs.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant

Care Options For Kids
03.2020 - Current
  • Manage full caseload of kids ages 1-19.
  • Build rapport with patients and families to facilitate progress towards OT goals.
  • Observe patient progress and documente responses to interventions for evaluation purposes.
  • Collaborate with healthcare team members to develop individualize care plans for patients and determine how to best support patients/families.
  • Engage in continuous learning about new therapy techniques and tools to improve patient outcomes.
  • Adapt treatment approaches according to individual patient preferences, ensuring engagement in the therapeutic process.
  • Target areas including activities of daily living, instrumental activities of daily living, sensory processing, behavior/trauma, feeding, fine motor, and reflex integration utilizing evidence based interventions.

Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant

Littleton Public Schools
01.2020 - 05.2021
  • Managed full caseload K-5th grade.
  • Worked as part of the special education team within the school.
  • Collaborated with supervising Occupational Therapists to evaluate treatment effectiveness, making necessary adjustments for optimal results.
  • Built rapport with students and enable them to be successful in their school environment.
  • Participated in IEP meetings to collaborate with team and parents.
  • Targeted fine motor, visual motor, and social emotional delays.

Education

Associates of Occupational Studies - Occupational Therapy Assitant

Pima Medical Institute
Denver, CO
11-2019

Bachelor of Arts - Kinesiology

Colorado Mesa University
Grand Junction, CO
05-2016

Skills

  • Fine motor skills development
  • Documentation and reporting
  • Collaborative teamwork
  • Schedule management
  • Cognitive retraining
  • Social skills development
  • Handwriting improvement
  • Mental health support
  • Feeding intervention
  • Pediatric therapy techniques
  • Autism spectrum
  • Sensory integration strategies

Certification

  • COTA - Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant
  • First Aid and CPR
  • SOS Feeding Training - December 1-4 2021

Timeline

Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant

Care Options For Kids
03.2020 - Current

Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant

Littleton Public Schools
01.2020 - 05.2021

Associates of Occupational Studies - Occupational Therapy Assitant

Pima Medical Institute

Bachelor of Arts - Kinesiology

Colorado Mesa University

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