NICOLE WRIGHT
Redwood City,CA
Summary
Passionate Occupational Therapist and Certified Lactation Counselor with experience in pediatric feeding. Skilled in team collaboration, interpersonal skills, and individualizing treatment plans. Passionate about empowering new parents in their chest or breastfeeding journey.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Occupational Therapist
The Airplane Spoon
08.2023 - Current
- Provides feeding therapy for children ages 0-10
- Leads parent-involved feeding therapy groups
- Conducts feeding assessments
- Collaborates and co-treats with SLPs
Occupational Therapist
Through The Looking Glass
01.2020 - 08.2023
- Provided early intervention services (OT and infant developmental services)
- Conducted developmental assessments
- Created and facilitated a developmental play group
- Provides Adaptive Babycare intervention for caregivers with disabilities
- Co-led parent group on school readiness
- Consulted with Head and Early Head Start classes
OT Level II Fieldwork Intern
The Learning Fountain
06.2019 - 08.2019
- Facilitated evaluations, treatments, and parent training on interventions for children 0-18 years old
- Assisted with feeding therapy sessions
- Performed Masgutova Neurosensorymotor Reflex Integration
OT Level II Fieldwork Intern
Studio City Rehabilitation Center
05.2018 - 08.2018
- Performed evaluations, screenings, and treatments
- Collaborated with interprofessional team to deliver high quality care
Research Assistant: Biology of Motherhood Study
Chapman University
02.2015 - 05.2015
- Recruited participants and performed research protocol with lactating parents and their babies, collaborated with research team in weekly meetings.
Education
Doctor of Occupational Therapy -
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA08.2020
Master of Arts: Occupational Therapy -
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA08.2019
Bachelor of Arts: Psychology, Minor in Nutrition -
Chapman University
Orange, CA12.2016
Skills
- Pathway 2 Lactation Consultant Education Course (UC San Diego)(UC San Diego)
- Feed the Peds®: Foundations of Pediatric Feeding & Swallowing™
- Supporting Oral Feeding in Fragile Infants (SOFFI)
- Beckman Oral Motor Assessment and Intervention
- The Lactation OT
Accomplishments
- Drafted Adaptive Babycare manual as part of research team
- Wrote proposal and secured contract as OT vendor to Regional Center of the East Bay
- Supervised 3 Level II OT Fieldwork students
- Guest lectured at University of Washington's OT Master's program on clinical reasoning
- Conducted in-service to psychology interns regarding therapeutic use of play and home-made toys
- Co-led two lectures at the California Speech Language Hearing Association CSHA 2024
Certification
- Certified Lactation Counselor
- AHA BLS Certified
- Certified Infant Massage Instructor
*Taking IBCLC exam April 2025
Timeline
Occupational Therapist
The Airplane Spoon
08.2023 - Current
Occupational Therapist
Through The Looking Glass
01.2020 - 08.2023
OT Level II Fieldwork Intern
The Learning Fountain
06.2019 - 08.2019
OT Level II Fieldwork Intern
Studio City Rehabilitation Center
05.2018 - 08.2018
Research Assistant: Biology of Motherhood Study
Chapman University
02.2015 - 05.2015
Doctor of Occupational Therapy -
University of Southern California
Master of Arts: Occupational Therapy -
University of Southern California
Bachelor of Arts: Psychology, Minor in Nutrition -
Chapman University
- Certified Lactation Counselor
- AHA BLS Certified
- Certified Infant Massage Instructor
*Taking IBCLC exam April 2025
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