SHERA STURGES

Dependable, Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant, seeking a career opportunity to implement professional skills. With a compassionate approach, and positive attitude I am dedicated to optimize patient care through meaningful strategies to achieve goals. I have great experience with a diversity of conditions, ages, and developmental milestones that help me provide skilled intervention approaches that engage, motivate, and maximize patients' level of function. While focusing on patient's passions, I incorporate critical thinking and problem-solving skills to provide therapeutic approaches that promote independence and facilitate capabilities within their occupations. Exceedingly dedicated to providing exceptional patient care, I provide support and advocacy, while collaborating with families and colleges to engage and guide them to accomplishments. Continuously looking to find new approaches that foster success, with a passion to restore function to maximize life and leave positive and lasting impacts.

• CC. State Supported Living Center: March-May
• Adaptive equipment/ ID/ Diagnosis/ Interventions
• ECI: (Community Action Corporation of South Texas) January-March
• (Venessa Hughes, COTA 361-227-8725)
• Developmental Milestones/ Documentation/ Therapeutic activities
• Spohn Shoreline- October- November- December
• CVA/ Amputations/ Guillain Barre/ Precautions/ Documentation
• Community Mobility and Outreach: October- November
• Wheelchair/ Community assistance
• ECI: (Community Action Corporation of South Texas) August-September
• (Jamie Brown, COTA 361-445-6384)
• Age-appropriate activities/ Collaboration with families/ Handling techniques
• PAMS Health Rehab Hospital: July-August
• Safety techniques/ Lifts/ Paraplegic hemiplegic quadriplegic
• Therapy Connections of South Texas: June-July
• (Robin Blue, BCBA,BC MUSIC THERAPIST 361-815-2433 )
• Behavior interventions/ music therapy/ Disabilities

• Experience in providing therapy to clients with diverse diagnosis including, but not limited to Cerebral Palsy, Macrocephaly, Microcephaly, Autism, Down syndrome, Developmental delay, Tracheotomy, G tubes, Seizures, Amputation, TARS.