Terese O'Rourke Tilney, OTR/L
Saint Clair Shores,MI
Summary
Personable occupational therapist with 5 years of experience working with children and adults. Creative in adapting to the diverse needs of individual clients and developing targeted treatment plans to support individual needs. Collaborates with interdisciplinary teams and clients suffering from varying disorders and social impairments, while focusing and building everyday life skills. Compassionate and committed to improving quality of life.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Occupational Therapist
Life Skills Village
04.2023 - Current
- Focused on community reintegration including meal preparation, home management, money management, and vocational engagement to support clients in their least restrictive environment.
- Hosted groups that focused on intimate relationships and healthy food preparation and education.
- Engaged pediatric clients in fine motor and gross motor skill building, sensory integration, feeding, and self-care activities.
- Quickly established strong rapport with clients and their caregivers.
- Collaborated and maintained open communication with multi-disciplinary teams to ensure client care.
Occupational Therapist
Spectrum Therapy Center
07.2021 - 03.2023
- Conducted personalized initial evaluations, re-evaluations, individual interventions, and discharges for children with difficulties relating to ASD, sensory processing, feeding, self-regulation, attention, and motor planning.
- Built quick rapport with clients, their families and caregivers, and coworkers to develop strong therapeutic relationships to increase engagement and participation in therapy.
- Collaborated with multi-disciplinary teams of varying disciplines, client families, and school members for clients' universal adaptation.
Occupational Therapist
Quality Care Rehabilitation and Autism Center
12.2020 - 07.2021
- Managed caseloads of 20-25 clients per week for children, adults, and older adults with varying diagnoses (ASD, ADD, CP, general weakness and debility, etc.) in both the home and clinic settings.
- Submitted thorough documentation of daily notes, evaluations, and re-evaluations in a timely and professional manner for smooth transitions of care.
Level II Fieldwork Student
Detroit Medical Center - Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan
05.2020 - 08.2020
- Conducted initial evaluations, individual interventions, discharges, and documentation on the inpatient unit with adults with spinal cord injuries (SCI), burns, debility post-COVID-19, Guillain-Barré Syndrome, and more
- Created a handout to identify and combat caregiver burden to decrease the moderately high risk of caregiver burnout among SCI caregivers
Level II Fieldwork Student
Life Skills Village
01.2020 - 03.2020
- Conducted initial evaluations, group and individual interventions, and participated in client-team meetings and discharge planning in a community setting for adults with traumatic brain injuries (TBI) and mental health illnesses
- Completed a final report and presented on the importance of addressing sexuality with adults with TBIs, as this is an area within the occupational therapy (OT) scope of practice that needs to be addressed with adults with TBI who sometimes have diminished impulse control
Applied Behavior Technician
Spectrum Therapy Center
01.2018 - 12.2019
- Ran educational trials, taught functional communication, and appropriate social interaction to children ages 5-11 years
- Conducted social skills groups with 3-7 children to improve social interaction and functional behaviors while eating, playing, and learning at circle time
- Graphed data and behaviors of individual children to visualize if progress was being made to indicate if interventions were successful or required modification
Team Member
Eastern Michigan University
01.2019 - 10.2019
- Analyzed OT student confidence in defining and demonstrating OT, and found that confidence increased through experience and time within the program and working in interdisciplinary teams
- Presented group findings to the University of Michigan dental students about the importance of ergonomics in and outside of the workplace to reduce the risk of injury within the work setting and increase longevity within their careers
Education
Master of Occupational Therapy -
Eastern Michigan University
Ypsilanti, MI08.2020
Bachelor of Science - Psychology
Central Michigan University
Mt. Pleasant, MI05.2017
Skills
- Client and caregiver relationships
- Multidisciplinary collaboration
- Community reintegration/IADLs
- Pediatrics
- Mental Health
- Treatment planning
- Documentation
Certification
- Supervised and educated multiple Level II students.
- Initiated and led two successful groups that focus on nutritional eating and dating, relationships, and sex.
Timeline
Occupational Therapist
Life Skills Village
04.2023 - Current
Occupational Therapist
Spectrum Therapy Center
07.2021 - 03.2023
Occupational Therapist
Quality Care Rehabilitation and Autism Center
12.2020 - 07.2021
Level II Fieldwork Student
Detroit Medical Center - Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan
05.2020 - 08.2020
Level II Fieldwork Student
Life Skills Village
01.2020 - 03.2020
Team Member
Eastern Michigan University
01.2019 - 10.2019
Applied Behavior Technician
Spectrum Therapy Center
01.2018 - 12.2019
Master of Occupational Therapy -
Eastern Michigan University
Bachelor of Science - Psychology
Central Michigan University
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