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Substitute Teaching in Bethel
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First Student Bus Driver Job Applications
First Student Bus Driver Job Flyer
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Delays/Cancellations
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Johnson & Rockwell School Renovation Project
Owner's Rep. Reports
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Parent Portal
President's Volunteer Service Award Program
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State Mandated Physicals
Parent University
School Climate & Bullying Information
School Resource Officers Program & MOU
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Mrs. Erica Herbert OTR/L, ATP
Mrs. Erica Herbert OTR/L, ATP
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Position Held
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Occupational Therapist- District Wide
Education
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ATP, Assistive Technology Practitioner Certification
AS, Massage Therapy, New York College, Syosset, New York
BS, Occupational Therapy, University of Hartford, Hartford Connecticut
Attend many professional development workshops in topics related to; assistive technology, feeding development and strategies, fine motor skill development, sensory integration therapy and development of sensory diets, occupational therapy for the school based therapist, working with students with learning disabilities, autism, visual impairments.
2012- Picky Eaters vs. Problem Feeders, the SOS (Sequential Oral Sensory) Approach to feeding, Hartford, CT
Experience
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2009-Present, Occupational Therapist, Bethel Public Schools, Bethel, CT
Prior Experience:
Senior Occupational Therapist, Bethel Healthcare Center, Bethel, CT
Occupational Therapist, WakeMed Rehabilitation Hospital, Raleigh, North Carolina
Occupational Therapist, School for Language and Communication Development, Glen Cove, New York
Contract Occupational Therapist, Children's Speech and Rehabilitation Therapists, Metro Therapy INC, and New York Therapy Placements, Long Island, New York
Occupational Therapist, St. Johnland Head Injury Rehabilitation Unit, Kings Park, New York
About Me
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Registered member of the National Board for Certification for Occupational Therapy
Licensed in Connecticut with the State Department of Health
Member of RESNA, Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society
Member of the district Assistive Technology Team
Member of the district Feeding Team
Presenter of numerous workshops for district staff and families on topics pertaining to Assistive Technology, use of iPads, Feeding Strategies and Fine Motor Skill Building
Assist in curriculum development for handwriting and fine motor development