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His strengths include operational leadership, cross-functional stakeholder engagement, clinical quality, compliance, staff development, relationship building, and translating process gaps into measurable improvements. At Americare, David maintains a 93%+ quality score and 95%+ documentation accuracy while coordinating with case managers, nursing, physical therapy, and interdisciplinary teams. He has managed a 30-patient weekly caseload and works across intake through discharge, referral relationships, scheduling, care plans, outcomes, and compliance requirements. Previously, David designed onboarding and competency development for more than 30 clinicians, reducing orientation time by 30%. His clinical and operational experience includes CMS, Medicare, Medicaid, OASIS, CHHA, and Joint Commission-related standards. At Toys R Us, David led exclusive-brand work from concept to shelf, including a West Coast Customs partnership, packaging, logo, and marketing concepts that went to production. ## Services - WebPT - Microsoft Outlook - Microsoft Teams - OASIS - Persuasive Writing - Delegation - Team Leadership - Ambulatory Care - ADL - Home Care - Durable Medical Equipment - Patient Education - Healthcare Industry - Relationship Development - Public Speaking - Strategic Vision - Clinical Outcomes - Customer Service - Client Services - Staff Training - Proposal Development - Presentations - Client Development - Computer Literacy - Clinical - Team Management - Occupational Therapy - Communication - Orthopaedic - Management ## Highlights - Serves as a Case Manager and Senior Occupational Therapist at Americare, independently managing caseloads, schedules, client relationships, documentation, and care coordination across multiple sites. - Manages a 30-patient caseload per week in current senior case-management and occupational-therapy work. - Maintains a 93%+ quality score and 95%+ documentation accuracy at Americare. - Manages client relationships from intake through discharge, coordinating with case managers, nursing, physical therapy, and interdisciplinary teams. - Applies CHHA compliance, CMS and Medicare documentation standards, and agency quality-reporting requirements independently. - Serves as an on-demand senior resource across Americare care sites, taking on caseloads with minimal ramp-up during staffing gaps. - Brings more than nine years of healthcare experience across case management, home care, subacute rehabilitation, outpatient rehabilitation, and occupational therapy. - Designed standardized onboarding and competency development for more than 30 clinicians at JDT Villas and Lincoln Park Care Center, reducing new-hire orientation time by 30%. - Supervised COTAs, rehabilitation technicians, students, and rehabilitation staff delegated assignments and coordinated schedules, coverage, documentation expectations, and daily priorities. - Managed a 90%+ productivity caseload at Villas at JDT while conducting screenings, evaluations, assessments, outcome measures, and client-centered plans of care. - Delivered high-volume subacute rehabilitation treatment for patients recovering from total joint replacement, stroke, and general orthopedic conditions. - Researched, trialed, and medically justified manual and power seating systems supported orthotic fittings for contracture management. - Led and participated in interdisciplinary care, discharge, transition, chart-audit, corrective-education, and quality-improvement work with physicians, nursing, social services, patients, families, vendors, and caregivers. - At ArchCare, developed and streamlined operational systems through regional and team meetings and cross-functional initiatives with customer experience, senior leadership, IT, medical sales, special-projects teams, and finance. - At ArchCare, led customer-experience and client-survey improvement efforts using a value-based model in Homecare Homebase, OASIS, and targeted metrics. - Built cost-effective relationships with orthotic and wheelchair vendors for homecare medical-sales in-service opportunities. - Provided home-health occupational therapy through ELC Rehabilitation and ELC Rehab, delivering individualized ADL and functional-mobility interventions for patients recovering from surgery and managing chronic illness. - Provided PRN occupational therapy documentation, evaluation, assessment, planning, treatment, and caregiver education using WebPT used Rehab Optima for per-diem work at Lakeland Health Care Center. - Completed behavioral-health fieldwork at New York State Psychiatric Institute, including CBT-based vocational groups, a patient-led music-therapy concert, coping-questionnaire interpretation, treatment planning, chart review, and multidisciplinary coordination. - Completed pediatric fieldwork at Artistic Quality Therapy Associates with clients ages 0-21, using sensory integration, IEP-aligned goals, BOT-2 and Beery VMI assessments, parent education, and electronic documentation. - Completed Level II fieldwork at Healing Hands Rehab with patients ages 12-90 and delivered an in-service on evidence-based provocative wrist tests. - Completed Level II fieldwork at CareOne Management, including an in-service systematic review supporting occupation-based interventions for the dementia-care program. - Completed cognitive-rehabilitation fieldwork at Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation with patients ages 18-90+ and used the MoCA, LOTCA, Kessler Foundation Neglect Assessment Process, and Prism Adaptation Treatment Protocol. - Worked as a Creative Design Team Specialist at Toys R Us corporate for three years, collaborating with packaging, product-development, marketing, advertising, and overseas teams. - Led an exclusive-brand launch at Toys R Us from concept through on-shelf delivery, including a West Coast Customs partnership, package designs, logos, and marketing concepts that went to production. - Managed multiple Toys R Us projects simultaneously, including concept execution, production-art releases, auditing, budgeting, forecasting, planning, product functionality, and aggressive production deadlines. - Applied Adobe Creative Suite and skills in packaging, branding and identity, graphic design, illustration, creative direction, logo design, Photoshop, layout, image editing, and concept development. - Worked as a Classroom Assistant Teacher at Hawes Elementary School, designing a science-art lesson, differentiating instruction with a school-based occupational therapist, creating anchor activities, and coordinating materials and lesson plans. - Earned a Master of Science in Occupational Therapy from New York University and a Bachelor of Arts in Visual Arts from Ramapo College of New Jersey also studied Visual Arts and Art Education at The College of New Jersey. - Uses WebPT, Homecare Homebase, OASIS, CASAMBA, Rehab Optima, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Outlook, and Adobe Creative Suite. ## Experience - **Case Manager & Senior Occupational Therapist at Americare** (2022-11-01–present) — Operate as an independent contractor managing a self-directed caseload, scheduling, and client relationships across multiple sites — the same autonomy and relationship-ownership central to client success and account management roles • Deliver senior-level clinical judgment on complex adult-geriatric cases while maintaining a 93%+ quality score and 95%+ documentation accuracy, demonstrating reliability and consistency without direct daily oversight — a key trust marker for director and operations-level hiring managers • Serve as a flexible, on-demand senior resource across the agency's care sites, stepping into caseloads with minimal ramp-up during staffing gaps — direct evidence of adaptability, rapid onboarding, and cross-site operational coverage • Coordinate directly with case managers, nursing, physical therapy, and interdisciplinary teams to keep care plans, documentation, and outcomes aligned across every case — hands-on stakeholder communication and cross-functional coordin - **Case Manager & Senior Occupational Therapist at ArchCare** (2021-05-01–2026-08-01) — Develop, streamline, and simplify intricate operational systems during regional and team meetings which align to both current and emerging strategies, ultimately elevating the success of patients and caregivers • Champion extensive strategic planning and operational initiatives in collaboration with key stakeholders, including the broader customer experience team, senior leadership, IT, medical sales team reps, special projects, and finance with emphasis on the creation of organizational value through these efforts • Take charge of enhancing customer experience by leading the development and execution of boosted client survey scores through a value based model in Homecare Homebase OASIS and other targeted metrics. • Utilize a profound understanding of these metrics to communicate the impact of results effectively, ensuring timely and measurable outcomes within established time commitments • Interact directly with director of rehabilitation, regional administrators, director of operatio - **Occupational Therapist PRN Homecare at ELC REHABILITATION** (2021-03-01–2021-05-01) — Executed all documentation pertaining to initial evaluations, assessments, outcome measures, and client-centered plan of cares within WEB PT software, and delivered distinctive treatments to a wide range of medical, neurological, and orthopedic conditions tailored to the needs of the clients while adhering to all COVID-19 agency regulations within the clients’ natural environments. • Provided education and training to clients/caregivers/family members to help them understand their disease process or injury, what the rehab process will look like, maximize function and decrease the risk of caregiver/client injuries. - **Occupational Therapist Per Diem at Lakeland Health Care Center** (2020-06-01–2021-05-01) — Utilized Rehab Optima software for all documentation pertaining to initial evaluations, assessments, outcome measures, and client-centered plan of cares and treat patients with a wide range of medical, neurological, and orthopedic conditions while adhering to all COVID-19 facility regulations. - **Occupational Therapist at ELC Rehab, LLC** (2020-01-01–2021-01-01) — Provided per diem occupational therapy home health visits for patients recovering from surgery and managing chronic illness, delivering individualized ADL and functional mobility interventions in the home setting. - **Occupational Therapist at The Renaissance at Lincoln Park** (2018-04-01–2021-05-01) - **Senior Occupational Therapist at Villas at JDT** (2018-04-01–2021-05-01) — Managed a 90+% productivity caseload in a fast-paced working environment while executing screenings, initial evaluations, assessments, outcome measures, and client-centered plan of cares for a wide range of medical, neurological, and orthopedic conditions. • Contributed to discussions for inservice opportunities while incorporating Medicare guidelines and evidence-based findings to ensure best practice. • Supervised COTAs, rehab technicians, and students to improve their knowledge and performance. • Identified and executed opportunities for performance improvement within all service areas. • Administered massage as well as heat, water, ice, and physical agent modalities as permitted by physicians’ orders. • Researched, assessed, trialed, and medically justified effective manual and power seating system solutions to promote clients’ optimal positioning, along with orthotic fittings aligned to the clients’ conditions for contracture management. • Incorporated multidisciplinary appr - **Senior Occupational Therapist at JDT Villas and Lincoln Park Care Center** (2018-01-01–2021-01-01) — Supervised Certified Occupational Therapy Assistants, delegated assignments, and coordinated schedules, caseload coverage, documentation expectations, and daily rehabilitation priorities. • Designed standardized onboarding and competency development for more than 30 clinicians, reducing new-hire orientation time by 30% and improving readiness for clinical workflows. • Participated in interdisciplinary conferences with physicians, nursing, social services, patients, and families • clarified goals and aligned care, equipment, discharge, and transition plans. • Partnered with nursing and quality leaders on chart audits, staff performance, and corrective education • communicated expectations and followed through on documentation and patient-care standards. • Used task analysis and individualized education to explain complex care needs, address caregiver concerns, and coordinate practical solutions with staff and outside service providers. - **Senior Occupational Therapist at JDT Villas & Lincoln Park Care Center \(Subacute Rehabilitation\)** (2018-01-01–2021-01-01) — Delivered occupational therapy treatment to a high-volume subacute rehabilitation caseload, including patients recovering from total joint replacement, stroke, and general orthopedic conditions. - **Occupational Therapist Aide at Healing Hands Rehab, Inc.** (2017-12-01–2018-01-01) — Coordinated administrative, billing, and therapy services that facilitated increase in customer satisfaction reports. - **Fieldwork Level II at Healing Hands Rehab, Inc.** (2017-09-01–2017-12-01) — Evaluated and treated patients between ages 12-90 with UE ortho/post-surgical, burns, and neurological diagnoses. • Demonstrated in-service on evidence-based provocative wrist tests to inform staff of best-clinical practices. • Incorporated post-surgical protocols, therapeutic exercises/activities and HEPs, neuromuscular re-education, cognitive/perceptual skill development, and manual techniques \(i.e. • scap mob, soft tissue massage, myofascial release\). • Administered edema and scar management, wound and burn care, work conditioning/hardening programs, assessments, outcome measures \(i.e. • Quick-DASH\), use of PAMs and fabrication of custom-splints under supervision. • Consulted with physicians \(i.e. • progress notes, splint requests\), prosthetists \(i.e. • fittings\), physical therapists \(i.e. • co-treated patients\), and primary referral sources \(i.e. • return-to-work\), to ensure accuracy and safety of patient care. - **Fieldwork Level II at CareOne Management LLC** (2017-05-01–2017-08-01) — Evaluated, assessed, and treated patients across lifespan with medically complex diagnoses, focusing on ADLs, IADLs, home assessments and client-centered care with measurable goals that enabled patients to restore functional abilities. • Showcased a systematic review for an in-service that motivated staff to incorporate occupation-based interventions that aligned to the appropriate ACLs of patients who were involved in CareOne’s dementia care program. • Implemented pre and post surgical protocols to ensure best clinical practice and patient safety. • Administered cognitive/perceptual skill development, neuromuscular re-education, and manual techniques. • Incorporated therapeutic exercises/activities, ADLs \(i.e. • catheterization training\) and IADLs \(i.e.medication management\) retraining, and functional mobility to increase comfort and quality of life. • Demonstrated compassion and monitored safety and understanding while delivering patient/caregiver/family training \(i.e. • transfers, a - **Fieldwork Level I at Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation** (2017-01-01–2017-04-01) — Treated cognitive rehabilitation to patients between ages 18-90+ with the following diagnoses: • CVA, Stroke, Aphasia, Amputee, TBI, SCI, MS, PD, CP, Cancer, Substance Abuse, Respiratory, low-vision. • Executed innovative cognitive therapies, such as computer-based activities that championed individual progress. • Incorporated state-of-the-art equipment and efficient use of rehab space while monitoring vitals manually, positioning Bioness® wireless electrical stimulation for UE conditions, and performing various transfers \(i.e. • hoyer lift, car simulator\). • Referred to KIR’s “age-specific resource manual” for matching developmental milestones and medical conditions with expected domains of OT throughout therapeutic process. • Developed skills-training with bed mobility, shower-tub transfers, and family training. • Administered the MoCA and LOTCA, and attained skills-training with the Kessler Foundation Neglect Assessment Process and Prism Adaptation Treatment Protocol with a patient - **Fieldwork Level I at Artistic Quality Therapy Associates, PLLC. \(Sensory Gym\)** (2016-11-01–2016-11-01) — Treated and observed pediatric clients’ ages 0-21 with ASD, sensory deficits, or developmental delays. • Implemented sensory integration and rational interventions that increased participation from children with ASD and ODD. • Aligned goals toward childrens' IEPs, with focus on developing childrens' functional skills, bimanual skills, proprioception and vestibular systems, and handwriting \(i.e. • Handwriting Without Tears\). • Administered, scored, and interpreted results for BOT-2, and Beery VMI. • Initiated 1:1 and group sessions aligned with the developmental milestones and needs of each child. • Documented daily notes via electronic database, and communicated with parents and teachers in accordance with HIPPA regulations. • Utilized socratic questioning to facilitate a child’s self-expression when rationalizing his decision-making. • Implemented parent-education to attend and praise their child’s appropriate behaviors and incorporated “label praise”, clear and concise commands, - **Fieldwork Level I at New York State Psychiatric Institute** (2016-09-01–2016-11-01) — Orchestrated a vocational group series utilizing CBT \(i.e. • coping strategies\) that facilitated independence for patients ages 18+ with psychotic or major affective disorders during their ADL/IADL performances. • Collaborated with supervisor to produce a patient led music therapy concert that developed patients’ social and interpersonal skills while enabling them to express themselves with others through a cooperative approach. • Scored and Interpreted results for Ways of Coping Questionnaire \(WAYSW\) and constructed full treatment plan for a patient. • Consulted with patients' assigned case managers, social workers, and psychiatrists for updates to patient status and progression throughout therapeutic process. • Documented daily notes while utilizing electronic software for group therapy sessions \(i.e. • music, vocational, and therapeutic exercise\), and performed consistent medical chart review. • Attended an NYSPI in-patient unit occupational therapy session and consulted with OTR - **Rehab Aide at SportsMed Physical Therapy** (2016-05-01–2017-08-01) — Incorporated design background to leverage construct of creative activities for patients, and cost-effective redesign of rehab-space that improved work-fluency. • Delivered full-time clinical assistance to rehab therapists by collaborating for optimal patient exercises/activities, functional mobility, wheelchair positioning, transfers, medical chart filing and training of new rehab aides to ensure a successful rehabilitation department. • Collaborated with therapists and exercise physiologists to develop clear and comprehensive clinical and home exercise programs tailored to the needs and understanding of each patient. • Collaborated with physical therapists to observe proper demonstration of specific manual techniques \(i.e. • deep tissue massage\) and administration of outcome measures \(i.e. • Quick-DASH\). - **Occupational Therapist Aide & Physical Therapist Aide at Achieve Sports Medicine & Rehab, LLC** (2015-05-01–2016-07-01) — Constructed organizational routine for patients, including overview of individual patient progress and setbacks, to target and achieve patient goals throughout therapeutic process. • Provided full-time clinical assistance under supervision of occupational and physical therapists by helping with patient exercises/ADLs/IADLs and precautions, gait training, wheelchair positioning, d/c and grading preparatory activities to ensure a successful rehabilitation department. • Organized and analyzed therapists’ recorded evaluation and treatment data for proper record filing and electronic billing of patient care, while ensuring insurance and clinical needs were met. • Prepared, cleaned, stocked, and maintained treatment areas, equipment \(i.e. • modalities, tables, machinery\) and supplies. - **Creative Design Team Specialist at Toys R Us** (2011-07-01–2014-04-01) — Collaborated with cross-functional teams including packaging and product development to analyze, market and develop research and distinctive strategies equipped for differentiating exclusive branding and products from those of its competitors to achieve competitive advantage • Managed, organized, directed, presented, marketed and evaluated various deliverables from initiating exclusive design to final product on shelf including concept execution, auditing, budgeting, forecasting, planning, while promoting product functionality to key target audiences • Collaborated with cross-functional and overseas team members to meet/exceed final production art release dates. • Managed multiple projects at once and shifted priorities to meet aggressive production dates. • Experienced Adobe Suite user committed to developing creative solutions. - **Classroom Assistant Teacher at Hawes Elementary School** (2011-05-01–2011-06-01) — Led and designed science art project lesson that promoted interaction and creative problem solving from all students. • Integrated educational strategies, and collaborated with school-based OTR to differentiate instruction to meet the needs of all students. • Prepared custom-designed anchor activities for students who finished assignments early. • Coordinated necessary materials/lesson planning for projects in varied subjects. ## Education - Bachelor of Arts, Visual Arts — Ramapo College of New Jersey - Master of Occupational Therapy — New York University - Visual Arts & Art Education — The College of New Jersey - Master of Science, Occupational Therapy/Therapist — New York University ## FAQ ### What does David do at Americare? David is a Case Manager and Senior Occupational Therapist at Americare. He works as an independent contractor, managing a self-directed caseload, scheduling, client relationships, documentation, and care coordination across multiple agency sites. David manages the relationship lifecycle from intake through discharge and serves as a flexible senior resource during staffing gaps. ### What healthcare experience does David have? David brings more than nine years of healthcare experience across case management, home care, subacute rehabilitation, outpatient rehabilitation, and occupational therapy. He has built relationships with doctors, nurses, hospitals, associations, referral sources, patients, caregivers, and interdisciplinary teams, including through referral and intake work. ### What is David's current caseload and client-management scope? David manages a 30-patient caseload per week in his current senior case-management and occupational-therapy work. He delivers senior clinical judgment on complex adult-geriatric cases and coordinates care plans, documentation, and outcomes with case managers, nursing, physical therapy, and other interdisciplinary partners. ### What quality and compliance results has David achieved at Americare? At Americare, David maintains a 93%+ quality score and 95%+ documentation accuracy without direct daily oversight. He independently navigates CHHA compliance, CMS and Medicare documentation standards, and agency quality-reporting requirements. ### What are David's core professional strengths? David is strongest in operational leadership, case management, stakeholder engagement, relationship development, clinical quality, staff training, strategic planning, and cross-functional coordination. He combines healthcare operations with creative, client-facing, and business-oriented experience. ### What roles is David seeking? David seeks a full-time, permanent, non-clinical leadership opportunity, including Client Success or Client Engagement Manager, Director of Operations, Clinical Director or Manager, Rehabilitation Director, or health-tech product and client-facing roles. He is interested in roles nearest to or within Westchester County, New York, and is open to both on-site and remote work arrangements. ### What did David accomplish in training and team leadership at JDT Villas and Lincoln Park Care Center? At JDT Villas and Lincoln Park Care Center, David supervised Certified Occupational Therapy Assistants, delegated assignments, and coordinated schedules, caseload coverage, documentation expectations, and daily rehabilitation priorities. He also designed standardized onboarding and competency development for more than 30 clinicians, reducing new-hire orientation time by 30% and improving readiness for clinical workflows. ### How has David worked across clinical and operational stakeholders? David participated in interdisciplinary conferences with physicians, nursing, social services, patients, and families to align goals, equipment, discharge, and transition plans. He partnered with nursing and quality leaders on chart audits, staff performance, corrective education, documentation expectations, and patient-care standards. ### What did David do at ArchCare? As a Case Manager and Senior Occupational Therapist at ArchCare, David developed, streamlined, and simplified operational systems in regional and team meetings. He collaborated with customer experience, senior leadership, IT, medical sales representatives, special-projects teams, and finance on strategic planning and operational initiatives. ### How did David improve customer experience and operations at ArchCare? At ArchCare, David led efforts to improve customer experience and client-survey scores through a value-based model in Homecare Homebase, OASIS, and related metrics. He coordinated daily with directors of rehabilitation, regional administrators, directors of operations, case managers, supervisors, administrative staff, nursing, therapists, patients, and caregivers to manage outcomes, scheduling, productivity, and rehabilitation operations. ### What experience does David have with vendor partnerships and referral relationships? David established relationships and communications for medical-sales in-service opportunities with homecare partners, including orthotic and wheelchair vendors, using cost-effective strategies. He has also developed networking and relationship-building skills through work with doctors, nurses, hospitals, referral sources, and healthcare stakeholders. ### What did David do at Villas at JDT? At Villas at JDT, David managed a 90%+ productivity caseload while conducting screenings, evaluations, assessments, outcome measures, and client-centered plans of care for medical, neurological, and orthopedic conditions. He supervised COTAs, rehabilitation technicians, and students contributed to in-service discussions using Medicare guidance and evidence-based findings and identified performance-improvement opportunities across service areas. ### What specialized rehabilitation and discharge-planning work has David performed? At Villas at JDT, David researched, assessed, trialed, and medically justified manual and power seating systems to support optimal positioning. He also addressed orthotic fittings for contracture management, administered physician-permitted modalities, and coordinated multidisciplinary discharge planning with staff, vendors, clients, families, and caregivers. ### What home-health and per-diem occupational therapy experience does David have? David has provided per-diem and PRN home-health occupational therapy through ELC Rehabilitation, ELC Rehab, LLC, and Lakeland Health Care Center. His work included individualized ADL and functional-mobility interventions for people recovering from surgery or managing chronic illness, initial evaluations, assessments, outcome measures, plans of care, caregiver education, and COVID-19-regulation adherence using WebPT or Rehab Optima documentation systems. ### What did David do during fieldwork at Healing Hands Rehab? During Level II fieldwork at Healing Hands Rehab, David evaluated and treated patients ages 12 to 90 with upper-extremity orthopedic, post-surgical, burn, and neurological diagnoses. He delivered an in-service on evidence-based provocative wrist tests used post-surgical protocols, therapeutic exercise, home programs, neuromuscular re-education, cognitive and perceptual interventions, and manual techniques and supported wound, burn, edema, scar-management, work-conditioning, outcome-measure, and custom-splint work under supervision. ### What rehabilitation-aide and administrative experience does David have? David also worked as an Occupational Therapist Aide at Healing Hands Rehab, coordinating administrative, billing, and therapy services that supported improved customer-satisfaction reports. At Achieve Sports Medicine & Rehab, he provided supervised occupational- and physical-therapy assistance, organized patient progress information, supported exercises, ADLs, IADLs, gait training, wheelchair positioning, discharge activities, documentation, electronic billing, and treatment-area readiness. ### How has David applied design thinking in rehabilitation operations? At SportsMed Physical Therapy, David used his design background to create patient activities and contribute to a cost-effective rehabilitation-space redesign that improved workflow. He supported therapists with exercises, functional mobility, wheelchair positioning, transfers, chart filing, new-aide training, clinical and home exercise programs, manual-technique observation, and Quick-DASH outcome-measure administration. ### What behavioral-health experience does David have? David completed Level I fieldwork at New York State Psychiatric Institute, where he orchestrated a CBT-based vocational group series for adults with psychotic or major affective disorders. He collaborated on a patient-led music-therapy concert, interpreted Ways of Coping Questionnaire results, developed a treatment plan, coordinated with case managers, social workers, and psychiatrists, documented group sessions, conducted chart review, and consulted on motivational interviewing in inpatient occupational therapy. ### What pediatric occupational therapy experience does David have? During Level I fieldwork at Artistic Quality Therapy Associates, David treated and observed pediatric clients ages 0 to 21 with autism spectrum disorder, sensory deficits, or developmental delays. He used sensory-integration and other interventions, aligned goals with IEPs, administered the BOT-2 and Beery VMI, delivered individual and group sessions, documented electronically, communicated with parents and teachers in accordance with HIPAA requirements, and provided parent education. ### What did David learn through fieldwork at CareOne and Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation? David's fieldwork at CareOne Management included evaluating and treating medically complex patients across the lifespan with ADL, IADL, home-assessment, cognitive, perceptual, neuromuscular, mobility, and caregiver-training needs. He presented a systematic review to support occupation-based interventions in CareOne's dementia-care program and documented evaluations, treatments, and discharges in CASAMBA. At Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation, he supported cognitive rehabilitation for patients ages 18 to 90+ with diagnoses including stroke, TBI, SCI, MS, Parkinson's disease, cerebral palsy, cancer, low vision, substance abuse, and respiratory conditions used the MoCA and LOTCA learned neglect-assessment and prism-adaptation protocols supported transfers, Bioness wireless electrical stimulation positioning, family training, and wheelchair-seating and behavioral-participation rounds. ## Links - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidlborst