4.26.2006

Skills Competencies

Assessment Skills
Range of Motion
Manual Muscle Testing
Vitals: Blood Pressure, Heart Rate, Resps

Light Touch
Pain
Proprioception/Kinesthesia
Stereognosis
Visual Acuity
Warren Saccadic Eye Movement
Depth Perception
Mini Mental State Examination
Short Blessed
Trails A & B
Stroop Task

Preschool Activity Card Sort (English & Spanish)
Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory (English & Spanish)
Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development (Bayley II & III)
Canadian Occupational Performance Measure
Beck Depression Inventory
Oral Directions Test
Bruininks-Osteretsky Test of Motor Proficiency
Home Observation of Measurement for the Environment
Functional Independence Measure
Wee-FIM
Miller Assessment for Pre-schoolers
Peabody Development Motor Scales (PDMS-2)
SAFER
Activity Card Sort
Tennessee Self-Concept
Weschler Adult Intelligence Scale
Kitchen Task Assessment
Flanagan Aptitude Classification Test (FACT)
Family Inventory of Life Events and Change (FILE)
Hand Function Sort
Parenting Stress Index


Computer Skills
Utilized SSPS Statistical Software for my research and in Evidence Based Practice course
Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher
Proficient in Research Trial Management Systems

Management Skills
Managed contracts, budgets, and monthly reports to sponsor for a large, Phase III-randomized clinical trial

Research Skills
I am skilled in literature searches in peer-reviewed journals and databases (OVID, PubMed)
Subject recruitment for involvement in Masters project

During my undergraduate experience at Baylor, I was exposed to a biochemistry laboratory setting. Upon graduation, I worked as a Research Assistant at PPD Development in Austin on Phase II-IV clinical trials.

Program Planning
Planned sessions for Buddy Club program at Pediatric Therapy Network in Torrance, CA. Buddy Club is a social skills club for kids with special needs. The club meets weekly at various locations in the South Bay area.
Developed Program Scenario & Needs Assessment for a school-based Asthma program targeting the Latino community
Programmed summer camp activities for girls ages 6-12 as an Assistant Unit Leader at Camp Lachenwald in Germany.