John Dukes

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About John Dukes

OBJECTIVE: Securing an Occupational Therapy Assistant position with a dynamic pediatric facility to enhance a child’s engagement in occupations and improve the quality of life for children and their families. SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS: • Skilled at increasing a patient’s engagement in the therapeutic process by finding and using the patient’s personal interests and motivations during treatment. • Perceptive observer of patient capacities, increasing both safety and therapeutic outcomes. • Highly attentive to patient progress and achievement of goals. • Excellent communicator of patient progress through written documentation and verbal reports to the Occupational Therapist and entire therapy team. • Proficient at using behavioral analysis to motivate the client, thereby maximizing goal-attainment and minimizing non-therapeutic behaviors. TECHNICAL and CLINICAL SKILLS: • Contributing to Evaluations: PDMS-2, BOT-2, DTVP-3, Miller, Beery VMI. • Kinesio Taping: KT1, KT2. • Computerized Medical Documentation Systems: Rain Tree, Casamba, Optima, Gift Wrap. EDUCATION and CONTINUING EDUCATION: Applied Behavioral Analaysis: Clinical Applications for PT/OT/ST. Fundacion Planeta Imaginario Killeen, Texas 11/7-9/2014 Kinesio Taping: KT1, KT2. Kinesio Taping Association International. San Antonio, Texas 4/26-27/2014 Associate’s Degree of Applied Science: Occupational Therapy Assistant Austin Community College Austin, Texas 8/21/2011 - 8/9/2013 Certificates (2): Graphic Design and Web Design University of Arizona Tucson, Arizona 6/11/2002 - 11/7/2003 Bachelor of Arts: Psychology Rollins College Winter Park, Florida 9/6/1988 - 6/5/1992