kowsalya m
About Candidate
Occupational Therapist with 5+ years of experience in pediatric rehabilitation and child psychiatry, with expertise in assessment, intervention planning, and evidence-based occupational therapy practice. Experienced in working with children with developmental, sensory, behavioral, learning, and functional difficulties.
Skilled in sensory integration-based interventions, play therapy, activities of daily living (ADL) training, fine and gross motor development, handwriting and school-readiness programs, feeding interventions, cognitive and perceptual training, and social-communication development. Proficient in using standardized assessment tools including Sensory Profile-2, PDMS-2, BOT-2, Vineland Social Maturity Scale, WeeFIM, GARS-2, MACS, and Pediatric Balance Scale.
Experienced in multidisciplinary and transdisciplinary collaboration, parent counselling, clinical documentation, staff training, student supervision, program development, and community-based rehabilitation. Currently involved in departmental leadership, service development, and quality improvement in pediatric occupational therapy.