In this episode, we will be learning about an occupational therapy practitioner working in Telehealth with Refugees & Immigrants in Schools.  You will hear from the professional experiences of Angela Fuentes, OTR/L, BCTS, Angela is a Board Certified Telepractice Specialist and has a Practice Area of Emphasis in Schools from the National Board of Certification for Occupational Therapy. Most of her OT experience has been with diverse populations and she is currently developing her practice with refugees and immigrants. She is a scholar of the Framework of Occupational Justice and is committed to evidence-based practices in diversity, equity, & inclusion, and teletherapy. Angela is currently working towards certification as an Assistive Technology Professional from the Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America to better help students with learning differences leverage technology for reading and writing. She holds a Master’s in Occupational Therapy, a Bachelor’s in Psychology, and a Bachelor’s in Health Science from Cleveland State University.

Show Key Points:

·      Angela gives us a glimpse of her background and interests

·      She describes The Uncommon OT work that she does, the setting and population serves

·      She describes what drew her to this type of work and how she got there

·      She describes a typical day on the job

·      She discusses career advice for interested listeners

·      She dispels some myths about the profession

·      She provides her contact information on how she can best be reached

RESOURCE LIST:

The Kawa Model: Culturally Relevant Occupational Therapy by Michael Iwama, 2006 https://www.kawamo del.com/v1/about/ 

WFOT online module, Occupational therapy: working with displaced persons https://www.wfot.org/resources/occupational-therapy-working-with-displaced-persons  

IBCCES Board Certified Telepractice Specialist https://ibcces.org/certifications-telepractice/ 

AOTA Webinar, Local IS Global: Occupational therapy in U.S. Refugee Committees and Abroad, presented by Yda J. Smith, PhD, OTR/L https://www.aota.org/AboutAOTA/Membership/join-webinars-contact-hours.aspx

University of North Dakota Occupational Therapy Capstone, A Home Away from Home: An Occupational Manual for Working with Refugee Populations by Katherine Erickson and Keri Kjergaard, 2017 https://commons.und.edu/ot-grad/349  

Mentors: 

· Dr. John Bazyk, MS, OTR/L, Professor Emeritus at Cleveland State University 

· Dr. Sue Bazyk, PhD, OTR/L, FOTA, Professor Emeritus at Cleveland State University ("LeBron James of School-based OT") 

· Dr. Karen Keptner, PhD, OTR/L, Associate Professor/Doctoral Capstone Coordinator for OTD Program at Cleveland State University 

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