LARA ABADIR
Vancouver,British Columbia
Summary
Rehabilitation Assistant who confidently prepares and carries out therapeutic, recreational, and social activities designed to stimulate clients' physical, social and mental needs. Skilled instructor with more than 10 years of experience demonstrating and teaching dance and movement skills.
Familiar with strategies for improving the physical, social, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual needs, interests and well-being of diverse clients (including adults with dementia and children with autism and ADHD).
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Occupational Therapy Assistant Intern
Open Acces Projects
10.2022 - 01.2023
- Provide consulting, education and accessibility services for disabled communities
- Co-Development and implementation of health promotion programs, focused on creative arts, for clients with disabilities
- Community Reintegration through recreational and arts-based activities as well as community outings, therapeutic physical activities and exercises
- Direct assistance/client care plans: transfers, wheelchair mobility, splinting for activities, maintaining equipment
- Assist in improvement of patients' daily living skills (ADLS), symptom management and injury prevention
- Coordinated transportation to and from rehabilitation/recreation sessions.
Physiotherapy Assistant/Practicum Intern
Downtown Health and Physiotherapy
08.2022 - 01.2023
- Demonstrated proper body mechanics and patient handling techniques for patient transfers and positioning
- Utilized gait belts, lifts, or slings to safely move and transfer patients
- Helped improve patient mobility using passive and facilitated patient-specific stretching and strengthening programs
- Assisted physical therapists with patient examinations using manual therapy techniques and therapeutic exercise instruction
- Facilitated patient and family education and training on assistive devices and adaptive equipment use
- Supervised
- Implemented modalities tailored to patient needs such as hot and cold packs, ultrasound, and electrical stimulation
- Under supervision
- Monitored patient progress and reported changes to the physical therapist
- Performed therapeutic massage, hot-cold packs placement, or electrical stimulation under the direction of physical therapist
ESL Teacher
ILSC
09.2005 - 01.2020
- Various
- Individual and group courses for elementary, intermediate, advanced, and business, plus preparation for First Certificate Exam and IELTS
- Reviewed course materials and student progress to identify strengths and weaknesses for future improvements
- Prepared students for tests by teaching relevant concepts and enforcing good test-taking skills
- Maintained complete student records with accurate grades and attendance information
- Both classroom (20 students) and 1-1 instruction
Event Manager
Yogibo
01.2017 - 06.2018
- Responsible for promoting, publicizing, planning, and scheduling/managing additional salespeople for exhibition of Yogibo bean bags at events throughout B.C
- Coordinated travel and accommodations for event attendees
- Developed creative themes for events and created related activities to engage attendees.
Dance Instructor
01.2014 - 01.2016
- Various
- A series of intermediate to advanced level contemporary dance technique workshops offered to dance and theatre students
- Planned routines for recitals and performances
- Created healthy and safe learning environment for all students by implementing class rules and promoting mutual respect and gentle discipline
- Utilized different styles of teaching to accommodate students of all capabilities.
Instructor
Movement for Actors, Art Actors Queralt
01.2009 - 01.2011
- Identified and participated in variety of different activities with students to enhance muscle development
- Established and enforced safety standards, promoting warm-up exercises and proper technique
- Managed exercise, conditioning and flexibility improvement programs
- Helped students understand rhythm, leaps, turns and posture
- Tracked student progress, frequently checking in with struggling students and identifying root causes of problems
Education
Rehabilitation Assistant Diploma - Phsyiotherapy/ Occupational Therapy Assistance
CDI College of Business, Technology And Healthcare
01.2023
MFA - undefined
Simon Fraser University
12.2015
Interdisciplinary Studies (Dance/Theatre/Film - undefined
CELTA Certificate in ESL: Teaching English To Speakers of Other Languages - undefined
ITTC
07.2005
BFA - Cinematography And Directing
Arts University Bournemouth
07.2005
Skills
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Dependable and Responsible
- Consistently organizes and cleans equipment and supplies for activities, and maintain established inventory of supplies
- Ability to motivate clients and encourage progression through therapeutic goals Focus on compassionate and caring relationships with patients
- Therapeutic exercises; joint protection; strengthening, stretching (incl PNF), pain management, safe transfers;
- Manage client medical files Proficient Computer literacy skills Progress Evaluation and documentation (SOAP notes)
Timeline
Occupational Therapy Assistant Intern
Open Acces Projects
10.2022 - 01.2023
Physiotherapy Assistant/Practicum Intern
Downtown Health and Physiotherapy
08.2022 - 01.2023
Event Manager
Yogibo
01.2017 - 06.2018
Dance Instructor
01.2014 - 01.2016
Instructor
Movement for Actors, Art Actors Queralt
01.2009 - 01.2011
ESL Teacher
ILSC
09.2005 - 01.2020
Rehabilitation Assistant Diploma - Phsyiotherapy/ Occupational Therapy Assistance
CDI College of Business, Technology And Healthcare
MFA - undefined
Simon Fraser University
Interdisciplinary Studies (Dance/Theatre/Film - undefined
CELTA Certificate in ESL: Teaching English To Speakers of Other Languages - undefined
ITTC
BFA - Cinematography And Directing
Arts University Bournemouth
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