Liora Levin
Edmonton,AB
Summary
Highly-motivated international-trained Occupational Therapist with desire to take on new challenges. Owns a strong work ethic, adaptability, and exceptional interpersonal skills. Effective at patient assessments, treatment planning and progress updates. Proficient team player skilled in promoting improvements in Occupational Performance to enhance client's life in Self-Care, Leisure, and productivity.
Background includes assessing hospitalized clients for continuing care services, educating, and intervening to improve client's quality of life. Skillful in Hand Rehabilitation service, including building splints. Experienced in working with kids with various developmental disabilities.
Possess a desire for continuing professional growth, having new learning opportunities, and exploring new fields.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Early Childhood Educator
Mama Rosa Garden Childcare
Edmonton, AB
10.2021 - 03.2022
- Organized creative and fun activities, enhancing children's physical, emotional and social well-being.
- Observed and monitored the behavior of children in order to ensure safety and provide positive guidance.
- Developed age-appropriate activities to encourage physical, social and intellectual development of children.
- Planned and implemented lessons using various teaching strategies to meet diverse child's needs.
- Implemented hands-on, play-based strategies for experiential learning.
- Identified children in need of extra support for emotional, health-related or developmental concerns and conceived improvement strategies.
- Encouraged creativity through art, music, dramatic play and other creative activities.
Occupational Therapist Assistant Volunteering
CapitalCare Lynwood
Edmonton, AB
03.2019 - 02.2020
- Demonstrated effective interpersonal skills when interacting with patients and families.
- Organized recreational activities that promoted healthy social interaction among elders participants in the long term facility who suffer from complex health problems.
- Assisted with therapeutic activities such exercise group that focused on improving gross motor skills, strength, balance, endurance, range of motion, and sensory integration.
- Promoted better function and improved overall comfort and conditions by assisting during physical therapy sessions and supporting with activities of daily living.
Lunch Supervisor
Talmud Torah School
Edmonton, AB
2017 - 2019
- Providing safe and welcoming environment for children during recreational activities and lunch time.
- Modeled respectful behavior and used appropriate problem-solving strategies.
Online Instructor
Talmud Torah Society
Edmonton, AB
2020 - 2021
- Created lesson plans, assessments, and supplemental materials to facilitate learning foreign language in the virtual classroom.
- Adapted teaching methods based on individual student needs to improve academic performance in reading, speaking, writing and understanding the Hebrew language.
- Created lesson plans and chose supporting materials to promote positive learning experiences.
- Cultivated relationships with parents by regularly communicating updates regarding their child's progress.
Camp Counselor
Chabad Lubavitch of Edmonton
Edmonton, AB
2015 - 2023
- Assessed needs and interests of individuals and groups and planned activities accordingly.
- Planned curriculum and daily schedules in collaboration with camp director..
- Engaged children in arts and crafts, singing, sports activities, games and field trips while maintaining safe environment.
- Promoted fun, safe and inclusive environment by monitoring activity of campers to identify and address behavioral issues.
Occupational Therapist
Child Development Center
Ramat-Gan, Israel
2013 - 2015
- Assessed environmental conditions and occupational performance components such as emotional, physical, developmental and cognitive functions of kids with diverse developmental delays to determine necessary interventions.
- Implemented intervention plans that fits the child's needs and targeted outcomes, such as sensory integration approaches and activity modification.
- Leaded group preparation for grade one for kids with diverse developmental delays.
- Created reports documenting patient assessments, treatments provided, progress made towards goals and recommendations for future care.
- Worked with interdisciplinary teams to provide comprehensive treatment and support.
Occupational Therapist
Rabin Medical Center
Petah Tikva, Israel
2005 - 2012
- Occupational Therapist with 7 years of experience at different hospital departments, including Orthopedic Surgery and Thaumatology, Neurosurgery, Internal Medicine A, and Intensive Care Unit, with conducting assessments of Activity Daily Life (ADL) as well as physical and cognitive evaluations.
- Expert in Hand Rehabilitation treatment after fractures, surgeries and diseases of the hand (such as Arthritis), including building splints.
- Created reports documenting patient assessments, treatments provided, progress made towards goals and recommendations for future care.
- Worked with interdisciplinary teams to provide comprehensive treatment and support.
- Completed referrals for other disciplines and agencies to address comprehensive needs of patients.
- Selected effective treatment plans in line with personal goals for home, school or work life.
- Used therapeutic exercises and activities to improve strength, endurance and range of motion in patients.
- Recommended environmental modifications and assistive devices after hip replacement surgery, include training in Activity Daily Life (ADL).
- Monitored patient progress through periodic re-evaluations to ensure desired outcomes were achieved or modified as needed.
- Initiated and inserted new ways of treatment, such as Virtual Reality.
- Provided client- centered service with empathy, respect and emotional support during the rehabilitation process.
Education
Level 1 Early Childhood Educator -
Alberta Children's Services
Alberta, Canada2021
Master of Science - Occupational Therapy
Haifa University
Haifa, Israel2010
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
Reut Rehabilitation Center
Tel Aviv, Israel2010
Hand And Wrist Course
Dan Caesarea Hotel
Caesarea, Israel2007
Coping With Anxiety Course
Rabin Medical Center
Petah Tikva, Israel2006
Bachelor of Arts - Occupational Therapy
Haifa University
Haifa, Israel2005
Memory Course
Loewenstein Hospital
Ra'anana, Israel2005
Skills
- Client-Centered practice
- Assessments and Treatment Implementation
- Empathic, Creative, and have a Positive Attitude
- Excellent Communication Skills and Collaboration
- Dedicated, Trustworthy, Hard-working, and Motivated
- Open-Minded Personality, open to New Learning Adventures
Affiliations
- Enjoy dancing in my free time, go to the gym, and socialize with friends.
- Participate in winter sports, such as Skiing, Skating, and Tobogganing.
- Like to chill out with a good book.
Languages
English
Professional
Hebrew
Native/ Bilingual
Hungarian
Limited
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Early Childhood Educator
Mama Rosa Garden Childcare
10.2021 - 03.2022
Occupational Therapist Assistant Volunteering
CapitalCare Lynwood
03.2019 - 02.2020
Lunch Supervisor
Talmud Torah School
2017 - 2019
Online Instructor
Talmud Torah Society
2020 - 2021
Camp Counselor
Chabad Lubavitch of Edmonton
2015 - 2023
Occupational Therapist
Child Development Center
2013 - 2015
Occupational Therapist
Rabin Medical Center
2005 - 2012
Level 1 Early Childhood Educator -
Alberta Children's Services
Master of Science - Occupational Therapy
Haifa University
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
Reut Rehabilitation Center
Hand And Wrist Course
Dan Caesarea Hotel
Coping With Anxiety Course
Rabin Medical Center
Bachelor of Arts - Occupational Therapy
Haifa University
Memory Course
Loewenstein Hospital
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