Sally Brady

My role as a consultant with a new and growing therapy service in Dubai, supported children, families and teachers with the provision of occupational therapy services . My caseload included children with sensory processing challenges, dyslexia, dyspraxia, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and autism spectrum disorders. Intervention processes included initial consultations with parents and teachers, assessment with the child, provision of individual treatment programs, three monthly reviews, report writing and regular teacher, parent feedback. Standardized assessments were important tools in the delivery of my therapy service and included: clinical observations: Dr. A. Jean Ayres, Movement ABC, Handwriting assessments, Developmental Test of Visual Motor Integration: (VMI) Keith E. Beery: Test of Visual Perceptual Skills (TVPS): Sensory Profile: Winnie Dunn, Reflex integration program: Sally Goddard and Peter Blythe, June Wilbarger: brushing protocol, the Alert program and Therapeutic listening program.

My caseload primarily supported children with specific learning needs including sensory processing disorders and neuro developmental disorders. I worked closely with verbal behaviour therapists to support client outcomes and integration into main stream schools.

Occupational therapy intervention for children with complex physical and development needs. Conductive education approach was delivered in group setting to help children with motor disorders, including cerebral palsy and spina bifida gain greater independence.

Assessment and treatment of children aged 3-14 yrs with Neuro developmental needs. As a senior therapist I was involved with the supervision of occupational therapists and administrative duties regarding the day-to-day delivery of the therapy service.

Senior Pediatric Occupational Therapist: Clinic based working with children with neuro developmental disorders. This was a new clinic and my role was very much building a client base from scratch. Building a trusting relationship with parents and children was key, together with liason with schools.

My primary role was supporting children by helping them develop skills needed for daily living, promoting independence. I developed a special interest in wheelchair assessments together with postural and seating needs.

hospital This physical position saw me delivering services in an acute neurological and a post operative hand specialist unit. Key areas including splinting and post operative care.

I spent a year in Moscow teaching English as a foreign language to both children and adults. The skills I developed here included understanding and respecting cultural differences, patience and adaptability. Because of the language barrier resourcefulness was key to meet the needs of the classes. Task based learning whereby students learnt through completing tasks with. meaningful outcome. Challenges were managing classes with mixed abilities, cultural barriers.

Working in community based position involved with the integration of clients into the community.

My role included the initial evaluation of the patients physical abilities, limitations and impact on lifestyle. Evaluating muscle strength, motor function, sensation, range of motion and cognitive skills. Personalized goals were set up in collaboration with the patient. Focus was on ADL, transfers, wheelchair prescription and mobility. In addition splinting for those patients with high level lesions. Community integration played a big role in this position.

My case load included adults with both acute and chronic mental health conditions and was a demanding position offering front line care and support.

Developed strong rapport with patients, fostering trust and open communication essential for effective treatment plans.Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to create holistic and integrated mental health care for patients.