Pretty Mathebula

• Caseload of 10-12 schools and Early years (20-30)
• Documented patient progress accurately and efficiently, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Provided interventions and treatments to improve patient abilities to perform daily activities, manage symptoms and prevent injury.
• Collaborated with interdisciplinary team members for comprehensive patient care and optimal results.
• Participated in continuing education opportunities to stay current with industry trends and best practices in occupational therapy.
• Enhanced overall quality of life for patients with chronic conditions by addressing physical, cognitive, psychosocial, and sensory impairments.
• Customized standard plans to meet individual abilities and needs.
• Performed assessments during treatment to determine progress according to goals.
• Mentored occupational therapy students during clinical rotations, fostering professional growth and development.
• Recommended and ordering equipment to use in-home and schools/nursery to maximize participation in ADL's and support seating
• Assessing and completing EHCP reports
• collaborating with schools and seeing children at school to support with education and health needs
• Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to ensure cohesive approach to patient care, optimizing overall outcomes.
• Evaluated patient conditions, histories, and goals.

• Case load of 12 classrooms (approx. 200 learners) with learners’ ages ranging from 4 to 18 years.
• Part of the School based support team (SBST) and Learner, teacher support material (LTSM)
• Responsible for ordering and issuing of assistive devices to learners.
• Assessing and treating leaners with different physical disabilities, including but not limited to Cerebral palsy, Muscular dystrophy, Amputation, Spina Bifida, brain tumours, traumatic brain injuries, arthrogryposis, learning disabilities, congenital abnormalities, spinal cord injuries etc.
• Facilitating reasonable accommodation in classrooms such adapted desks and chairs as well as classroom structure
• Working on a multi-disciplinary team including teachers, parents, psychologists and social workers.
• Report writing for assessment findings and motivation for reasonable accommodation based on learners’ needs
• Admin related tasks such as client statistics and report writing.
• Review and implement policies related to the school setting
• Facilitated group sessions aimed at building social skills among students with diverse abilities and backgrounds.
• Assisted students with disabilities in developing self-regulation strategies, resulting in increased participation during class activities.

● Worked in neurology department being exposed to different diagnosis such as strokes, brain tumours traumatic brain injuries etc. with bed capacity of +-300 beds and being responsible for +- 10 patients a day

● Worked in an outpatient department where I gained experience in managing patients of different diagnosis and dealing with funders, patients employers and lots of reports to different parties such as insurance and medical aid

● Learning to set long achievable long terms goals after assessing a patient to guide therapy

● Working in a very busy environment where you have to utilize and manage time effectively and deal with work pressure/demands

● Gaining different insight from weekly skills training including transfers, home visits, carer training, report writing & co treating

● Doing home visits and recommending home adaptations to accommodate patients back to their homes and communities

● Working with equipment suppliers to help patients adapt back to their lives with relevant equipment and adaptive techniques

• Provided interventions and treatments to improve patient abilities to perform daily activities, manage symptoms and prevent injury.
• Documented patient progress accurately and efficiently, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements.

· Worked with a variety of diagnosis including assessing and treating strokes, mental health conditions, cerebral palsy, autism, hands injuries etc.

· Worked in different departments including pediatric, neuro, outpatient and general with bed capacity of +-600

· Working in a multi -disciplinary team as an active member

· Report writing for cases like disability grant or return to work as well as patient’s progress notes (SOAP).

· Intervention modalities such as splints and groups