“Even from an early age, I aspired to
work with children. Helping raise two nieces with autism inspired me to
narrow my focus on developmentally disabled children. I was drawn to the
field of occupational therapy by working side-by-side with my nieces’
occupational therapist. I was impressed by how she paid special attention to
all aspects of my nieces’ lives, collaborating with my nieces’ parents and
caregivers. I am convinced that her dedication was instrumental to improving
my nieces’ development and has created a lasting impact on our family.”
EDUCATION
- Greta graduated from the University Of The
Philippines in 2000, and was a consistent Dean’s Lister, and was
nominated Intern of the Year.
- She is currently enrolled in the Post-Professional
Masters Degree in Occupational Therapy at Boston University
EXPERIENCE
- Greta has been working as a licensed pediatric
occupational therapist handling children from ages 18 months to 18 years
old, in various clinics and school districts in both the Philippines and
in the Bay Area.
- She has also done volunteer work in the Philippines,
where she evaluated, treated and arranged home programs for children
from underprivileged communities.
- She supervises Occupational Therapy interns
- She served as a lecturer in the University of the
Philippines in 2002, lecturing topics on pediatric evaluation, Sensory
Integration, neurological and developmental disabilities in children,
evaluation and treatment of perceptual motor and visual-perceptual
deficits.
TREATMENT AREAS
Greta believes in maximizing the child's potential
and works in collaboration with the child's family, teachers, and other
professionals.
She has done school and home assessments, training
families and teachers to carry out treatment techniques to maximize a
child’s progress.
Treatment areas that Greta focuses on includes:
- Fine motor skills and handwriting
- Postural control
- Gross motor skills
- Visual perceptual skills
- Oral-motor skills
- Self-care skills
- Sensory Processing
She also has extensive experience in different group
therapy settings, including:
- Early intervention groups for children ages 18 months
to 3 years, working closely with Speech and Language Therapists
- Social skills groups for children ages 4 – 11 years
old
- Handwriting groups in print and cursive
- Groups for pre-schoolers to prepare them for
Kindergarten
CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSES AND
SEMINARS
Greta has attended various seminars on:
- Sensory Integration Therapy
- Neurodevelopmental Techniques
- Feeding Issues
- Training on all of the different Developmental
Disabilities
- Social Skills Group
- Nutrition Therapy
- Behavioral Approaches
Greta is certified in Auditory
Integration Training and follows the Berard AIT protocol using the
Digital Auditory Aerobics equipment (DAA).
“Working with families and children as
an occupational therapist has strengthened my desire to continue in my
profession, and to strive to be a better therapist for my clients. I have
learned so much from the different people, both children and adults I work
with, and am looking forward in carrying on a collaborative relationship
with the children, their families, my co-therapists, and other
professionals.”
