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About Greta Tan, OTR/L

“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.”


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