Paula Berry, COTA
Profile:
Hello.  My name is Paula Berry.  I am a Certified
Occupational Therapy Assistant.  I graduated from IUPUI in 1987
and have been steadily employed as an OT since January, 1988.  I
have worked in the following settings:   Adult and geriatric
in-patient psych, long-term care, rehab hospital, rehab nursing
homes, adult and pediatric home care, developmental preschool,
First Steps, pediatric hospital, public schools, deaf school.

Catchments:
Hamilton

Education and Licensure:
COTA, IUPUI, 1987  

Professional Organizations:
Indiana Association of Behavior Consultants

Areas of Expertise:
I have served clients with the following diagnoses/disabilities:
Stroke                                                    
Spina bifida
Debilitation                                            
Fetal alcohol syndrome
Hip fractures                                          
Drug addicted infants
Depression                                             
Multiple sclerosis
Autism                                                   
Fragile X         
Deaf/hard of hearing                              
Developmental delay
CHARGE Syndrome                             
Sensory processing
Down syndrome                                     
Attention deficit        
Cerebral palsy

I feel that my strong points are my ability to adapt to most situations, my
ability to work on fine motor skills such as activities of daily living as well
as handwriting.  I have a good grasp of sign language and am able to
communicate with deaf and hard of hearing children and adults.  I enjoy
working with preschool and elementary school age children and the special
skills they need to be successful in their daily lives at home and at school.

Personal Interests:
In my free time, I enjoy spending time with my 2 children ages 17 and 14.  I
enjoy crafts such as crocheting, scrapbooking and cross stitch.  We have 1
dog and 6 cats who keep us laughing and very busy!