Katherine Donaho

WORK EXPERIENCE
Woodside Special Care Center – Intern
Summer 2017; Rondebosch, Cape Town ZA

Observed and learned about the institution and various diagnoses of the residents.

Provided stimulation and facilitated activity participation with four residents individually allocated under instruction of the Occupational Therapist

Assisted in daily morning group therapy sessions, including positioning residents in positioning devices

Facilitated independent feeding programmes with a selected group of residents, including the use of appropriate assistive devices

Autism Thrive Solutions— Behavioral Technician
July 2018-current

Administered sessions autonomously for children with autism ranging difficulties and problem sets from ages 4-8

Training covered Behavioral guidelines and techniques, Discrete Trail Training, and Naturalistic Trail Training

Utilized Catalysist program to record data and provide accurate sessions based on evidence based practice

Focused on holistic client center approaches to improve performance in trails

Travois, Kansas City— Daycare Teacher
August 2017 – current

Aid in daily activities for children ages 5 months to 5 years of age

Teaches developmental steps such as alphabet, shapes, colors, identifying new objects, and learning skills

Assists in outdoor, crafts, arts and musical activities

Focuses on motor developmental stages such as rolling, crawling, and walking

YMCA, Granite City — Camp Counselor
May 2014 – August 2017

Mentored and taught children during daily activities: ages ranging from five years to thirteen years most from at trouble homes or at risk youths.

Organized and planned the Specialty Camps including coordinating games, crafts, and sport activities for week duration and then implementing them throughout the weeks.

Focused on parent communication, and accurately relaying information and goal setting for those children.

Implemented the four core values of respect, responsibility, caring, and honesty.