1. Susan Miscia
480 Lyons Road Basking Ridge, NJ 07920 | (908) 656-2867 | tsmiscia@msn.com
Objective
· Work as an OT in a team milieu to assess factors affecting performance in school, play and self-care tasks by children
and aging adults
Education
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE | 1986 | BOSTON UNIVERSITY
Certificates of completion in Evidence Based Practice Seminars and Workshops:
Models of Mental Health Fieldwork, American Occupational Therapy Association, 1987-1988
Psychiatric Treatment of Adolescents & Young Adults, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard MedicalSchool, 1989
Neuroscience Foundations of Human Performance, Self-Study Series, American Occupational Therapy Association, 1990
Neuroscience Lecture by Linda Di Joseph of D’YOUVILLE College, 1991
Motor Learning & Control, Neural and Muscular Mechanisms in Strength Training at Columbia University 1991-1992
DevelopmentalDisabilities, Wheelchair Mobility, Adaptive Devices, Assistive Technology, Matheny School and Hospital,
1992-1994
Early Intervention,School Based Practice, Newark Beth Israel, 1994-1995
Certification Review for Exam in Occupational Therapy Practice to obtain License after lapse in practice for child rearing,
2006-2007
Visual Vestibular Treatment to Improve Sensory Processing Motor Skills and Behavior by Debra Dickson, 2006
ProceduralSafeguards Training, NJ Department of Health and Senior Services, 2008
Current Best Strategies for Occupational Therapists to Support Students with Assistive Technology Needs by Janet Peters,
2011
Children’s Brains, Neuroplasticity and Pediatric Intervention,What’s the Evidence? by Patricia Montgomery, 2011
Lower Extremity Prosthetics Functional Outcome Measurement by Robert Manfredi,2013
Functional Geriatrics by George Summers, 2013
Patterned Electrical Stimulation Application at Manor Care in Mountainside,2013
Pediatric Yoga for Sensory, Behavioral, Attention & other DevelopmentalDisorders by Allison Morgan,2015
Autism, Asperger’s, Sensory & ADHD in Children and Adolescents by Gary Eisenberg, 2015
Skills & Abilities
MANAGEMENT & LEADERSHIP
Rehabilitation Director at Rolling Hills in Lebanon, NJ,2014
Independent Contractor toSchools and Skilled Nursing Facilities, 1995-2015
Miscia Enterprises Shaklee Distributor, 1996-2015
Occupational Therapy Director, Matheny School & Hospital, 1993-1994
Manage care of my seven children through their stages of development,ages 10-21,two are presently in college
Choir Member at Liberty Corner Presbyterian Church,2010-2015

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Communication
Submitted the following articles as graded assignments for Motor Development, Neuropsychology and Muscle
Strengthening while enrolled in the Motor Learning Program at Columbia University:
· Implications on Skill Acquisition as Reflected in the Performance of a Grooming Task (A)
· Hypertension as a CausalFactor for CerebralVascular Disease and Its Implications in Dementia (A-)
· Muscle Strengthening with Hemiparesis, Theoretical and Clinical Implications (A)
Proficient on Casamba Smart and Rehab Optima software applications for evaluation, billing and daily notes.
IndividualEducation Plans submitted for Newark PublicSchool, 40 students
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST TO NEWARK PUBLIC SCHOOL, QUITMAN ELEMENTARY, OCTOBER 2014-JUNE 2015
· Delivered occupational therapy services to children from pre-school through 3rd grade,contract from Therapy Source
of Plymouth PA
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST TO NJ EASTERN STAR REHABILITATION, BRIDGEWATER, 2007-2015
· Delivered occupational therapy services to adult inpatients, per diem hours from Synertx of Phoenix, AZ
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST TO BAYSHORE HEALTH CARE, SELECT MEDICAL BRIDGEWAY, MANOR CARE, GENESIS
· Delivered occupational therapy services to adult inpatient through contracts from National Staffing Solutions of
Winterhaven FL, 2012-2014
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
· Warren Township, October 2010-Jan 2011,filled in for maternity leave
· Edison, contract from TINY TOTS, 2010-2011
· Piscataway, Rockaway, Mine Hill contracts from BETA, 1995-1998
· Roxbury, contract from Newark Beth Israel, 1994-1995
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST IN EARLYINTERVENTION
· Delivered OT to children ages 1-3 in their homes through contracts from Matheny School and Hospital Community
Services, 2007-2009
School Certification
· Morris, Somerset, Middlesex and Essex counties with DOE fingerprinting archived
License
NJ 46TR00443200 renewed from 9/30/2015 for 3 years