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JOSEPHINE M. BURRISS 19530 Waterford Lane • Mokena, Illinois 60448 • 708.278.2679 • [email protected] EDUCATION Masters Occupational Therapy December 2003 Governors State University University Park, Illinois Bachelor of Arts: Psychology June 2001 Governors State University University Park, Illinois PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS Registered National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy: Certification # 1070516 2004-present Licensed Occupational Therapist in Illinois: License #056.007130 2004-present CERTIFICATIONS Current CPR certification PROFESSIONAL OVERVIEW Occupational Therapist with sixteen years of experience. Clinical experience includes working in behavioral health including both inpatient and outpatient levels of care and as an occupational therapy consultant, consulting on occupational therapy program development at the inpatient hospital level of care. Additional clinical responsibilities included serving on performance improvement/quality improvement committees, assisting with program development, policy writing, participation in outcomes study, providing staff in-services as needed, student supervision and collaborating with multi-disciplinary team members to enhance client outcomes. Additional work experience includes as an adjunct instructor at the Masters and Associate level for occupational therapy and occupational therapy assistant students, consisting of teaching, co-teaching, tutoring, curriculum development, proposal writing, fieldwork supervision, and the development of non-traditional fieldwork programs. PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS Illinois Occupational Therapy Association member # 8290 American Occupational Therapy Association #000004502997 IOTA Mental Health Evidenced Based Practice Working Group 2006 Member of Governors State University Advisory Board for Occupational Therapy Program 2003-present TEACHING EXPERIENCE August 2019 – December 2019: Adjunct Fieldwork Faculty, Lewis University Occupational Therapy Program, Serving as a Level 1 fieldwork educator at Franciscan Sisters of the Sacred Heart, Frankfort, IL. May 2019 – July 2019: Adjunct Faculty, Fox College OTA Program, Curriculum development and co- instruction for Activity Analysis and Group Process. Co-Instructor and Lab assistant: Psychosocial Occupational Performance & Psychosocial Level I Fieldwork; Served as fieldwork educator for Level I psychosocial fieldwork in non-traditional practice settings (Trinity Services & Lydia House); Student tutoring. Josephine M. Burriss January 2019 - April 2019: Adjunct Faculty, Fox College, OTA Program, Served as primary fieldwork educator for two Level II Fieldwork rotations at Helping Hands, a non-traditional fieldwork setting. Primary responsibilities included student supervision, development and implementation of OT programming for fieldwork, development of OT documentation, and procedures for use during fieldwork placement. Development of new partnership with Association House of Chicago, serving as fieldwork educator and assisting with the development and implementation of student programming, policies and procedures. December 2019 – January 2019: Adjunct Faculty, Fox College, OTA Program, Proposal writing for the development of new non-traditional level 2 fieldwork experiences (Association House of Chicago and Hartgrove Hospital) November 2018 – December 2018: Adjunct Faculty, Fox College, OTA Program, Co-Instructor and Lab assistant : Psychosocial Occupational Performance & Psychosocial Level I Fieldwork; Served as fieldwork educator for Level I psychosocial fieldwork in non-traditional practice settings (Trinity Services & Lydia House); Lab assistant – Human Anatomy and Physiology I. September 2018 - October 2018: Adjunct Faculty, Fox College, OTA Program, Instructor- Human Occupations Across the Lifespan September 2018 – October 2018: Adjunct Faculty, Fox College, OTA Program: Lab Assistant-Human Anatomy & Physiology II May 2018: Guest Lecture, Fox College, OTA Program, Developing a Non-Traditional Level II Fieldwork Placement May-2018-July2018: Served as a Lab Assistant for Activity Analysis and Group Process; Assisted with the development and implementation of lab activities; Served as Fieldwork Educator for non-traditional psychosocial Level I fieldwork placements, overseeing 8 students at 4 different facilities (Trinity Services, Access Behavioral Health, & Link Options Center) January 2018- April 2018: Fox College: Served as primary fieldwork educator for two Level II Fieldwork rotations at Helping Hands, a non-traditional fieldwork setting. Primary responsibilities included student supervision, development of OT programming for fieldwork, development of OT documentation, and procedures for use during fieldwork placement. October 2017-December 2017: Adjunct Faculty Fox College: Lab Assistant Psychosocial Occupational Performance & Psychosocial Level I Fieldwork; Served as fieldwork educator for Level I psychosocial fieldwork in non-traditional practice settings (Trinity Services, Access Behavioral Health & Recovery Works) August 2017-October 2017: Adjunct Faculty Fox College: Lab Assistant Level 1 Fieldwork-Pediatrics; Lab assistant: Anatomy & Physiology II August 2017: Adjunct Faculty: Fox College: Level 1 Fieldwork Educator at Midwest Brain Injury Clubhouse April 2017 - May 2017: Adjunct Faculty: Fox College, Development of curriculum for Theory of Psychosocial Occupation and Occupational Performance Lab: Psychosocial; Lab assistant: Occupational Performance Lab: Psychosocial; Psychosocial Level 1 Fieldwork. February 2017 - April 2017: Adjunct Faculty: Fox College, Human Anatomy and Physiology II Lab Assistant; Human Occupations Lab Assistant; Development of lab activities/curriculum. January 2017 - February 2017: Adjunct Faculty: Fox College, Occupational Performance of Physical Rehabilitation; Curriculum Development and Lab Assistant August 2016 - October 2016: Adjunct Faculty: Fox College, Anatomy & Physiology Theory & Lab: Curriculum Development and Instruction May 2015 – August 2016: Adjunct Faculty: Governors State University, Psychosocial Knowledge & Lab: Co- Instructor June 2008: Palos Community Hospital, Occupational Therapy Student Level 1 Clinical Instructor Josephine M. Burriss April - June 2008: Palos Community Hospital, Occupational Therapy Student Level 2 Clinical Instructor May - June 2007: Palos Community Hospital, Occupational Therapy Student Level 1 Clinical Instructor February – March 2007: Palos Community Hospital, Occupational Therapy Assistant Student Level 1 Clinical Instructor May 2005: Palos Community Hospital, Occupational Therapy Student Level 1 Clinical Instructor PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY BASED PRESENTATIONS May 2018: What is Occupational Therapy? Career Day Presentation, Hilda Walker School May 2016: What is Occupational Therapy? Stress Management & Sensory Exploration; Arbury Hills School November 2012: Feeling Like Scrooge? Overcoming the Holiday Blues; Community Based , hosted by Palos Community Hospital, Outpatient Behavioral Health Department April 2009 Surviving the Economic Downturn: Personal & Work Strategies for Your Job and Your Sanity; Community Based, hosted by Palos Community Hospital, Outpatient Behavioral Health Department November 2009 Illinois Occupational Therapy Association: The Role of Occupational Therapy in Outpatient Behavioral Health: Use of the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure January 2009 Palos Community Hospital: The Role of Occupational Therapy in Outpatient Behavioral Health: Use of the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure July 2005 Palos Community Hospital: The Impact of Fibromyalgia on the Occupation of Marriage: A Phenomenological Inquiry March 2004 Midwestern Deans Research Conference: The Impact of Fibromyalgia on the Occupation of Marriage: A Phenomenological Inquiry CONTINUING EDUCATION February 2019 Occupational Therapy.com, Interoception: The Hidden Sensory System February 2019 Occupational Therapy.com, Errorless Learning: Skills and Knowledge to Address Cognitive Impairment February 2019 Occupational Therapy.com, Occupation Based Cognitive Rehab for Adults with Brain Injury or Stroke September 2018 ILOTA Annual Conference, Naperville, IL: Fieldwork 101; Everything You Wanted to Know About Academia; Therapeutic Clubs; Using Participation and Occupation to Guide the Pediatric Occupational Process; Sparking Change July 2018 OccupationalTherapy.com, Contemporary Motor Learning Approaches for Neurorehabilitation July 2018 OccupationalTherapy.com, Keys For Success: Strategies for Working With Teens and Young Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders July 2018 OccupationalTherapy.com, Self-Regulation Strategies and the Relation to Underlying Neurological Components September 2017 AOTA Specialty Conference, Occupational Therapy in Mental Health: From Our Foundations to Our Future, Indianapolis Indiana March 2017 The Aging Brain: Assessments, Treatments & Interventions for Alzheimer’s Disease & Other Dementias, PESI, Orland Park, IL August 2016 Institute for Emerging Educators in Healthcare, University of Indianapolis, School of Education and College of Health Sciences November 2015 Ethics and Boundary Issues, CE4Less.com Josephine M. Burriss October 2014 Illinois Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference: Advancing Occupational Therapy’s Role in Social & Emotional Learning; OT’s Perspectives On the Use of SI-Based Approaches in Mental Health Practice; An Outpatient Memory Care Program For Older Adults with Dementia and Their Caregivers; Know