Fiona Visocnik, OTR/L
Director

Education:
Graduated La Trobe University, Lincoln School of Health Sciences, Melbourne, Australia 1990. BA (Occupational Therapy), Practicing Occupational Therapist 18 years.

Worldwide experience in Pediatrics:
Locations: Melbourne and BrisbaneAustralia, London, Romania, United States: East Coast, (MA,VA, NJ), Mountain states (WY,UT), Settled in California.

Areas of Pediatric experience:
Early Intervention for 0-3 year olds, community-based, specialty feeding clinic, in-home private, acute care hospitals including Intensive Care Units andNewborn Intensive Care Units (8 years), Cerebral Palsy early intervention clinics, schools.

Advanced Training in Pediatrics/Certified in:
Neurodevelopmental/Bobath Treatment of the Child with Cerebral Palsy, Neurodevelopmental Treatment of the Baby, Lactation Educator, Sensory Integration and Praxis Test (SIPT). Extensive experience with the Medically Fragile and Preterm infant, Newborn, Infant and Child Feeding and Swallowing including support Modified Barium Swallow Studies.

Competent with all standard Pediatric assessments including, but not limited to:
Peabody, Bayley, Gesell, Sensory Integration and Praxis Test (SIPT), Test of Infant Motor Performance (TIMP), Movement Assessment of Children (MAC).

Professional licenses:
California Board of Occupational Therapy (CBOT), CA Competence in Feeding and Swallowing (SWC), National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT),
Sensory Integration and Praxis Test (SIPT) Certified, Certified Lactation Educator (CLE), NDTA Treatment of the Child (and baby) with Cerebral Palsy.

Professional memberships:
American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), Breastfeeding Task Force of Greater Los Angeles, Neuro-Developmental Treatment Association.