Curriculum Vitae Brent Cheyne, OTD, OTR/L brentcheyne@yahoo.com Evidence of leadership President of the local OT South Bay Forum for Sarasota and Manatee Counties from 2007-2011. Non-voting board member of the Florida Occupational Therapy Association (FOTA) serving in roles as Webmaster (2009-2014) and Newsletter Editor (2009 to 2013). State College of Florida representative to the Florida Occupational Therapy Educational Consortium (FLOTEC) from 2010 to present. Health Sciences Department representative to the State College of Florida Faculty Senate 2013-2014. Evidence of scholarship Doctoral capstone project: A faculty education course Social and emotional learning: An introduction to methods for occupational Therapy education (4 hour C.E.) Attendance at AOTA Program Directors and Academic Fieldwork Coordinator meetings held 2010 through 2014. Organized and promoted local O.T. forum guest speakers for continuing education presentations on a variety of topics at multiple community venues from 2008 to 2011. Editor and contributor to Florida Occupational Therapy Association s quarterly newsletter from 2009 to 2013. Contributing Author to Care2learn.com web based educational course called Functional Maintenance Programs. Evidence of promoting occupational therapy in practice Coordinator of State College of Florida Occupational Therapy Assistant Program s annual community Open House and Job Fair held during OT Month every April 2010 through 2014. Co-coordinator of the Florida Occupational Therapy Association s Facebook Page content 2011 through 2014 Provided excellent in clinical services through quality occupational therapy outcomes earning the 2009 Life Care Center of Sarasota Therapist of the Year Award
Member of Life Care Centers of America s selected National Number One Rehab Team. Evidence of service Service on the Florida Occupational Therapy Association s various committees including collaborating as webmaster and newsletter editor on Special Interest Section-Practice, Regional Representation, Continuing Education, Governmental Affairs, Member s Concerns and State Conference committees. 2012 Award of Recognition for service to the association from the Florida Occupational Therapy Association. State College of Florida Campus Wellness Committee 2013-2014 Evidence of teaching Current Assistant Professor and Academic Fieldwork Coordinator at the State College of Florida. Student Poster presentation faculty advisor for Occupational Therapy Assistant student from the State College of Florida at the Annual FOTA State Conference from 2011 to 2014. Co-Presenter of a 2 hour Workshop Fieldwork Education without Tears at Florida Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference, Sarasota, Florida February 2011. Continuing Education Course presenter multiple events: FLOTEC Florida Fieldwork Certification Workshops 2010-13 Fieldwork Educator Award of Excellence 2010 from the Florida Occupational Therapy Educational Consortium Level I and II Fieldwork Educator and adjunct lecturer for the State College of Florida from 1999 through 2010. Evidence of technological skill Florida Occupational Therapy Association Webmaster from 2010 to present with tasks including designing and maintaining the content management system for all displayed web pages, membership database management, online forms and payments systems of e-commerce including financial reports, coordinating and placing website advertising, mass e-mail communications, filing structures and formats for the organizational documents, images, and transaction data. Facilitated a recent (2014) upgrade to the web template and menu structure for an entire updated look to the FOTA website See www.flota.org
Florida Occupational Therapy Educational Consortium website webmaster with design and development of committee tools, and online forms and processes needed by the organization to allow for online registration and payment of Fieldwork Educator Workshops held throughout the state of Florida. Facilitated organizational learning on web site use for hosting courses, registering attendees, developing and database of registered fieldwork educators and revising online website resources for fieldwork educators to access from across the state of Florida. Facilitated a recent (2014) upgrade to the web template and menu structure for an entire updated look to the FOTA website. See www.floteceducation.org Web video instructional, training and tutorial content produced for the Florida Occupational Therapy Association in distance training of their Administrative Assistant. Experienced with Microsoft Office Suite of programs, Word, Excel, Publisher, PowerPoint. Education Bachelor of Science in Occupational Therapy 1994 (BSc. OT), Faculty of Health Science at the University of Western Ontario, London Ontario, Canada. Post-professional Doctorate of Occupational Therapy (OTD), Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions, Provo Utah, USA. Memberships and Affiliations Member of the American Occupational Therapy Association Member of the Florida Occupational Therapy Association Member of the Florida Occupational Therapy Educational Consortium OT South Bay Forum local to Manatee and Sarasota counties Registration and Licensure Current National Registration as an Occupational Therapist, OTR Current State of Florida License as an Occupational Therapist
Work Experience August 2010 to Present: Faculty and Academic Fieldwork Coordinator for the Occupational Therapy Assistant Program at the State College of Florida August 2008 to 2010: State College of Florida Occupational Therapy Assistants Program Adjunct Faculty Lecturer and lab instructor in Mental Health and Physical Health courses taken by second year students. Providing of training in treatment planning, interventions, documenting, and associated clinical skills, techniques, knowledge, and professional behaviors. Creating, revising, and presenting course content through a variety of educational media in collaboration with a full-time SCF faculty mentor. Providing Fieldwork I and II clinical experiences as a Fieldwork Educator. September 2005 to December 2006: Manatee Springs Care and Rehab of Bradenton. Staff Occupational Therapist in a subacute geriatric rehab. Clinical Fieldwork Coordinator and Instructor. March 2005 to September 2005: Physiotherapy Associates of Bradenton. Staff Occupational Therapist serving clients with upper extremity orthopedic conditions including hand therapy and splinting, post surgical shoulder repairs of the rotator cuff, shoulder replacement, carpal tunnel, and lateral epicondylitis. August 1996 to March 2005: Sundance Rehabilitation at the Woods of Manatee Springs of Bradenton. Served in the capacity as Staff and Lead Supervisor of Occupational Therapy. Provided the assessment and treatment of Orthopedic, Neurological, and Cardiopulmonary patients in a subacute rehab, long term care and outpatient setting. Subacute experience also includes working in stroke rehab, total knee, hip, and shoulder replacement patients, amputees, post surgical cardiac patients, ventilator patients, pulmonary disease sufferers, and people receiving kidney dialysis. Interventions with patients with Alzheimer s disease and other cognitive impairments.
Experience in long term care includes wheelchair positioning, contracture management, self-feeding adaptation, management of falls and urinary incontinence, with family and staff education and training. Outpatient experience includes stroke rehab, spinal cord, and head injured patients, and upper extremity orthopedics including upper arm, forearm, and wrist fractures, and management of arthritic conditions through adaptive device training for activities of daily living. Administrative experience includes staff and patient treatment scheduling, assisting with the assessment of productivity and staffing needs, participation in facility quality assurance and quality improvement teams, Documentation audits and staff training. Providing educational in-services for rehab and nursing staff. Creating informational newsletters, and coordinating the Rehab Graduate promotional program for patients who successfully complete their therapy programs Other experience includes performing home evaluations, aquatic therapy treatments, feeding evaluation, splinting and orthotics, providing treatment using electrical stimulation, short wave diathermy, and therapeutic ultrasound. September 1995 to August 1996. Florida Sunshine Rehab of Bradenton and Sun City Center. Occupational Therapist providing assessment and treatment of Residents of Assisted Living. Clientele included patients with orthopedic and neurological conditions, Parkinson s and Arthritic conditions. Duties included providing seminars on community health and wellness education. July to September of 1995. The Inn at Freedom Village of Bradenton. Staff Occupational Therapist in a skilled nursing and assisted living facility. June 1994 to June 1995. Mediplex Rehab of Bradenton. Staff Occupational Therapist providing the assessment and treatment of Traumatic Brain Injured patients, neurological, orthopedic, and cardiopulmonary patients in a subacute rehab setting.