Staff
Development is CHILD’S PLAY! prides
itself in the quality of our staff. We recruit the best possible
candidates who are professionally trained and skilled
in engaging children in the therapeutic process. Then, we
provide extensive supervision and mentoring to further develop
the skills of our therapists. All clinical staff have degrees
in occupational therapy, have passed a national exam and are
licensed in California to provide occupational therapy. Some
staff are additionally certified to treat swallowing disorders.
The majority of the staff at Development is CHILD’S
PLAY! is certified or in the process of obtaining certification
in the evaluation and treatment of sensory processing disorders. Therapists may have other additional training in feeding issues, neurodevelopmental treatment, auditory interventions (e.g. therapeutic listening), fine motor issues (e.g. handwriting programs) and other techniques.
We train interns and provide advanced training in sensory
integration intervention for international occupational therapists.
Staff members are or have been board members for the Santa
Clara Chapter of the Occupational Therapy Association of California
and the Bay Area Association of Pediatric Therapists.
Development is CHILD’S PLAY! is always interested
in talking with therapists who have great potential, like
to play, and are passionate about helping children succeed.
For more information about the type of person we seek, go
to our 'Employment' page.
About the Director:
Teri Wiss, M.A., O.T.R./L. has been a pediatric occupational
therapist since 1982. She has worked for school districts, public
and private clinics and in private practice. Her undergraduate
work was completed at Texas Woman’s University and she
received her Master’s degree from the University of Southern
California. Ms. Wiss completed advanced training in developmental
disorders at the USC/Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles-University
Affiliated Program and in sensory integration at the Ayres Clinic
in Torrance, CA. She taught pediatrics in the occupational therapy
program at San Jose State University and lectured for Sensory
Integration International. She has researched, lectured and
published in the areas of learning disabilities, autism and
Asperger’s Disorder, visual attention, and sensory integration.
Ms. Wiss is certified in the administration and interpretation
of the Sensory Integration and Praxis Tests. In 2009 the Occupational Therapy Association of California (OTAC) gave Ms. Wiss the Award of Excellence in Occupational Therapy. This award recognizes a member of OTAC who has made a significant contribution to the advancement
of occupational therapy in the area(s) of therapeutic practice, education, research, administration, organizational and community service.
Our clinical therapy staff currently includes:
- Jenni Adelman, M.S., O.T.R./L.
- Sahana Baker-Malone, M.A., O.T.R./L.
- Kerry Bunger, M.A., O.T.R./L.
- Sena Felt, O.T.R./L.
- Jenny Hui, M.A., O.T.R./L.
- Janis Ikeda, O.T.R./L.
- Hana Ju, M.A., O.T.R./L.
- Melanee Murphree, M.S., O.T.R./L.
- Catherine O'Sullivan, M.S., O.T.R./L.
- Jill Painter, M.S., O.T.R/L.
- Karen Swinehart, M.S., O.T.R./L.
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