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MOT, OTR/L, ATP
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OTD, OTR/L, ATP
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Featured Presenters
OccupationalTherapy.com instructors and guest editors are skilled clinicians and industry leaders whose courses consistently receive top ratings from our members.

Emily Dassow, OTR/L is an energetic and sought after occupational therapist with a passion for working with children with sensory integration disorders. Emily currently works with schools in the Los Angeles area working with students ranging from preschool to middle school and at a private clinic in Tarzana, California. In addition, Emily enjoys supervising, educating and sharing her enthusiasm with the newest generation of occupational therapists as a clinical instructor to level one and two students from universities across the country on a regular basis. Emily has also presented nationally on relating school based occupational therapy to Common Core State Standards.

Erika del Pozo, MOT, OTR/L holds a BA in Dance and Master’s in Occupational Therapy from Nova Southeastern University. Erika has practiced in outpatient pediatrics for five years and also has experience working with older adults with progressive neurological conditions. She is CEO and founder of Joy Energy Time, a wellness community dedicated to empowering healthcare professionals to grow in their wellness practices and advocate to improve the industry. Erika has worked with several distinguished continuing education agencies and has created evidence-based courses around multi-level approaches to address burnout in healthcare. She has also presented on burnout at both regional and national occupational therapy conferences.

Lindsey Reeves, OTD, OTR/L works as an Assistant Professor of Clinical Occupational Therapy at the USC Occupational Therapy Faculty Practice. Dr. Reeves works with clients in the chronic pain, chronic headache, college student, and ergonomic programs, and is a member of the USC Chronic Pain and Chronic Headache Interdisciplinary Teams. She has presented on her occupational therapy work with chronic pain populations at multiple conferences, including the OTAC Oncology Symposium, USC Pain Symposium, and the AOTA Mental Health Specialty Conference. Dr. Reeves is passionate about health promotion and wellness and helping people to enhance their quality of life using a Lifestyle Redesign® approach.
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