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Nathalie Rocelle (Holly) Cahanding

Ballarat

Summary

Paediatric occupational therapist with 9+ years experience across community, clinic, hospital, and school settings. Skilled in functional capacity assessments, sensory regulation, feeding, and family-centred practice. Experienced in NDIS reporting, multidisciplinary collaboration, and delivering practical, evidence-based strategies to support children’s independence and participation. Recognised for clear communication, strong advocacy, and empowering families through strengths-based care. AHPRA registered, licensed in social stencil program, values neuro-affirming practice.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Occupational Therapist – Key Worker

EVERYDAY INDEPENDENCE
08.2022 - Current
  • - Delivered comprehensive NDIS functional capacity assessments and therapy plans for children and families.
  • - Supported participants with sensory regulation, feeding, fine motor, and daily living skills.
  • - Acted as Key Worker, worked under transdisciplinary model of care and ensuring family-centred care.
  • - Collaborated with schools, educators, and allied health teams to support inclusion and participation.
  • - Consistently met KPIs for report timeliness, participant outcomes, and family satisfaction.
  • Full-time (38 hrs/week)

Occupational Therapist – Child and Family Team

EVERYDAY INDEPENDENCE
01.2024 - 06.2025
  • - Responsible for conducting assessments, designing treatment plans and providing quality occupational therapy management to participants in the home and community settings.
  • - Provided specialized occupational therapy consults and capacity-building of key workers and early childhood educators, working in interdisciplinary care model and ensuring family-centred care.
  • - Worked under the social model, focusing on capacity building and environmental modification to support participant participation in chosen occupations, inclusion in community, and improving life trajectories.
  • Full-time (38 hrs/week)

Occupational Therapy Consultant

MAKATI MEDICAL CENTER
08.2018 - 06.2022
  • Company Overview: DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION, CENTER FOR PEDIATRIC DEVELOPMENT AND REHABILITATION
  • - Responsible for conducting assessments, designing treatment plans and providing quality occupational therapy management to clients in the pediatric setting.
  • - Senior occupational therapist who assisted in establishing in-clinic therapy protocol and spearheaded planning and establishing telehealth protocol for the pandemic.
  • Full-time (16 hrs/week)

Occupational Therapy Consultant

ABLE CENTER
05.2016 - 06.2022
  • - Responsible for conducting assessments, designing treatment plans and providing quality occupational therapy management to clients in the pediatric setting.
  • - Co-facilitator of a large group of 7-9 year old children that target goals regarding executive functions and social skills.
  • - Co-facilitator of a small group of adolescents that focuses on transitioning to post-education and vocational pursuits.
  • Full-time (32 hrs/week)

Occupational Therapy Consultant

COMMUNICARE THERAPY CENTER FOR CHILDREN, INC.
05.2016 - 02.2020
  • - Responsible for conducting assessments, designing treatment plans and providing quality occupational therapy management to clients in the pediatric setting.
  • - Co-facilitator of a small group of 3-5 year old children that target goals regarding work behaviors and social skills.
  • Full-time (16 hrs/week)

Education

Bachelor of Science - Occupational Therapy

UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES MANILA
07.2015

High School Diploma - undefined

ST. SCHOLASTICA’S COLLEGE, MANILA
03.2011

Skills

  • Family and patient education
  • Clinical reasoning
  • Interdisciplinary collaboration
  • Direct patient care
  • Sensory integration
  • Intervention planning
  • Pediatric therapy
  • Group therapy

Certification

  • AUSTRALIAN HEALTH PRACTITIONER REGULATION AGENCY (AHPRA) April 2022 – Present
  • Registered Occupational Therapist with General Registration
  • Registration No. OCC0002615230
  • Expiry: 30/11/2025
  • Qualifications assessed by The Overseas Qualifications Assessment Committee (OQAC) of the Occupational Therapy Council of Australia Ltd (OTC).
  • WORKING WITH CHILDREN CHECK July 2022 – Present
  • Working with Children Check Victoria
  • Card No. 2496594A-01
  • Expiry: 18/07/2027
  • NDIS WORKER SCREENING CLEARANCE Sep 2022 – Present
  • NDIS Commission’s National Worker Screening Database (NWSD)
  • Identification No. 45123917
  • Expiry: 06/09/2027
  • THE OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY BOARD OF NEW ZEALAND (OTBNZ) March 2022 – Present
  • Registered Occupational Therapist
  • Registration No. 50-08146
  • PROFESSIONAL REGULATION COMMISSION (PRC) February 2016 – Present
  • Occupational Therapist Registered, Philippines
  • PRC License No. 0003275
  • Successful examinee of the February 2016 Occupational Therapist Licensure Examination garnering the 5th highest place in the examination with a rating of 80.40%.

Publications

  • THE 1ST ASIA-PACIFIC OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY SYMPOSIUM October 20-22, 2017
  • Taipei, Taiwan
  • Co-author of poster presentation entitled "Issues, Gaps and Priorities of Transition Programs in the Philippines for Adults with Developmental Disabilities: A Scoping Review"
  • THE PHILIPPINE SOCIETY FOR DEVELOPMENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL PEDIATRICS (PSDBP) 5TH BIENNIAL CONVENTION September 5-6, 2017
  • Manila, Philippines
  • Uniquely Different: Embracing Diversity Across the Lifespan
  • HONG’S CHILDREN CENTER FOR CEREBRAL PALSY BOBATH PEDIATRIC INTRODUCTORY COURSE August 25-27, 2017
  • Discussion, treatment demonstration, mat practice and case discussion on etiology, classification and definition of cerebral palsy, normal movement, tone influencing patterns, the Bobath concept, somatosensation, vision, perception and cognition by Hong Jung Sun, PT, MPH
  • COLLEGE OF ALLIED MEDICAL PROFESSIONS ALUMNI ASSOCIATION (CAMPA) THERACON 2016 November 27, 2016
  • Best Approaches in Interprofessional Clinical Collaboration
  • PHILIPPINE CEREBRAL PALSY, INC. LEND A HAND October 9, 2016
  • Splint fabrication for the benefit of patients of PCPI
  • YOGA FOR KIDS April 9, 2016
  • A hands-on workshop on Yoga as a complementary method for disability prevention and holistic wellness by Raina Stella Reyes, OTRP, OTR
  • PHILIPPINE ACADEMY OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS, INC. (PAOT) 50TH ANNIVERSARY CONVENTION November 25-27, 2015
  • Masgutova Neurosensorimotor Reflex Integration (MNRI) as a Therapeutic Modality for Neurodevelopment Workshop by Kristine Ann Lopez, OTRP
  • Mirror Therapy for facilitating upper extremity function Workshop by Dr. Salvador Bondoc
  • Volunteer for the Online and On-site Registration Committee
  • OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION OF THE PHILIPPINES, INC. (OTAP) MID-YEAR ASSEMBLY August 16, 2015
  • WHEELCHAIR STAKEHOLDERS ALIGNMENT MEETING August 10-11, 2015
  • WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION WHEELCHAIR TRAINING SERVICE PACKAGE INTERMEDIATE WORKSHOP July 26, 2015 - August 7, 2015
  • The Link Between Lying and Sitting: Clinical Implications Lecture by Gail Russell, BSc OT
  • 16TH INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF THE WORLD FEDERATION OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS (WFOT) June 18-21, 2014
  • Yokohama, Japan

Training

  • SOCIAL STENCIL PROGRAM FACILITATOR WORKSHOP 26 AUG 2025
  • - LICENSED FACILITATOR UNTIL 26 AUG 2026
  • - NEUROAFFIRMING PROGRAM TO TEACH SOCIAL CONCEPTS TO YOUNG PEOPLE VIA A WHOLE CLASS PROGRAM, SMALL GROUP PROGRAM AND INDIVIDUAL COUNSELLING
  • SOCIAL SOLUTIONS: HARNESSING FAMILY CAPACITY TO CREATE OUTCOMES FOR CHILDREN June 18-19, 2025
  • Early Childhood Intervention Australia Victoria/Tasmania
  • - Training to recognise key constructs for understanding human behaviour to inform strategies and make sense of decision making. Using a strengths-based approach, you will identify key principles of practice and apply the materials to your professional settings. This will assist you to identify and build upon family strengths to increase family capacity and child outcomes.
  • EVERYDAY INDEPENDENCE 20 June 2024
  • INTERMEDIATE ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY TRAINING
  • South Morang, VIC
  • Training on assessment, prescription and procurement of low to mid-cost assistive technology for NDIS-funded participants.
  • EVERYDAY INDEPENDENCE July 20, 2023
  • FUNCTIONAL CAPACITY ASSESSMENT AND HOME AND LIVING ASSESSMENT TRAINING
  • Werribee, VIC
  • Training on clinical assessments, support models, available housing supports for NDIS-funded participants
  • Tips on clinical reasoning, data gathering, report writing, NDIS rules, NDIS reasonable & necessary criteria, quality of life outcomes
  • EVERYDAY INDEPENDENCE March 10 & 24; April 4, 2023
  • EVERYDAY COACH APPROACH
  • Burwood East, VIC
  • Discussion and building skills on coaching and how to support participant and team members to reach their potential, increase engagement, improve relationships and increase job and life satisfaction.
  • MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID AUSTRALIA December 2-3, 2022
  • STANDARD MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID COURSE
  • Accredited Standard Mental Health First Aider until 3/12/2025 able to provide initial help to a person who is developing a mental health problem or experiencing a mental health crisis.
  • COMMUNICARE THERAPY CENTER FOR CHILDREN (CTCC) March 21 & 28, 2018
  • AQUATHERAPY INTRODUCTORY SEMINAR
  • Manila, Philippines
  • Discussion, treatment demonstration and practice, and case discussion on aquatherapy management, aquatic physics, and the different frameworks of aquatherapy

Timeline

Occupational Therapist – Child and Family Team

EVERYDAY INDEPENDENCE
01.2024 - 06.2025

Occupational Therapist – Key Worker

EVERYDAY INDEPENDENCE
08.2022 - Current

Occupational Therapy Consultant

MAKATI MEDICAL CENTER
08.2018 - 06.2022

Occupational Therapy Consultant

ABLE CENTER
05.2016 - 06.2022

Occupational Therapy Consultant

COMMUNICARE THERAPY CENTER FOR CHILDREN, INC.
05.2016 - 02.2020

High School Diploma - undefined

ST. SCHOLASTICA’S COLLEGE, MANILA

Bachelor of Science - Occupational Therapy

UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES MANILA

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