Career Day OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST

Brittany McFadden turns playtime into progress.

they need to do things that are important for being a kid.

Brittany McFadden

Profession: Pediatric

Occupational Therapist (OT) at United Cerebral Palsy of Central Arizona

Age: I’m 37. I started working as an OT when I was 26. What do you do for a living? I get to play with kids!

Pediatric means I’m an OT that specializes with kids. At United Cerebral Palsy of Central Arizona, I work to discover what a child can do and what they are having a hard time doing. My goal is always to find out what keeps a child from being successful and uncover solutions. Maybe they have a hard time thinking through a task like getting dressed, or maybe their hands are not strong enough to color or hold a spoon, it could be almost anything. Then I find creative ways to use play and fun to help them build the skills