Hello, my name is Brenda Burton and I am the new occupational therapist (OT) working with Pet Connections! I am very excited to have become a part of the Ontario ARC family. I have been an OT for 12 years working with children and adults with various abilities and disabilities. In most recent years I have specialized in developmental and intellectual disabilities with a focus on adaptive equipment and accessible home renovations.
My whole life I have been an animal lover and even debated about becoming a veterinarian. However, my queasy stomach and passion to help people outweighed my love of animals. Although my home has never been complete without having several animals in it. Currently we have a cat, a dog, 3 adult fish with 20 baby fish, and a yellow Russian tortoise!
I am very grateful to Ontario ARC for providing me with the opportunity to combine my love for animals with my passion for working with and helping people! As a member of Pet Connections I am focusing on developing individualized and specific goals that drive animal assisted interventions to increase participants' skills as well as their future success.
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