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My Background: Bob Thompson, MSE, NBCOT, OTR

My Background: Bob Thompson, MSE/OTR; National Board Certified

I joined the School Distict of the Menomonie Area (SDMA) as a staff occupational therapist in 1992. Prior to that I was contracted by Boyceville School District from 1989 to 1992. Previous experiences to school-based occupational therapy services have included:

  • Faculty O.T. postition at UW-Stout in The Center for Rehabilitation Technology.
  • Clinical therapist for MedRehab at the Dunn County Health Care Center, providing occupational therapy interventions for home health, skilled nursing rehab, and programming for the developmentally/physically challenged.
  • Clinical therapist at Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor, Maine, providing skilled nursing rehab, inpatient acute rehab, outpatient rehab, and pediatrics occupational therapy intervention.

I was raised on a 400 acre dairy farm near Hollandale, Wisconsin. I attended UW-Madison, graduating with my Bachelor's Degree in Occupational Therapy in 1980. I received my Master of Science in Education from UW-Stout in 1996. My specialty areas include developmental hand therapy, school-based assistive technology, and functional-based approaches to occupational performance needs in a school setting. I have chaired the SDMA Assistive Technology Committee, am a member of the SDMA Autism Team, and past-Rep of the PK-12 Special Education Representative to the District's Student Achievement Council. I am also on the Northwest Region Wisconsin Assistive Technology Leadership Council. Additional leadership roles in SDMA include; Representative to the SDMA Health/Medical Insurance Commmittee overseeing the Menomonie District Self-funded Health Insurance Plan &  Co-President of the Menomonie Education Association .

I currently provide direct and/or collaborative consultation interventions at the Middle School & High School; Wakanda, Oaklawn, & Knapp Elementary Schools. If sites through the Early Childhood Special Education Pre-school Options are determined to be appropriate for a student(s), then occupational therapy intervention also includes pre-schools and 4K sites in the Menomonie community.

I am married and have 2 adult children (daughter and son) and 2 adult stepchildren (son and daughter) and 1 step granddaughter. My interests include: reading, cooking, gardening, organizational simplicity, biking, walking, and photography.

Certifications for occupational therapy practice include:

  • National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT);      Certification #: AA422907
  • Department of Public Instruction (DPI);      License # 812 PK-12 Occupational Therapy
  • State of Wisconsin Department of Regulation and Licensing:      Credential # 127-26

Memberships for occupational therapy practice include:
 

  • National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT)
  • The American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA)
  • The Wisconsin Occupational Therapy Association (WOTA)
  • AOTA School-Based Practice Special Interest Section
  • AOTA Sensory Integration Special Interest Section
  • AOTA Developmental Disabilities Special Interest Section

Additional Professional Memberships include:

  • National Education Association (NEA)
  • Wisconsin Education Association (WEA)
  • West Central Education Association (WCEA)