Big Stride Therapy
Turning Little Steps into Big Strides in Life                                                 bdewit@bigstridetherapy.com​
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​About the Founder

Bernie DeWit OTR/L started her own therapy company in 2013.  Bernie has been a practicing Occupational Therapist since 1988 and has been incorporating hippotherapy in her sessions since 2002.  She has extensive experience working in a variety of settings including pediatric home health, aquatic therapy, outpatient therapy clinics, assisted living and adult home health, acute admissions and outpatient psychiatric clinics, 
Bernie uses a variety of approaches and techniques, geared towards improving function at home and at school. Her multifaceted approach includes movement, sensory input, behavioral approaches and educational activities. 
She is a level one and two registered American Hippotherapy Association Therapist and a PATH International Certified and Registered Instructor. 


Accreditation
American Occupational Therapy Association
  • Certified PATH International Instructor
  • Level II American Hippotherapy Association *

*Level II – A therapist who has completed both Level I and II AHA Approved Courses who demonstrates clinical problem solving with respect to clinical reasoning, the Hippotherapy Conceptual Framework and application of the Disablement Model. They have clinical application of NDT, SI and Motor Learning within the hippotherapy treatment strategy.

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