Susan Marie Ferdon

aka - . Susan Marie Steinmetz

34 Fredericks Street

Wanaque, New Jersey 07465-2321

Fax/phone   (973) 248-8631

Professional Objective 

  To provide professional physical therapy services within a private facility.  A team of professional staff to provide home and school based therapy.  Services to include comprehensive evaluations and consults for therapy, adaptive equipment and support devices as in orthotics and bracing.

 Qualifications

 M.A.P.T. Licensed in November 1988 by the state of N.J. as a Physical Therapist. 

License #QA004372.  School certified Physical Therapist.

  Education            

 Completed NDT/Bobath – March 2001

Eight-Week Course in the Treatment of Children With Cerebral Palsy.

 M.A. Physical Therapy, B.S. Health Sciences - June 1988

Touro College, Huntington, N.Y.

 B.S. Therapeutic Rehabilitation - May 1984

Springfield College, Springfield, Mass

 Employment         

 S & S Therapeutics, Inc.  -  April 1994 - present.

President of privately PT owned S Corp providing contract physical therapy services to school systems, early intervention programs, and private home cares.  Provide special services as in the evaluation and the recommendation for wheelchairs, strollers and seating systems.  Also evaluate and recommend for braces and orthotics.  Coordinate with the professionals to the site in providing total care for the pediatric population. 

 S & S Therapeutics, Inc. School Contracts include:

Passaic Board of Education.  -  Sept. 1997- present.

 Essex County Educational Services Commission, Cedar Grove, N.J. 1994- present.

Montclair, Belleville and Bloomfield school districts.

 Norwood Board of Education, Norwood, N.J. July 1994-1995.

 East Rutherford Board of Education.  Sept. 1993- present.

 Montclair State University Parent Infant Program, Montclair, N.J. - Sept. 1996- present.

Contract therapist providing home based physical therapy services.

 North Jersey Developmental Center, Totowa, N.J. - June 1992- June 1994.

Consultant Physical Therapist providing initial evaluations, plan of Care within a Mental Retarded Residential facility.

 Woodcrest Nursing Home, New Milford, N.J. - March 1992-August 1992.

Contract physical therapist providing therapy within a skilled nursing facility.  Involved in monthly screenings and initial evaluations, orthotic/prosthetic clinic and ordering of adaptive equipment.  Supervised one physical therapy aide. 

 Hudson Rehabilitative Services, Kearny, N.J. - May 1991- February 1992.

Staff physical therapist providing outpatient skilled therapy within an orthopedic facility.  Conducted evening classes on exercising with the physioball for low back pain.  Supervised a weeklong schedule of events centered on physical therapy week.  

Institute for Child Development, Hackensack, N.J.- June 1989- May 1991

Staff physical therapist providing individual and group therapy as part of an early intervention program.  Also provided therapy for handicapped pre-school program associated with Bergen County Special Services.  Coordinated orthotic clinic weekly within the facility along with a C.P.O.  Also fabricated Low temperature dynamic braces and orthotics. Organized a 3-day workshop featuring an internationally known Physical therapist.  . 

Preakness Hospital, Wayne, N.J. - Oct. 1990-August 1992.

Contract physical therapist providing therapy within a skilled Nursing facility.  Involved in monthly screenings of the clients, Orthotic/prosthetic clinic, and ordering of adaptive/therapeutic equipment.  Supervised two physical therapy aides. 

 University of Medicine and Dentistry of N.J., Newark, N.J. - Sept. 1988- May 1989.

Staff physical therapist involved in orthopedic, medical/surgical, head trauma and wound care patients.  Also involved in NICU  screenings and high-risk clinic.  Provided chest physical therapy for northern N.J. cystic fibrosis patients who had exacerbations.      

Contact susan@houseoftherapy.com