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Scott Staszak
"The best part about the MSOT Program at SVSU was the ability to generalize what was taught into my everyday practice as a clinician. The professors in the MSOT program took a genuine interest in my professional aspirations and gave insight and knowledge into how to best achieve my goals."
Once you are in the MSOT program at SVSU you are assigned cohort and classmates you are with for the course of the program. The relationships I built and teams I worked with have carried with me past my academic career and into my professional groups. I have always been interested in a therapeutic career where I can help people and the field of Occupational Therapy was very interesting as a career choice due to how unique the field is and how dynamic the work settings can be. The staff and feel of the MSOT Program were very reputable and had a great outlook as a program choice for me personally. I loved the idea of being able to help someone with a task that they can one day be doing at home and directly relate that accomplishment back to what they worked with me as an occupational therapist. Research what you are learning and become passionate about each subject. If you find passion in your studies you will attain and learn much easier and recall that information when you need it most. Utilize multiple breakouts with the programming community outreach programs. Take advantage of field worksites to network and facilitate great experiences with every setting you have professional contact with to form a guide to your professional direction after the program. I started Game Changer Therapy Services in April 2016 as a single employee provider for In-Home services. Since our inception, we have established 3 clinics for children teens and adults located in Bay City, Saginaw, and Freeland. We have over 47 employees and offer services of Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy, Physical Therapy and ABA Therapy. Our services occur in the community, home and clinic and offer to and from transportation services for families who are unable to transport. The ability to consistently meet the needs of our clients in a common-sense way has been our major focus and continues to be a growing practice in the great lakes bay region. The ability to see a need for services and conceptualize that vision into a workable business model with the shifting sands of the medical reimbursement systems and policy regulations has been a challenge that I feel the SVSU MSOT program has prepared me for.