Women of Excellence
Lynn M. Festa |
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Title: | Health Professional Coach |
Industry: | Healthcare |
Type of Organization: | Health Coaching |
Major Product/Service: | Providing health professional coaching services |
Expertise: | Ms. Festa has 28 years experience. She provides workshops, seminars and presentations for healthcare professionals focusing on the art of empathy and resilience. She specializes as an occupational hand therapist. |
Geographic Area of Distribution: | Lenox, Massachusetts |
Affiliations: | A.O.T.A.; A.S.H.T.; A.A.H.S.; N.E.H.S. |
University/Degree: | B.S. Occupational Therapy, Boston University, 1988; Certifications, Hand Therapy, The Daring Way™, and Positive Psychology |
Hobbies/Sports: | Open water swimming, playing piano, reading, hiking |
Work History: | Ms. Festa has lectured nationally and internationally on topics related to hand therapy rehabilitation, as well as empathy, compassion and preventing burnout in the healthcare environment since 2008. |
Published Works: | 1 book in progress; Co-authored, chapter, "Therapists' Management of Distal Radius Fracture", 6th ed., Rehabilitation of the Hand, 2008; Editor, ASHT Times, 2010-2013 |
Career Accomplishments: | In the future, Ms. Festa wants to design an evidence-based curriculum that promotes empathy and resilience for health care providers. |