Hello my name is Perla and I am 41 years old. I was born in Brazil and immigrated to Canada with my husband and daughter in 2008. I lived in Edmonton until last week when I moved to Coquitlam. I graduated with a degree on occupational therapy in Brazil. But without having a strong understanding of English, I worked in maintance and cleaning being promotated to a supervisor in the Edmonton area with West Care facility company for 5 years. My last job was working with the City of Edmonton where I worked as a custodian in recreational facilities for the last 4 years. Since I moved to Coquitlam in the last few days and I feel more confident with my English, I have decided to return to my field and true passion that is helping and taking care of people. I have 9 years experience with rehabilitation in Brazil where I worked with children, adults, and seniors with mental disabilities and I had a specilization in mental health. In Edmonton I had an opportunity to start my practical nurse course, but unfortunately I was not able to finish. But I was able to experience practice with nursing homes and volunteering as well. I can describe myself as a hard working, reliable, and responsible person. I am married with 2 children and I want to improve my work skills doing training courses and working at the same time. I hope to achieve my goals in this new city that I choose to move to.

I was a Occupational Therapist in Brazil where I treated clients with variety of diagnosis such Stoke, Alzheimer, depression, dementia and psychiatric issues. Even though I am not register yet as OT in Canada, I bring with me a lot expirence on dealing with the clients need as self care hygiene, feeding and general daily activities. Additional Experiences/Qualifications: I am a very adaptable person and I am working to improve my knowledge and training in care giving field.