Normanie Ricks's guest appearances

Normanie Ricks

The Chick in Charge

The Uncommon OT Series

Health Longevity Secrets

Mark Cuban

Megan Ramos

Sarah Larsen

Dana Barrett

Amy Berger

Stacey Abrams

Brad Jones

Kara Fitzgerald

Scott Sherr

Neil Nathan

Joan Ifland

Quinetha Frasier

Alicia Hansen

Ben Azadi

Judith Finlayson

OwlTail

In this episode, we will be learning about an occupational therapy practitioner in vision therapy.  Normanie McKenzie Ricks, MS, OTR/L is an Occupational Therapist who has a passion for helping individuals with neurological and vision deficits, particularly those with learning-related vision problems. She is a graduate of The University of Alabama at Birmingham and UCLA. As a proud veteran and Officer in the United States Navy, she provided Occupational Therapy Intervention to service members and their families and addressed neurological issues so that they could return to full duty and fulfilled lives. She is a member of the Lions Club which serves and advocates for the blind and visually impaired through its local and global initiatives She also travels internationally and provides instruction for educators at their schools for the blind and developmentally disabled. Normanie's personal passion for the field hits really close to home. As a third-grader her very own daughter began to have difficulty with reading comprehension, reporting daily headaches, and struggling with standardized assessments. After vision therapy, she now reads above grade level and scored at the ninth-grade level on her writing assessments as a fifth-grader. She continues to excel in her academic endeavors.Show Key Points:·      Normanie gives us a glimpse of her background and interests·      Normanie describes her Uncommon OT work, the settings and the population she serves·      Normanie describes what drew her to this type of work and her path there·      Normanie describes typical areas of focus in treatment ·      Normanie dispels some myths about the specialty·      Normanie provides other OTPs with valuable advice·      Normanie provides her book and contact information RESOURCES:Website:  www.achievevisioncenter.comfacebook: @achievevisioncenterinstagram: @achievevisioncenterAmazon link for book:  https://www.amazon.com/Vision-Therapy-Manual-Parent-Teachers/dp/1098376544/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?crid=1W4R0BIZBR9PG&amp;keywords=normanie+mckenzie&amp;qid=1647287509&amp;sprefix=normanie+mckenzie%2Caps%2C146&amp;sr=8-1Another way to buy the book: https://store.bookbaby.com/book/visiontherapymanualDr. Mitchell Scheiman, OD, PhD is a nationally known optometric educator, lecturer, author and private practitioner. He is the author of “Understanding and Managing Visual Deficits: A Guide for Occupational  Therapists”, and Low Vision Rehabilitation: A Guide for Occupational Therapists” published by Slack Incorporated. Dr. Scheiman has a long and close relationship with occupational therapists. He works closely with occupational and physical therapists in his practice co-managing patients and has lectured to therapists on numerous occasions. He has specialized in vision therapy for the past 45 years. Dr. Scheiman is currently Dean of Research at Salus University. He has written three books for optometrists covering the topics of binocular vision and vision therapy, pediatric optometry, and learning-related vision problems and he has published over 225 articles in the professional literature. He is a Diplomate in Binocular Vision and Perception and a Fellow in the College of Optometrists in Vision Development.Penny Stack, OTD, OTR/L, CLT is the founder of Dyslexia Center of Tulsa and host of the Educate to Advocate podcast. She is the parent of a child with dyslexia who also has demonstrated improved reading capabilities thanks to Dyslexia Center of Tulsa. In the quest to research the best possible services for her own child, she brought the Dyslexia Center of Tulsa to the Tulsa area.  Sports Vision account on IG: @mrmentalmuscle A.K.A Nick Davenport. Nick is the owner of Mind Body 1 where he works on cognitive conditioning and hand-eye coordination for athletes.As always, I welcome any feedback &amp; ideas from all of you or if you are interested in being a guest on future episodes, please do not hesitate to contact Patricia Motus at transitionsot@gmail.com or DM via Instagram @transitionsot THANK YOU for LISTENING, FOLLOWING, DOWNLOADING, RATING, REVIEWING &amp; SHARING “The Uncommon OT Series” Podcast with all your OTP friends and colleagues! Full Episodes and Q &amp; A only available at: https://www.wholistic-transitions.com/the-uncommon-ot-seriesSign Up NOW for the Transitions OT Email List to Receive the FREE Updated List of Uncommon OT Practice Settingshttps://www.wholistic-transitions.com/transitionsot Happy Listening Everyone!Big OT Love!All views are mine and guests own.Be a Patron to support The Uncommon OT Series Podcast project via Patreon.  

In this episode, we will be learning about an occupational therapy practitioner in vision therapy. Normanie McKenzie Ricks, MS, OTR/L is an Occupational Therapist who has a passion for helping individuals with neurological and vision deficits, particularly those with learning-related vision problems. She is a graduate of The University of Alabama at Birmingham and UCLA. As a proud veteran and Officer in the United States Navy, she provided Occupational Therapy Intervention to service members and their families and addressed neurological issues so that they could return to full duty and fulfilled lives. She is a member of the Lions Club which serves and advocates for the blind and visually impaired through its local and global initiatives She also travels internationally and provides instruction for educators at their schools for the blind and developmentally disabled. Normanie's personal passion for the field hits really close to home. As a third-grader her very own daughter began to have difficulty with reading comprehension, reporting daily headaches, and struggling with standardized assessments. After vision therapy, she now reads above grade level and scored at the ninth-grade level on her writing assessments as a fifth-grader. She continues to excel in her academic endeavors.Show Key Points:·      Normanie gives us a glimpse of her background and interests·      Normanie describes her Uncommon OT work, the settings and the population she serves·      Normanie describes what drew her to this type of work and her path there·      Normanie describes typical areas of focus in treatment ·      Normanie dispels some myths about the specialty·      Normanie provides other OTPs with valuable advice·      Normanie provides her book and contact information RESOURCES:Website:  <a href="http://www.achievevisioncenter.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.achievevisioncenter.com</a>facebook: @achievevisioncenterinstagram: @achievevisioncenterAmazon link for book:  <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Vision-Therapy-Manual-Parent-Teachers/dp/1098376544/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?crid=1W4R0BIZBR9PG&amp;keywords=normanie+mckenzie&amp;qid=1647287509&amp;sprefix=normanie+mckenzie%2Caps%2C146&amp;sr=8-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/Vision-Therapy-Manual-Parent-Teachers/dp/1098376544/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?crid=1W4R0BIZBR9PG&amp;keywords=normanie+mckenzie&amp;qid=1647287509&amp;sprefix=normanie+mckenzie%2Caps%2C146&amp;sr=8-1</a>Another way to buy the book: <a href="https://store.bookbaby.com/book/visiontherapymanual" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://store.bookbaby.com/book/visiontherapymanual</a>Dr. Mitchell Scheiman, OD, PhD is a nationally known optometric educator, lecturer, author and private practitioner. He is the author of “Understanding and Managing Visual Deficits: A Guide for Occupational  Therapists”, and Low Vision Rehabilitation: A Guide for Occupational Therapists” published by Slack Incorporated. Dr. Scheiman has a long and close relationship with occupational therapists. He works closely with occupational and physical therapists in his practice co-managing patients and has lectured to therapists on numerous occasions. He has specialized in vision therapy for the past 45 years. Dr. Scheiman is currently Dean of Research at Salus University. He has written three books for optometrists covering the topics of binocular vision and vision therapy, pediatric optometry, and learning-related vision problems and he has published over 225 articles in the professional literature. He is a Diplomate in Binocular Vision and Perception and a Fellow in the College of Optometrists in Vision Development.Penny Stack, OTD, OTR/L, CLT is the founder of Dyslexia Center of Tulsa and host of the Educate to Advocate podcast. She is the parent of a child with dyslexia who also has demonstrated improved reading capabilities thanks to Dyslexia Center of Tulsa. In the quest to research the best possible services for her own child, she brought the Dyslexia Center of Tulsa to the Tulsa area.  Sports Vision account on IG: @mrmentalmuscle A.K.A Nick Davenport. Nick is the owner of Mind Body 1 where he works on cognitive conditioning and hand-eye coordination for athletes.As always, I welcome any feedback &amp; ideas from all of you or if you are interested in being a guest on future episodes, please do not hesitate to contact Patricia Motus at transitionsot@gmail.com or DM via Instagram @transitionsot THANK YOU for LISTENING, FOLLOWING, DOWNLOADING, RATING, REVIEWING &amp; SHARING “The Uncommon OT Series” Podcast with all your OTP friends and colleagues! Full Episodes and Q &amp; A only available at: <a href="https://www.wholistic-transitions.com/the-uncommon-ot-series" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.wholistic-transitions.com/the-uncommon-ot-series</a>Sign Up NOW for the Transitions OT Email List to Receive the FREE Updated List of Uncommon OT Practice Settings<a href="https://www.wholistic-transitions.com/transitionsot" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.wholistic-transitions.com/transitionsot</a> Happy Listening Everyone!Big OT Love!All views are mine and guests own.Be a Patron to support The Uncommon OT Series Podcast project via Patreon.

Normanie Ricks, MS, OTR/L: OT in Vision Therapy

Today its my pleasure to share this interview that I just did with Normanie Ricks on her program the Health Facts with Normanie Ricks podcast. Normanie , who has spent nearly 15 years in the healthcare industry, has “seen it all.” From working with Wounded Warriors as an active-duty Lieutenant, to working with babies with congenital brain tumors,  through this new podcast platform she is now hoping to change the world - one episode at a time. She has obtained degrees from both the  University of Alabama at Birmingham as well as  UCLA .Her podcast series [including this episode] is appearing on the YUR Health Network.  This remarkable network has  a tremendous selection of excellent health related content. is already making a name for itself as the Netflix of Health and Wellness.  #longevity #wellness  #Ketones #lifestylemedicine #younger #normaniericks #healthfacts #RobertLufkinMD #rapamycin #metabolic #metabolism***Rapamycin Longevity Registry***https://www.rapamycin.io/*** CONNECT WITH ROBERT LUFKIN MD ON SOCIAL MEDIA ***Web: https://robertlufkinmd.com/ Twitter:https://twitter.com/robertlufkinmdYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/RobertLufkinMD*** GOT A SUGGESTION FOR A SHOW? ***Contact us at: https://robertlufkinmd.com/contact *** SPONSORSHIPS &amp; BRANDS ***We do work with sponsors and brands. If you are interested in working with us for your health industry product or service, please contact us at: https://robertlufkinmd.com/contact  NOTE: This is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have seen here. Robert Lufkin MD may at any time and at its sole discretion change or replace the information available on this channel. To the extent permitted by mandatory law, Robert Lufkin MD shall not be liable for any direct, incidental, consequential, indirect or punitive damages arising out of access to or use of any content available on this channel, including viruses, regardless of the accuracy or completeness of any such content.Disclaimer: We are ambassadors or affiliates for many of the brands we reference on the channel. Support the show (https://robert-lufkin.mykajabi.com/membership)

Today its my pleasure to share this interview that I just did with Normanie Ricks on her program the Health Facts with Normanie Ricks podcast. Normanie , who has spent nearly 15 years in the healthcare industry, has “seen it all.” From working with Wounded Warriors as an active-duty Lieutenant, to working with babies with congenital brain tumors,  through this new podcast platform she is now hoping to change the world - one episode at a time.  She has obtained degrees from both the  University of Alabama at Birmingham as well as  UCLA . Her podcast series [including this episode] is appearing on the YUR Health Network.  This remarkable network has  a tremendous selection of excellent health related content. is already making a name for itself as the Netflix of Health and Wellness.   #longevity #wellness  #Ketones #lifestylemedicine #younger #normaniericks #healthfacts #RobertLufkinMD #rapamycin #metabolic #metabolism ***Rapamycin Longevity Registry*** <a href="https://www.rapamycin.io/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.rapamycin.io/</a> *** CONNECT WITH ROBERT LUFKIN MD ON SOCIAL MEDIA *** Web: <a href="https://robertlufkinmd.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://robertlufkinmd.com/</a> Twitter:<a href="https://twitter.com/robertlufkinmd" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/robertlufkinmd</a> Youtube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/RobertLufkinMD" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/RobertLufkinMD</a> *** GOT A SUGGESTION FOR A SHOW? *** Contact us at: <a href="https://robertlufkinmd.com/contact" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://robertlufkinmd.com/contact</a> *** SPONSORSHIPS &amp; BRANDS *** We do work with sponsors and brands. If you are interested in working with us for your health industry product or service, please contact us at: <a href="https://robertlufkinmd.com/contact" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://robertlufkinmd.com/contact</a> NOTE: This is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have seen here.  Robert Lufkin MD may at any time and at its sole discretion change or replace the information available on this channel. To the extent permitted by mandatory law, Robert Lufkin MD shall not be liable for any direct, incidental, consequential, indirect or punitive damages arising out of access to or use of any content available on this channel, including viruses, regardless of the accuracy or completeness of any such content. Disclaimer: We are ambassadors or affiliates for many of the brands we reference on the channel. <a href="https://robert-lufkin.mykajabi.com/membership" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a> (<a href="https://robert-lufkin.mykajabi.com/membership" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://robert-lufkin.mykajabi.com/membership</a>)

Normanie Ricks: Health Facts with Normanie Ricks

Hey Ladies! Listen up as The Chick in Charge unleashes a new interview with Ms. Normanie Ricks. From being a simple Alabama girl, Ricks ambition took her far from home! After college – Ricks followed in her family’s footsteps by joining the Navy and becoming a Naval officer and occupational therapist. Moving forward in her career wasn’t hard – as Ricks identified her passion for helping military personnel and their families. As luck would have it – Ricks was asked to expand her vision to include the youngest members of the US Navy’s population – the babies. Designing an Occupational Therapy Neonatal Intensive Care Program – Normanie Ricks was recognized by the Joint Commission Hospital Accreditation Commission. Now leading her own company – ACHIEVE SOLUTIONS – Ricks still focuses on pediatric therapies, and runs of the best organizations in the Southeast, United States.

Hey Ladies! Listen up as The Chick in Charge unleashes a new interview with Ms. Normanie Ricks. From being a simple Alabama girl, Ricks ambition took her far from home! After college – Ricks followed in her family’s footsteps by joining the Navy and becoming a Naval officer and occupational therapist. Moving forward in her career wasn’t hard – as Ricks identified her passion for helping military personnel and their families. As luck would have it – Ricks was asked to expand her vision to include the youngest members of the US Navy’s population – the babies. Designing an Occupational Therapy Neonatal Intensive Care Program – Normanie Ricks was recognized by the Joint Commission Hospital Accreditation Commission. Now leading her own company – ACHIEVE SOLUTIONS – Ricks still focuses on pediatric therapies, and runs of the best organizations in the Southeast, United States.

Naval Officer - Occupational Therapist - Normanie Ricks