BIANCA DELEN, OT
CLINICAL LEAD AND LICENSED OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST
MEET BIANCA DELEN
Bianca is a highly skilled Occupational Therapist, bringing a wealth of international experience to our team. After earning her bachelor’s degree in Occupational Therapy in South Africa in 2013, she pursued her dream of working internationally, relocating with her family to Victoria, BC.
With extensive experience in various Occupational Therapy fields, Bianca specializes in working with neurodiverse pediatric populations. Her background includes collaborating in multidisciplinary teams with Speech and Language Pathologists, Audiologists, and Psychologists in private practice settings.
Prior to joining us, Bianca led the Occupational Therapy division for a company providing medico-legal services and managed her own pediatric private practice. Her approach emphasizes parent and caregiver education, taking a family-oriented stance in supporting neurodiverse children. Known for her analytical nature, Bianca focuses on building client strengths, engaging children at their level, and fostering skills for daily activities.
Bianca’s passion for making therapy enjoyable and celebrating milestones aligns perfectly with our client-centered approach. Her unique ability to connect with children, combined with her professional expertise, makes her a valuable asset to our team and the families we serve.
Outside of her professional life, Bianca enjoys family time, outdoor activities, and community engagement. Her personal interests, including marathon running and travel, reflect her enthusiasm for new challenges and experiences.
Bianca Delen has completed the following professional development courses:
- Therapeutic Listening and Tomatis® Sound Therapy – Introduction
to theory and application through A Total Approach - Application of Astronaut Training by Sheila Frick.
- Reflex integration therapy by Sheila Frick and Maude Le Roux
- A Total Approach – Maude Le Roux, Training on Executive
Functioning completed. - Autism Workshop – Presented by Steve Biko Academic Hospital in South Africa
- Workshop on Alternative Medicine and the ADHD/ADD Child through
INSTOPP - Introduction to the Medical Legal field through South African
Medico-Legal Association - Bullying workshop presented by Marele Venter (M. OT) through
INSTOPP - Here to Play: Recentering Children in Occupational Therapy
Practice (Through Learn Play Thrive, L.L.C.) Presented by Kelsie
Olds, MOT, OTR/L - 3 Steps to Improving INTEROCEPTION: An Evidence-Based
Approach by Kelly Mahler (OT) - The impact of art interventions on children with ASD
- Indigenous cultural safety through Victoria Native Friendship
Centre (VNFC) Community Learning Program. - Collaborative problem solving with parents/teachers & kids by Dr.
Ross Greene
Course work through e-CPD Health - Managing musculoskeletal health in children and young people globally
- Play interventions for paediatric in-patients
- Vocational interventions to help adults with long-term health conditions or
disabilities gain and maintain paid work - The effectiveness of fine motor training in children with ADHD
- The collaboration between occupational therapy and dentistry to benefit
children with ASD - The Use of Mindfulness for Students with Learning Disabilities
- Disturbed sleep and PTSD
- Desirable Occupational therapy interventions for Autistic children and youth
- Productivity and leisure for people aging with intellectual Disability
- Returning to work after traumatic injury
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