Danielle Joanne Villanueva Munji, OTRP

Expert's Profile

Danielle Joanne Villanueva Munji, or “Teacher Dada” as she is fondly called by her students and their families, is a pediatric occupational therapist with nine years of experience in early intervention and school-age children with developmental disabilities. She heads the Kids’ S.P.O.T. Learning and Therapy Center, Inc. in BF Homes, Paranaque. She obtained her Bachelor’s Degree in Occupational Therapy in 2011 from the University of Santo Tomas and is currently taking up her Master’s Degree in the same university.

Aside from working with children, she is also a college instructor at the University of Perpetual Help System Dalta’s College of Physical and Occupational Therapy since 2013. She became a certified cognitive behavior therapist in 2018 and trained under CBT Australia. She advocates for awareness, acceptance, and accommodation of children and adolescents with developmental and psychosocial disabilities. As leisure, she enjoys creating online and printable learning resources and materials that can be used for distance learning and telehealth.

Credentials & Highlights

EDUCATION

  • Bachelor of Science in Occupational Therapy

    University of Santo Tomas – Espana, Manila College of Rehabilitation Sciences

  • Master of Science in Occupational Therapy

    University of Santo Tomas – Espana, Manila Graduate School

EXPERIENCES

  • Instructor 2; OT Chair (interim)

    College of Physical and Occupational Therapy University of Perpetual Help – System Dalta (Las Pinas)

  • Owner/Pediatric occupational therapist

    Kids’ SPOT Learning and Therapy Center, Inc. BF Homes, Paranaque City

  • Core Member, Political Advocacy

    Philippine Academy of Occupational Therapists, Inc. (PAOT)

  • Head, Sub-Committee on Students Affairs (South Sector)

    Philippine Academy of Occupational Therapists, Inc. (PAOT)

  • Pediatric occupational therapist

    Here We Grow Child Learning Center BF Homes, Las Pinas City

  • Occupational therapy consultant

    Las Pinas Doctors Hospital

AWARDS & ACCREDITATIONS

  • [2011] Philippine Licensure Examination for Occupational Therapists Licensure No. 0002762

  • [2018] Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy, CBT Australia, Certification number: 2018063