{"id":9951,"date":"2024-12-09T15:24:20","date_gmt":"2024-12-09T20:24:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/?post_type=idfive-person&#038;p=9951"},"modified":"2025-02-09T18:25:17","modified_gmt":"2025-02-09T23:25:17","slug":"mandy-mcdonald","status":"publish","type":"idfive-person","link":"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/staff-directory\/mandy-mcdonald\/","title":{"rendered":"Mandy McDonald"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"paragraph-widget paragraph-widget--person\">\n\t<div class=\"person-block idf-block\">\n\t\t<div class=\"person-block-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"person-block-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/img_person_placeholder_480.jpg\" alt=\"A gray silhouette of a person on a light gray background, typically used as a placeholder for a profile picture.\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"person-block-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 id=\"article-h1\">Amanda &#8220;Mandy&#8221; McDonald<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"person-block-info__title\">MS, OTL, ATP <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Occupational Therapist<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"person-block-contact\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"address\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"41\" height=\"41\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#icon-ICON_Location\"><\/use>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<address>Shepherd Center Main Campus<\/address>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/treatment\/services-clinics\/center-for-assistive-technologies\/\" class=\"wp-element-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Center for Assistive Technologies<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"paragraph-widget paragraph-widget--text-html\">\n\t<div class=\"idf-block text-content\">\n\t\t<p>Mandy McDonald, MS, OTL, ATP, has been with Shepherd Center since 2001 and sees patients in the <a href=\"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/treatment\/services-clinics\/center-for-assistive-technologies\/seating-clinic\/\">Wheelchair Seating &amp; Mobility Clinic<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Education and training<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Brenau University<\/strong><br \/>\nMaster of Science, Occupational Therapy, 2001<br \/>\nBachelor of Science, Occupational Therapy, 2001<\/p>\n<h2>Certifications<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Licensed Occupational Therapist (OT) since 2001<\/li>\n<li>Assistive Technology Professional since 2018<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>About<\/h2>\n<p>For the past 23 years at Shepherd Center, Mandy McDonald has served as an occupational therapist, catering to both inpatients and outpatients. 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