Elma Westergren is a Registered Occupational Therapist in Sweden with over 7 years of experience specializing in pain management and rehabilitation. Having worked in pain clinics, she has experience helping patients navigate significant life transitions and rebuild their professional identities after health-related disruptions.Her unique background in occupational identity and work-life transitions provides distinctive insights into how technological disruption affects professional identity and career adaptation. Currently transitioning into interaction design, Elma applies her deep understanding of human occupation and identity to explore how professionals adapt when faced with technological change.Her focus is on how individuals maintain their sense of purpose and expertise while adapting to technological disruption, making her perspective particularly relevant to understanding AI’s impact on occupational identity. She brings expertise in vocational evaluation, cognitive assessments, and telehealth services, combined with a professional approach that emphasizes evidence-based practice and individualized support.Driven by core values of integrity, innovation, inclusion, and fairness, Elma is passionate about helping professionals navigate identity shifts and maintain their expertise while embracing technological advancement.
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