Amer de Juan, OTD(C),OTR/L,HTC,PAM was a Neuro-IFRAH Assistant Course Instructor™ in San Francisco, CA. Amer received intensive training for instructorship under Waleed Al-Oboudi, MOT, OTR, the originator of the Neuro-IFRAH® approach. He continues to attend advanced Neuro-IFRAH® courses with Mr. Al-Oboudi, and continues to be mentored by the originator of the Neuro-IFRAH® approach. Amer first met Mr. Al-Oboudi in 1992 at a continuing education course (where Mr. Al-Oboudi was one of the instructors) in San Francisco, CA – from then on Amer has become interested in Mr. Al-Oboudi’s concepts such that he completed the Neuro-IFRAH® Instructor training, as well as intermediate to advanced Neuro-IFRAH® courses with Mr. Waleed Al-Oboudi himself. 

Amer received his B.S. in Occupational Therapy (accelerated program) from San Jose State University, and his A.S. in Occupational Therapy (accelerated program, Highest Honors) from Sacramento City College. He is completing his Post-Professional Doctor of Occupational Therapy (O.T.D.) degree from Creighton University. Amer is licensed by the California Board of Occupational Therapy (CBOT) to be Advanced Practice Approved in Hand Therapy (HTC) and Advanced Practice Approved in Physical Agent Modalities (PAM). He has a vast experience in a variety of therapeutic settings of patient care: including trauma, intensive care, acute, sub-acute, transitional care, and long term care, home health care, out-patient settings, education and management/administration.

Amer established San Francisco Neurorehabilitation (SFNR) in 2007, a private practice in occupational therapy that uses the Neuro-IFRAH® approach for adults with hemiplegia from a stroke or brain injury. He established Amer de Juan Therapy Services in 2008 which provides Home Health services in Physical/Occupational/Speech Therapies, Nutrition/Dietary, and Social Work in the San Francisco Bay Area.