About Karen
Karen graduated from the University of Queensland in 2004 and has worked in various fields of occupational therapy, most recently with children and their families in multidisciplinary private practice.
Karen has a particular interest in supporting infants, toddlers and their families and believes strongly in the value of early intervention to improve long-term positive outcomes.
She has experience working with children with Cerebral Palsy, Down Syndrome and other congenital conditions, autism, ADHD, intellectual impairment and developmental delays.
Karen is a mother to four teenage boys and is aware of the demands and complexities of family life. She values parent involvement in therapy sessions and collaboration with childcare, other health professionals and extended family.
Karen values ongoing learning to ensure her clients receive current, evidence-based interventions.
Services
- ADOS-2 assessment – Paediatric Early Years ADOS assessment
- Motor, sensory, social and cognitive assessment, including early detection of cerebral palsy and autism
- Play development
- Fine and gross motor skill development
- Sensory processing
- Parent coaching and education
- Positioning and handling for feeding, posture development and skill acquisition
- Cue reading and reciprocity
- Environmental modifications and equipment
- Development of sleep and daily routines
- Emotional regulation
- Settling, calming and engagement strategies
- Visual field development
Qualifications & Training
- Bachelor of Occupational Therapy
- ADOS-2 Training
- Supporting the Occupational Roles of Infants, presented by Lisa Findlay
- Hammersmith Infant Neurological Examination (HINE) training
- Mater Growth and Development Unit Conference: Developmental Coordination Disorder After Preterm Birth
- Self Regulation: It’s a State of Mind
- Sleep with Disability
- Talking Toileting, OT Australia
- Moving and Soothing, Trauma Informed Practice
- Traffic Jam in my Brain
- Supporting People with Autism Spectrum Disorder and their Families, OT Australia
- Bayley-4 Training, Pearson