KATHRYN CHINN

Occupational Therapist

      Kathryn has 22 years of experience as an Occupational Therapist which has enabled her to develop extensive experience in community settings, conducting functional assessments of adults and children, identifying equipment, adaptation and housing needs to improve occupational performance. Kathryn’s community experience has allowed her to work with clients who present with permanent disabilities, progressive conditions and mental ill health, spanning all stages of recovery and deterioration, through to end of life.  With experience of both public and private sectors as an OT and Case Manager, Kathryn has successfully worked with clients who have sustained complex orthopaedic and psychological injuries, amputations and spinal cord injuries. Using a motivational interviewing approach to assessments within a biopsychosocial framework, Kathryn, is skilled in costing care & equipment needs.

     Kathryn also has specialist skills in vehicle adaptations, from assessment, to identifying and costing wheelchair accessible vehicles and standard production vehicles with need specialist driving controls. Liaising with regional driving centres, working closely with automotive engineers on bespoke ergonomic solutions including high tech driving solutions, including, for example, drive from wheelchair solutions for client’s who have sustained a spinal cord injury.