Individual Therapist Profile: Kristy Streets

Kristy has been working as an Occupational Therapist since 1999, having graduated from the University of South Australia in 1998.  She has worked with people across the age span, however working with children has been the focus of her career.  Kristy is married with two children; a boy born in 2008 and a girl born in 2006.

Experience with children’s issues

• Sensory Processing Difficulties
• Learning Disabilities or Difficulties
• Autism Spectrum Disorder
• Pervasive Developmental Disorders
• Developmental Delays
• Attention Deficit Disorders (ADD/ADHD)
• Various syndromes (eg: Down Syndrome; Rett Syndrome; Moebius Syndrome; Adrenoleukodystrophy)
• Motor coordination problems (gross and fine motor)

Ages that have worked with

• 0-18+ years, but most recently with 0-6 year olds.

Settings that worked in

• Community - including centre based and home based therapy, consultative services with schools and day care centres
• Hospitals
• Government sector
• Private sector

Courses completed

• Therapeutic Listening.
• The Astronaut Program (A sound activated vestibular-visual protocol)
• The Perceive, Recall, Plan and Perform system assessment
• DIR/Floortime training
• Level 4 Triple P Group Stepping Stones Provider training
• M.O.R.E. Integrating the mouth with sensory and postural functions
• Getting Kids in Sync – Genevieve Jereb
• Visual Perception
• Strength to Strength training (strengths based practice)
• Sensory Activities promote Participation and Communication
• Sensory Motor Interventions for Children with Developmental Problems

Work History

• Department of Communities (Disability Services); including 5 years with a Family and Early Childhood Services (FECS) team for children and their families 0 -6 years
• University of Queensland, OT Dept (concurrent with work at Disability Services)
• Our Lady’s Hospital for Sick Children (children 0 – 18 years) & the Beaumont Hospital (adults), Ireland
• Mackay Base Hospital (children 0 – 18)
• Canossa Private Hospital (adults)
• Private Practice – Kids Matters Occupational Therapy

Areas of special Interest

• Sensory Processing
• Social-Emotional Development
• Play skills
• Supporting parents with managing behavioural concerns, within Triple P strategies
• Learning difficulties
• Kristy values working within strengths based and family centred approaches to assist children and their families to address their prioritised concerns

All Kids Matters Occupational Therapists are enrolled in a formal mentoring and professional development process under Kids Matters OT, with other Kids Matters staff.