Presenters

Kate Bain, HScD, B App Sci (OT), NDTATM Advanced Course Instructor, Advanced Paediatric OT Instructor, C/NDT

The treating therapist will be Dr Kathryn Bain, OT, C/NDT. Dr Bain graduated with a Diploma of OT (Lincoln Institute, Melbourne); B. App. Sci. (OT) (Curtin  University, Perth) and HScD (Sydney University). Her doctoral research explored ‘The impact of NDT on the performance of daily living tasks in children with cerebral palsy’.  Recently a further research project was: ‘Moving and Doing: Functional Outcomes of Neuro- Developmental Treatment. A randomized controlled trial’ (Bain, K., Donelly M., Davis Bombria S., Chapparo C., Heard R.,  Reddihough D.,& Treacy S.)  She is certified in both NDT (NDTATM) and SI (SIPT) and is an NDTATM (USA) Paediatric OT Advanced Instructor. She was co-founder of Children's Therapy Services and the Kids+ Foundation in Geelong, Director of Paediatric Therapy & Workshops and is the Chair of the NDTATM Research Committee. Her enthusiasm lies in combining the roles of clinician, researcher and teacher - in Australia and internationally – towards families and children achieving their functional goals through playful intervention.