Ms Kirsty Kerr (Psychologist)
- Name
- Ms Kirsty Lee Kerr
- Qualifications
- GradDipEdPsych
- Occupation
- Psychologist
- Gender
- Female
Kirsty has nineteen years experience in working with children with developmental differences, and their families. Kirsty has worked delivering intensive behaviour intervention for children with developmental delays, and has provided psychological services in Early Childhood Intervention Services (ECIS), and in specialist primary school settings.
Kirsty is trained in the assessment and diagnosis of ASD using the ADI-R and ADOS-2. Kirsty has experience in facilitating parent groups, running anxiety management and social skills groups, delivering seminars and workshops, and mentoring other professionals.
Kirsty has a particular interest in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, and in providing parent support and counselling in this area, including two years as the Family Counsellor at Amaze (formerly Autism Victoria). Kirsty's other previous workplaces include Specialist Children's Services, Wantirna Heights School (Eastern Melbourne region ASD primary school), The Currajong School (specialist Social and Emotional school), and The Autism Behavioural Intervention Association (ABIA). Kirsty currently provides consultancy to the Parenting Research Centre in regards to the ASD specific content on www.raisingchildren.net.au
Kirsty's areas of interest are in assessment for diagnosis and school funding purposes, toilet training, eating issues, anxiety management, and explaining the ASD diagnosis to the individual. Kirsty also works with children in out of home and foster placements and child Victims of Crime.
- Affiliated Clinics
- Outside the Square Psychology - Traralgon
Practice Locations
Latrobe Valley
- Outside the Square Psychology - Traralgon
- Address
- 17 Deakin Street
Traralgon VIC 3844
Australia
- Phone
- 03 5176 6831
- Fax
- 03 5176 2884
