Bridget Knight
Occupational Therapist
Bridget has obtained a Bachelor of Occupational Therapy from the Australian Catholic University. She has multiple years’ experience working with participants across the lifespan, from paediatrics to adults, with a strong focus on NDIS-funded supports.
Bridget has a particular passion for working with infants and young children, and her preferred age range for intervention is 0–2 years old. She has completed professional development in infant development and early childhood intervention, and has a strong interest in developmental occupational therapy, supporting families through a family-centred, strengths-based approach. Bridget has a keen interest in early intervention, play-based therapy, sensory processing, and working within multidisciplinary care teams to support the child and family holistically. She values collaboration with families, allied health professionals, and support networks to ensure meaningful, functional outcomes for each child. In addition, Bridget has experience in paediatric equipment prescription, ensuring practical and sustainable solutions across a range of settings.
Outside of work, Bridget enjoys cooking for her family and friends, going for walks with her dog Paddy, dining out, and completing crocheting projects.
Professional Development (PDs)
- Global Health and Disability
- Module, Future Learning – Completed Paediatric Special Interest Group
- Home Modifications Special Interest Group
- Housing Special Interest Group
- Mental Health First Aid Course
- Functional Handwriting
- Towards Functional Handwriting: Fine Motor & Handwriting skill remediation for mainstream kindergarten & primary school children
- Supporting the Occupational Role of Infants: Understanding and engaging infants up to eighteen months of age with regulation, interaction, play and self care.
- Berry Street’s Trauma-Informed Practice Applications (2024 Take Two Practice Series): Understanding of age appropriate trauma informed practice with children and adolescents.
- Suicide Prevention Training – When It is Darkest: Understanding Suicide Risk
- Suicide Prevention Training – A Strengths-Based Approach to Suicide Assessment and Treatment
- Suicide Prevention Training – Understanding and Preventing Suicide
- Provide First Aid in an Education and Care Setting – Infants & Adults
- Introduction to Cerebral Palsy and Autism
- Introduction to Home Modification
- Introduction to Play Therapy
- Australian Bobath Neuro-Developmental Therapy Association: Typical Child Development 0-12 months
- Functional Capacity Assessments (FCA) – assessment and report writing