Ms Kate Roberts Occupational Therapist

Kathryn (Kate) Roberts is a registered occupational therapist with 25 years clinical experience across a broad range of rural health and social care settings. Originally trained as a nurse, Kate moved into the Victorian Government disability sector in the 1980s before enrolling in an occupational therapy degree as a mature age student. Kate's lived and living experience as primary carer for an adult family member with complex mental illness, gives her a deep understanding of psychosocial disability. Her skill in assessing functional capacity in trauma-related mental health conditions has resulted in substantial work on NDIS appeals at the Administrative Appeals Tribunal. Kate is a passionate advocate for quality and safety in health care delivery, and a proud graduate of the Australasian Institute of Clinical Governance.