Why take this course?
NDIS plans often fail to reflect the true support needs of participants. Every day, providers experience a disconnect between the assessment of support needs, versus what their actual needs are when supporting them on-the-ground. Missing crucial details about a person’s functional abilities can lead to inadequate funding, unmet needs and heightened risk for the individual.
The good news? In many cases, this gap can be addressed with effective communication. This two-part workshop introduces a practical tool* for providers to better identify and articulate unmet support needs – in as little as 15 minute increments throughout a person’s day.
By the end, providers will feel better equipped to identify and communicate participant needs to assessors and planners, leading to better funding outcomes and quality supports. And who wouldn’t want that?
*Note: This is not a formal assessment tool to be submitted as evidence to the NDIA, but a tool to effectively and accurately understand a person’s true support needs.
What you’ll gain
In 2 x 2 hour workshops, we’ll dive into:
How NDIS plans are developed
How to identify if a support is funded under the NDIS
A toolkit to identify participant needs (developed by DSC’s best)
How to use the toolkit to communicate participant needs to assessors and planners
Workshop 1 will provide an overview and introduction and the first half of the tool.
Workshop 2 will go through the remainder of the tool and dive into how to communicate your findings to assessors and planners.
Who’s it for?
Any providers working on-the-ground in the NDIS
Participants and their families
What’s included?
2 x 2 hour virtual workshops via Zoom
DSC-developed toolkit for assessing participant needs
Certificate of completion