NDIS Support Coordination

NDIS - National Disability Insurance Scheme is funding to assist people who have a permanent disability to access everyday life.  People who are eligible need to apply through NDIA (the Agency).  

Funding through NDIS includes daily support and accessing community, or equipment and building capacity.  Funding is determined by a meeting with an NDIA representative (LAC or Planner) where your goals are decided and together you work out what blocks your disability will cause to prevent you from achieving your goals.  

Together with the health, housing, education and other government departments, the NDIS funding aims to create equal access and opportunity to the whole community.

Support coordinators are focused on assisting participants to build and maintain a resilient network of formal and informal supports.

Coordination of Supports includes, but is not limited to:

· Understand the Plan

· Connect with Supports and Services

· Design Support Approaches

· Establish Supports

· Coach, Refine, Reflect

· Targeted Support Coordination

· Crisis: Planning, Prevention, Mitigation and Action

· Build Capacity and Resilience

· Report to the NDIA

Support Coordination can be extended to explore housing options.  NDIS funded hours are added on top of the standard Support Coordination and involve more work than is funded under Improved Living Arrangements (NDIS - Capacity Building).  

As housing knowledge experts, Your Community Home can work with you to understand the funding and housing options and help prepare you and your family for your move.  YCH can also work together with existing Support Coordinators to assist with the housing goal.

 Coordination of Housing Supports includes, but is not limited to: 

· Understanding NDIS funding (SDA, SIL, ILO) and other funding (DSP, Rent Asst, NRAS)

· Connecting you with an Allied Health practitioner for assessments

· Exploring housing options and what your preferences are

· Liaising with Real Estates, housing providers, and other interested parties

· Assisting with applications for home modifications, SDA, assistive technology or other

· Preparing you to make your move as successful as possible

A Recovery Coach provides assistance for people with psychosocial disability to build capacity and resilience through strong and respectful relationships so they can live a full and contributing life. This support is designed to be able to maintain engagement through periods of increased support needs due to the episodic nature of mental illness. Recovery coaches work collaboratively with participants, families, carers and other services to identify, plan, design and coordinate NDIS supports.

The work of psychosocial recovery coaches requires lived and/or learnt experience. 

Recovery coaches must have tertiary qualifications in peer work or mental health (minimum of Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work or Certificate IV in Mental Health) or equivalent training; and/or a minimum two years of experience in mental health-related work.

Recovery Coach includes, but is not limited to:

· Coach, Refine, Reflect 

· Build Capacity and Resilience

· Understand the Plan

· Connect with Supports and Services

· Design Support Approaches

· Establish Supports

· Crisis: Planning, Prevention, Mitigation and Action

· Report to the NDIA