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NDIS Basics Part Two - Hiring Service Providers and self Advocacy - Webinar replay
In part one of our NDIS Basics webinar series we looked at your participant journey, from application to plan implementation. Here in part two we look at finding, evaluating and hiring the right service provider for you, and how important it is to self-advocate at different stops on the NDIS journey.
Low risk and low cost AT
This is a list of assistive technology product ideas that could qualify to be flexibly funded. Before purchasing anything, check it against the NDIA Reasonable and Necessary criteria, or check with your support coordinator, LAC/Planner.
Building Capacity with Allied Health - Webinar replay
In this session we discuss:
What Allied Health services exist and are available across multiple states
How using Allied Health services can help achieve my NDIS goals
The Self Advocacy Skills you Need as an NDIS Participant
Sometimes exercising our choice and control means standing up and speaking out. It can mean making our voice heard not only when things go wrong, but at every point on the NDIS journey. Because at every step, we know people get a better outcome when they’re informed of the NDIS system they need to operate within, and when they inform others of their specific wants and needs.
NDIS Basics for Service Providers: Understanding the Participant's NDIS Journey - webinar replay
In this webinar we walk through the NDIS journey that your clients are on, so you can see where you fit in and add extra value. Knowing what your NDIS client must go through will give you a better perspective on how you can help and be part of the solution to them.
What you need to know about NDIS Support Coordination- Webinar replay
In this webinar we talk with our expert Kinora providers about support coordination, the different levels of support coordination that exist and what documentation might be needed to have support coordination included in your NDIS plan.
Recreational Therapy and Support Options - Webinar replay
There are a variety of therapy options for NDIS participants outside of main stream clinical supports. Non clinical supports such as the ones featured in this webinar are growing in demand due to the benefits they are providing to many participants.
Building supportive relationships with your NDIS Providers
We can often view our relationships with NDIS service providers simply as someone we pay to help us in our day to day lives. But, if we look at them instead as a partner on our NDIS journey, they can play a crucial role in helping us reach goals, improve our bodies and minds, and live a better life.
People we come across on our NDIS journey
This is a factsheet of the first contacts you’ll make as you start out on your NDIS plan journey.
NDIS Basics: Your Participant Journey - Webinar Replay
In this webinar we explore every stop on the road to the NDIS and beyond, so that you can be prepared, be proactive, and get yourself to where you want to go, leaving the overwhelm behind and get the most from your plan.
Supported Travel with your NDIS Budget - Webinar replay
The option to travel is an opportunity for everyone - regardless of ability. The NDIS is there to support you to do whatever you set out to do - including going on a holiday.
In this webinar, we speak with Yann and Peter, two Kinora experts on supported travel, to learn about how they have facilitated NDIS participants to use their NDIS funding to achieve their goals - whether it is travel or otherwise.
Breaking down the NDIS budgets to make sure you're getting your buckets-worth
For some people, the biggest NDIS hurdle is getting through the application process. But for so many others, it’s when they finally receive their plan that the struggle begins.
Reading and understanding your NDIS plan can be overwhelming, but it's an important step in making the most of the support and funding provided by the scheme.
Accessing Mental Health Services - Webinar replay
There are a lot of mental health services out in the market today, but it is hard to understand how to best access them, know what is available and whether they are the most appropriate for your situation.
NDIS Goal Setting Online Workshop - Webinar replay
Setting goals is an important part of giving the NDIA and the Planner who is drawing up your NDIS Plan an insight into what is important to you and how to hopefully design a plan that is just that bit more personalised for you. But writing goals are not easy.
Transitioning NDIS Teens to their Next Stage in Life - Webinar replay
Carolyn Kurzyniec from 4gr Customised Employment Services shares her experience and wisdom from working with teens on the NDIS, across the ages of 14-18, to build capacity toward finding and potentially gaining employment and to become more confident and independent.
Plan To Change - Supports assessment
This worksheet is to help take inventory of your current supports and assess whether you might need to change supports for better outcomes.
Navigating your own NDIS journey
The NDIS process is a tricky journey, and many people find themselves taking a wrong turn before they’ve even been approved. But just like with any road trip, being in the driver’s seat and knowing what to expect, which forks in the road to take and which to avoid, makes the ride so much smoother.
Set NDIS Goals with greater SCOPE to maximise funding flexibility.
When putting together NDIS goals, most people look to the popular SMART goals framework, but then discover that it’s not quite right for achieving what they need with the NDIS. We’ve designed a more fit-for-purpose approach called SCOPE, giving NDIS participants greater funding flexibility when navigating the best way to accomplish what they set out to do.
Translate your ‘real life’ goals into NDIS speak to get the supports you need
As part of your NDIS journey, you’ll be asked to create goals in your planning meeting. Here’s a few incomplete case studies to give you an idea on how to reframe your goals to facilitate choice and opportunity.
Your map for the NDIS journey
Navigating the path to the NDIS requires you to be prepared, proactive, and ready to self-advocate. This is a map of the journey towards an NDIS plan.
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