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NDIS

Information from Pricing and Supports Document and Guide to Suitability Document Support Purpose: Capacity Building Outcome Domain: Improved Daily Living Skills Outcome Domains as per Pricing and Support Document: NB - these are a guideline only - providers should select the outcome domain which the support being provided most closely aligns.

Professional Registration Groups Support Items

Item number and registration group

Profession Title (as per Guide to suitability)

Item description

Specialised group early childhood interventions 15_039_ 0118 _1_3 Early Childhood supports

Speech Pathologist

Group based specialist interventions to assist a child with disability or developmental delay and their family in home, care, community and education settings. Maximum group of 4. Individual specialist interventions to assist a child with disability or developmental delay and their family in home, care, community and education settings. A coordinated and integrated program where multiple professionals share responsibility in evaluating, planning and implementing supports to improve capacity of a child with disability or developmental delay and their family. Provision of interventions by more than one professional in a group session towards the participants agreed goals. Group of three. Program to empower participants and improve interactions between participants and their social networks. Assistance to engage effectively in the community through a group approach to help achieve goals, gain insight into their lives and make informed decisions. Assessment, therapy, training, fitting and any approved travel to deliver support. Multidisciplinary model of support delivered to participants over six years to improve community outcomes for participant.

15_040_ 0118 _1_3 Early Childhood supports

Specialised individual therapy for early child- hood

Speech Pathologist

Transdisciplinary early childhood intervention 15_041_ 0118_ 1_3 Early Childhood supports

Speech Pathologist

15_044_ 0128 _1_3 Therapeutic supports

Group therapy

Speech Pathologist

Therapy assistant

15_045_0128_1_3 Therapeutic supports

Individual assessment, therapy and/or training (includes assistive technology)

15_048_0128_1_3

Speech Pathologist Speech Pathologist

Multidisciplinary team

15_049_0128_1_3

Specialised Hearing Services#

0119 Specialised Hearing Service

Speech Pathologist

No description provided

OUTCOME DOMAIN: COORDINATION OF SUPPORTS Specialist Support Coordination 07_004_ 0132 _8_3 Other

The provision of support coordination within a specialist framework necessitated by specific high level risks in the participant’s situation. Support is time limited and focuses on addressing barriers and reducing complexity in the support environment, while assisting the participant to connect with supports and build capacity and resilience. It may also involve development of an intervention plan which will be put in place by disability support workers. When profession = other supports are delivered by allied health professionals with extensive experience in support coordination for people with complex needs.

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