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'SUPPORT COORDINATION' 

A Support Coordinator will support you to understand and implement the funded supports in your plan and link you to community, mainstream and other government services. A Support Coordinator will focus on supporting you to build skills and direct your life as well as connect you to providers.

Your Support Coordinator will assist you to negotiate with providers about what they will offer you and how much it will cost out of your plan. Support coordinators will ensure service agreements and service bookings are completed. 

They will help build your ability to exercise choice and control, to coordinate supports and access your local community.

They can also assist you in planning ahead to prepare for your plan review.

Support coordinators will assist you to 'optimise' your plan ensuring that you are getting the most out of your funded supports.

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'SPECIALIST SUPPORT COORDINATION' 

  This is the same as Support Coordination and with additional support needs. A Specialist Support Coordinator will be funded where there are additional high or complex needs in your situation and will be a qualified and experienced practitioner such as an Occupational Therapist, Psychologist or Social Worker.

Specialist support coordinators will support you to manage challenges in your support environment which may include health, education, or justice services. Specialist support coordination aims to reduce barriers to implementing or using your NDIS plan.

 They will help build your ability to exercise choice and control, to coordinate supports and access your local community. 

They can also assist you in planning ahead to prepare for your plan review.

Specialist Support coordinators will assist you to 'optimise' your plan ensuring that you are getting the most out of your funded supports.

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'PSYCHOSOCIAL RECOVERY COACH' 

  Australian Health Ministers’ Advisory Council’s The National framework for recovery-oriented mental health services defines recovery and recovery-oriented practice as: “Recovery is defined as ‘being able to create and live a meaningful and contributing life in a community of choice, with or without the presence of mental health issues’. 

Recovery-oriented mental health practice refers to the application of sets of capabilities that support people to recognise and take responsibility for their own recovery and wellbeing and to define their goals, wishes and aspirations. Recovery-oriented practice encapsulates support that: 

* recognises and embraces the possibilities for recovery and wellbeing created by the inherent strength and capacity of all people experiencing mental health issues 

* maximises self-determination and self-management of mental health and wellbeing

* responds to gender, sexuality, culture, family and community 

* assists families to understand the challenges and opportunities arising from their family member’s experiences.” 

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'DAILY LIVING SUPPORT' 

   Daily living supports under the NDIS cover a broad range of activities and are split into two main categories: Core Supports and Capacity Building Supports. These support categories form an integrated approach to support a participant to have the same choice and control in their lives as a person without a disability.

Core Supports enable participants to complete daily life tasks and achieve their goals, including:

• Assistance with daily living: such as bathing, dressing, meal preparation, medication assistance, and domestic support including assistance with cleaning, gardening, shopping and attending personal appointments.

• Consumables: assisting participants to purchase items to use everyday such as incontinence aids and nutrition products.

• Assistance with social and community participation: supporting participants to take part in social or recreational activities within their communities. This can also provide the opportunity for a supported holiday.

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'SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION' 

   Assistance with Social and Community Participation is a funded support category that you may find in your NDIS plan, under Core Supports.

This funding covers the SUPPORT NDIS participants need to meet goals relating to participating in community, social or recreational activities. 

These activities may be provided in a centre or in a community setting.

You could use this funding for a Disability Support Worker to support 

you to travel to and attend a music concert, events etc.

This funding also covers support for activities that are either centre-based or out in the community (e.g. to attend a gardening group) at standard or higher intensity rates.

Under Assistance with Social and Community Participation, the NDIS may fund a support worker to support you to:

• attend personal development courses
• join a social group
• take an outing or a holiday
• go on a holiday camp
• visit your local library
• see a movie or a concert
• go to community events, and/or
• join a sporting club.