NDIS Psycho-Social Participant Readiness Information Session Glenden
By Connections Inc
Date and time
Wed, 11 Jan 2017 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM AEST
Location
Glenden Recreational Centre
1 Ewan Drive Glenden, QLD 4743 AustraliaDescription
NDIS Psycho-Social Participant Readiness Information Session
Connections Inc. is working with the NDIA to deliver the NDIS in your local community. We are delivering free participant information sessions to support potential participants, carers, and families to learn more about the NDIS and how to engage with the Scheme. The information sessions are for people with a psycho-social disability, carers, family, and significant others who wish to know more about the NDIS, and how to get NDIS ready.
Topics include:
- When the NDIS is coming
- What the NDIS is
- Accessing the NDIA
- NDIS participant pathway
- Accessing the NDIS - age, residency, disability
- Access requests
- Gathering information, what reports are needed
- Individual plans and budget
- Plan development
- My first NDIS plan
- Reasonable and necesary reports
- What the NDIS can support
- What the NDIS can't be used for
- NDIS and mainstream systems
- Psycho-social disability and the NDIS
- Starting my plan
- Choosing support providers
- Local Area Coordinators
- Reviewing my plan
- Early childhood early intervention
- How to get NDIS ready
Of note:
We have endeavoured to ensure disability access and toilets for each venue, but some may not have both facilities. Please contact us for details.