Accessing the NDIS - Assisting people with psychosocial disability to access the NDIS: a guide for Commonwealth-funded community mental health service providers.

The practice guide has been developed to assist Commonwealth-funded community mental health and carer respite program providers in supporting participants to access the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). Mental health conditions can impact many aspects of daily living and this guide wi...

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Main Authors: Masters, Stacey, Shelby-James, Tania
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: Australian Government 2017
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Online Access:https://www.dss.gov.au/mental-health/publications-articles/accessing-the-ndis-assisting-people-with-psychosocial-disability-to-access-the-ndis-a-guide-for-commonwealth-funded-community-mental-health-providers
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description The practice guide has been developed to assist Commonwealth-funded community mental health and carer respite program providers in supporting participants to access the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). Mental health conditions can impact many aspects of daily living and this guide will assist program staff to assess and document the barriers to an ordinary life experienced by people with psychosocial disability. The guide has been developed in collaboration with the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA), and Department of Social Services (DSS) representatives and providers. The document draws on information from a number of sources to provide a readily accessible document tailored to the needs of Commonwealth-funded community mental health and carer program providers. Resources developed by the NDIA and community mental health providers to support people with psychosocial disability to access to the NDIS are included.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-757422019-06-17T07:13:50Z Accessing the NDIS - Assisting people with psychosocial disability to access the NDIS: a guide for Commonwealth-funded community mental health service providers. Masters, Stacey Shelby-James, Tania NDIS psychosocial disability The practice guide has been developed to assist Commonwealth-funded community mental health and carer respite program providers in supporting participants to access the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). Mental health conditions can impact many aspects of daily living and this guide will assist program staff to assess and document the barriers to an ordinary life experienced by people with psychosocial disability. The guide has been developed in collaboration with the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA), and Department of Social Services (DSS) representatives and providers. The document draws on information from a number of sources to provide a readily accessible document tailored to the needs of Commonwealth-funded community mental health and carer program providers. Resources developed by the NDIA and community mental health providers to support people with psychosocial disability to access to the NDIS are included. 2017 Report http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/75742 English https://www.dss.gov.au/mental-health/publications-articles/accessing-the-ndis-assisting-people-with-psychosocial-disability-to-access-the-ndis-a-guide-for-commonwealth-funded-community-mental-health-providers Australian Government unknown
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Masters, Stacey
Shelby-James, Tania
Accessing the NDIS - Assisting people with psychosocial disability to access the NDIS: a guide for Commonwealth-funded community mental health service providers.
title Accessing the NDIS - Assisting people with psychosocial disability to access the NDIS: a guide for Commonwealth-funded community mental health service providers.
title_full Accessing the NDIS - Assisting people with psychosocial disability to access the NDIS: a guide for Commonwealth-funded community mental health service providers.
title_fullStr Accessing the NDIS - Assisting people with psychosocial disability to access the NDIS: a guide for Commonwealth-funded community mental health service providers.
title_full_unstemmed Accessing the NDIS - Assisting people with psychosocial disability to access the NDIS: a guide for Commonwealth-funded community mental health service providers.
title_short Accessing the NDIS - Assisting people with psychosocial disability to access the NDIS: a guide for Commonwealth-funded community mental health service providers.
title_sort accessing the ndis - assisting people with psychosocial disability to access the ndis: a guide for commonwealth-funded community mental health service providers.
topic NDIS
psychosocial disability
url https://www.dss.gov.au/mental-health/publications-articles/accessing-the-ndis-assisting-people-with-psychosocial-disability-to-access-the-ndis-a-guide-for-commonwealth-funded-community-mental-health-providers
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/75742