What are therapeutic supports?
Therapeutic supports can improve your overall wellbeing. There’s a wide range of therapeutic supports, which can include:
Therapeutic counselling, such as speech pathology, physiotherapy or psychological therapy
Develop a wide range of mental, physical and social skills, like writing, making meals, problem solving.
Behavioural, mental and social development in group settings
We tailor our therapeutic supports to address your current health and wellbeing needs.
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How do I access therapeutic supports?
We meet with you to help you understand how we could support you or the person you care for. This could include:
Speech assessments
Swallowing assessments
Mental health assessments
Social and behavioural assessments
Together, we’ll decide on the best way to support you, so that you can continue building a happy and healthy lifestyle.
Is this service in my NDIS plan?
In your NDIS plan, Therapeutic Supports are funded by the Capacity Building Supports budget, under ‘Improved Health and Wellbeing’.
Improved Health and Wellbeing (Capacity Building Supports)
Can you help with the ‘Staff Training’ part of my NDIS plan?
If you receive funding from the NDIS for Staff Training, we can help.
Staff training ensures those supporting you are well prepared. We offer staff training across a range of areas including:
Positive behaviour support
Epilepsy and midazolam
Mental health and recovery
Spinal cord injury support
Health promotion, and dysphagia/dysphasia
Diabetes and blood glucose level monitoring
Mealtime support