Your NDIS service provider – are they organised or is their chaos affecting your supports?

At Create A Sense of Place, we have set up systems to make sure we are working efficiently. This includes simple stuff like online forms which completely reduce our paper trail, but increase our audit trail for safeguard purposes.
Are your values reflected by your service providers?

When you learn about someone’s values, you gain an insight into how they will support people. Do they have empathy, are they kind, do they value equality and human rights?
So ask yourself, do the people that provide your supports have values that align with yours?
The Planning cycle – Tier 3 Specialist Support Coordination

Specialist Support Coordination operates within a specialist framework where high level risks are present in the participant’s situation.
Questions to ask when finding an NDIS Support Coordinator

Here is a list of great questions to ask a support coordinator, when you are trying to find the right person.
Service Agreements with NDIS Registered Providers are NOT lock in contracts!

Service agreements are not lock in contracts! You can get out of them by providing the required notice outlined in the agreement. Depending on the type of support you receive, a notice period may be 7 days, 14 days or sometimes even 28 days.
How to find the right NDIS Support Coordinator

Finding the right cos is so important to ensure your plan is implemented, and that the right supports are put in pllace that are suitable to you and your needs.
See our tips here, about how to find the right CoS for you!
The Disability Royal Commission is now accepting public submissions

The Disability Royal Commission wants to hear from all Australians about their experiences of violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation of people with disability.
The Royal Commission is seeking information on a range of issues including..
The Planning Cycle – Tier 2 Support Coordination

The role of the support coordinator (SC) is to guide participants through the planning cycle of their individual NDIS plan. The plan is usually a 12 month cycle but can be longer or shorter, dependent on intensity, urgency (crisis management) and other considerations.
Support Coordination operates on three tiers:
The Planning Cycle – Support Coordination

The role of the support coordinator (SC) is to guide participants through the planning cycle of their individual NDIS plan. Today we are talking about Tier 1, Support Connection..
Celebrating National Breastfeeding Week

It’s National Breastfeeding Week, and I have taken this opportunity to do some research into the benefits of breastfeeding for babies born with a disability.

