NDIS Capacity Building Supports at a Glance

NDIS is a government-funded insurance scheme that provides individuals with disabilities in Australia. NDIS helps the participants with disabilities to achieve their goals, increase independence, and help them live a more active lifestyle by participating in their community. One of the ways that the NDIS achieves this is through capacity building Supports.

Capacity building supports are designed to help people with disabilities to develop the skills and knowledge they need to achieve their goals and participate more fully in their communities. These supports focus on building people's capacity to do things for themselves, rather than just providing services. They aim to help people with disabilities to become more independent and enable them to actively participate in their community to live a more active lifestyle in a meaningful way.

Capacity Building Supports are divided into nine sub-categories. These include:

1. Coordination of Supports

This support helps individuals to navigate the NDIS and other services and supports available to them. A Trusted Support Coordination service provider may further help you in Coordination of supports in the following ways:

• Help to find the participants.
• Helps you to determine what you should look into or require from a participant.
• Maintaining relations with support workers and providers.
• Booking and keeping track of the Supports.
• Lodging a complaint if you are unhappy with the Supports provided.

2. Improved Living Arrangements

This support helps individuals to find and maintain suitable housing. It also helps to find someone who will help you to view rental properties and guide you about the process and what you should look for in a house.

3. Increased Social and Community Participation

This support helps individuals to participate in community activities, social events, and other activities that interest them. It also helps to build your social skills and connect to the other groups in the community. It will also assist in attending and finding support or other social groups.

4. Finding and Keeping a Job

This support helps individuals to find and keep a job and to develop the skills they need to succeed in the workplace. It also helps to write a resume and cover letter so that they can apply for the jobs. It also helps to develop computer and administrative skills to assist in the job.

5. Improved Relationships

This support helps individuals to build and maintain positive relationships with family, friends, and others. Seeing a psychologist will help you understand basic social cues, body language, and others' emotions. This will consequently help you to enjoy conversations and time with others.

6. Improved Health and Wellbeing

This support helps individuals to improve their physical and mental health. This will help to:

• Understand what physical activities you need to maintain wellness.
• Engage a personal trainer to help you get fit or improve your mobility.
• Engage a nutritionist to learn more about diet or to get a personalized meal plan.

7. Improved Learning

This support helps individuals to develop new skills and knowledge, such as through attending courses or training.

8. Improved Life Choices

This support helps individuals to make informed decisions about their lives and to exercise choice and control.

9. Improved Daily Living

This support helps individuals to develop the skills they need to live independently, such as managing their finances or household tasks.

Each of these categories includes a range of specific supports tailored to meet the individual needs of the person with a disability. Capacity building supports are designed to be flexible and responsive to the individual's changing needs. They are provided individually, and the level of support may vary depending on the person's needs and goals.

Overall, capacity-building supports are an essential part of the NDIS, helping individuals with disabilities build their capacity and achieve their goals meaningfully. By focusing on the person's strengths and abilities rather than their disabilities, these supports help to promote independence, inclusion, and participation in the community.

How Hi Five Help You Connect to Right Supports?

Hi Five Community Services offers top rated Disability Services in Australia. Hi Five will help you connect to the right supports to achieve your goals whether that be plan management, Trusted Support Coordination, personal care, in-house support and community access, psychosocial recovery or aged care. We as an innovative, NDIS registered support provider proudly offer flexibility, choice and control to Victoria’s disabled community. All staff members are fully scrutinized and screened prior to beginning employment with us, so you can rest assured that anyone we send out to you will be highly experienced and reliable.