In this complementary role to support coordination, I work with NDIS participants and their stakeholder networks to supply:Advocacy Support - Interdepartmental negotiation and representation for client's interests in areas such as housing or health.Assessments and Reports - Conducting, writing and submission of evidence-based assessments to supply to the NDIA or other government departments, including cognitive or diagnostic assessments.Application Support - Direct assistance to obtain information for applications, complete and submit paperwork to relevant departments.Community Building - Flexible support to create community groups according to client interest or need where the group does not already exist in mainstream services. Ranging from connecting to a social group of peers to initiating a social platform for an ongoing interest group and handing over ongoing maintenance of that platform to an appropriate stakeholder.Short Term Counselling - 1:1 or family counselling to assist with achieving a goal or overcoming a time of crisis.

Support coordination is a capacity building support intended to assist participants of the National Disability Scheme [NDIS] to build the skills they need to understand, implement and use their government-allocated funding packages. In this role I support clients to:Understand and implement their NDIS plansUtilize their budgets resourcefully to pursue their goalsIdentify and explore options for available supportsConnect to disability, mainstream and informal resourcesIncrease their capacity to coordinate multiple supports and servicesStrengthen their informal support networksTo exercise their choice and control.Alongside this, I collaboratively design and negotiate support solutions with stakeholders, develop service agreements, track expenditure, arrange allied health assessments and reports, prepare clients for plan reassessments with the National Disability Insurance Agency [NDIA] and liaise with the NDIA for reports, reassessments, planning and problem solving.

In this role I establish therapeutic relationships with clients to:Support them to access their communities safely.Empower them to exercise their choice and control in daily life.Provide social, personal and domestic assistance.Supply emergency care when required.Over my years in this role, I have become well practiced in:Creating clear, objective case notes and incident reports.Building rapport and trust with clients.Managing competing priorities under pressure.Engaging in regular professional development and training.

I engaged in a 500 hour placement in the Defence sector as a part of my university qualification. This placement was self-sourced due to my interest in working with ADF members and veterans. During this placement I:Conducted biopsychosocial assessments, brief interventions and generalist practice counseling sessions.Wrote comprehensive reports within the boundaries of organizational processes, policies and deadlines.Delivered Notification training to serving ADF members alongside Defence social workers.Supported Defence families to engage with their communities and local services.Designed a community development program for the peer-mentorship of Defence children in collaboration with local community services.Engaged in social work supervision and implemented guidance and directives into my practice.

I engaged in a 500 hour placement in the Disability sector as a part of my university qualification. Through this role I:Facilitated community engagement programs in both face to face and online delivery.Built therapeutic relationships with clients and supported them to access their community safely and to engage in social activities.Engaged in regular social work supervision and implemented guidance and directives into my practice.Engaged in not-for-profit processes to apply for funding schemes.