In short: We've got a great conversation going about the ins and outs of new ways people can find support workers. Read on for our latest addition! It all started with the fourth piece in our … [Read more...]
She who pays the piper calls the tune: exploring self management and the NDIS
We have been writing about the different ways you can manage your NDIS funding. 1. You can have the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA or Agency) do it 2. You can use a Registered Plan … [Read more...]
Infusing my life with colour: Plan Management and the NDIS
Getting NDIS ready is also about deciding how you want to manage your NDIS funds. There are three ways to manage your NDIS funding. The National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) can help you … [Read more...]
Holding onto the heart of the NDIS: How the NSW planning process is shaping up
In this piece I hope to provide a run down of what it looks like we can expect from the NSW NDIS planning process. And some suggestions for how to make the most of the process. It is taken from … [Read more...]
NDIS roll out in NSW and Victoria and genuine change
It is really terrific news that the Commonwealth Government has signed Bilateral Agreements with the New South Wales and Victorian Governments for the roll out of the NDIS in these states. Here is … [Read more...]
It’s all about relationships: getting the best from my team
A self directed approach enables me to recruit and choose my own team of staff who assist me to live in my own home. After 20 years of independent living and using a wide range of services, staff … [Read more...]
How to create a team that can manage themselves and be accountable
Lyne Mear is a consultant in Human Resources, Industrial Relations and Employees Relations. Her focus is creating work places that are self-generating, solution oriented and enjoyable. One of the … [Read more...]
Online recording – Direct your support and live your life!
You can access our online session on self directed support from November 2014. Do you feel limited by what’s on offer and want to decide how you are supported and who does it? Are you working in … [Read more...]
A sides and B sides: the grooves of ethical partnership
What are the elements that make for good ethical partnerships between families and services? We haven’t been partners Families have been very used to a system in which professionals and service … [Read more...]
Recruitment success: getting clear on your ‘who’
Our previous blog on this issue started 'at the end’ or on tips to get clear on the purpose of paid support. We recommended this as a first step in successful recruitment. For starters, … [Read more...]