Support Coordination/Specialist Support Coordination

ScopeAbility offers both support coordination and specialist support coordination. The services include:

• Providing support coordination within a specialist framework
• Working in partnership with participants, family members and significant stakeholders and services providers
• Identifying and addressing any imminent or/and ongoing risk issues
• Conducting a comprehensive needs assessment and implementation plan
• Providing intensive case management support
• Conducting an initial crisis assessment
• Coordinating service responses, including emergency services, mainstream services and funded NDIS support that build capacity and resiliency and reduce the need for intensive supports
• Facilitating therapeutic supports
• Overseeing the implementation of a participant’s NDIA plan, including monitoring the spending and quality of service provision
• Addressing complex disability-related needs that may require extensive liaison with services

• Exploring and sourcing appropriate services/support to address a participant’s individual support needs
• Providing a comprehensive written report, including making a referral, writing a progress report to NDIS
• Building and maintaining strong connections with NDIA and relevant government and non-government agencies to reflect and address a participant’s needs
• Providing exploring housing options, including gathering relevant assessment reports and liaising with NDIA and service providers in the Supported Independent Living(SIL) application process.

Participants can use support coordination or/and specialist support coordination funding to access this service.