Courses

The NDIA’s ‘Complex Support Needs Pathway’ can provide a higher level of specialised support for participants who have a diversity of challenges such as mental health issues, incarceration or homelessness. It’s estimated up to 15% of NDIS Participants require complex support. Knowing how to support access to the Complex Support Needs Pathway is essential for Support Coordinators, Service Providers and Team Leaders working with this group.

The positive behaviour support (PBS) learning program is designed to provide DAS staff with a solid understanding of positive behaviour support.

NDS invites frontline staff and managers to view a series of six webinars produced by Russell Kennedy Lawyers on Reliable Record Keeping. Each webinar is 20 minutes and is accompanied by downloadable supporting documentation. This includes FAQs, checklists and strategies. Thanks to funding through the Victorian Government's Transition Support Package, webinars can be accessed free of charge.

This module, which has been designed specifically for Support Workers, will assist you in understanding your role in identifying and managing risk at the frontline. This module takes a positive approach to risk and is designed in an NDIS context. It explores the legal obligations and the NDIS Commission's requirements (including elements of the NDIS Workforce Capability Framework) that need to be considered alongside your organisation's risk framework.

Many Support Coordinators struggle to define the boundaries of their role in the lives of the people they support. This module will provide you with practical tips for setting professional and effective boundaries and, importantly, holding those boundaries.

Under the NDIS Practice Standards and Quality Indicators, workers must receive appropriate training if they are involved in the management of waste and hazardous substances. This course has been written with this Practice Standard in mind, exploring how to safely handle waste and hazardous products. There has never been a more important time to get this practice right.