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Blogs
Welcome to our insights hub! Here, we discuss everything from industry updates to practical advice, to general NDIS insights. It’s no secret the NDIS can be difficult to navigate. With this said, let our Blogs shed some light, simplify the complex, and provide useful information.
Keeping up with the constant NDIS changes: what information sources can I trust?
The internet has become an integral hub for knowledge and insight in the modern world and is at the forefront of global information gathering. As we continue to rely on search engines to provide us with the most up to date information that is out there, it is easy to become lost in the plethora of news articles and stories that don’t always seem to match up.
Here, we provide some useful tips on how to verify if the information sources you are using online can be trusted.
Capacity Building: Goal setting and Motivational Techniques without the Coercion
As a registered NDIS provider in Cairns, one major aspect of our role is to encourage capacity building with our participants. This is the process of helping individuals develop their knowledge, skills, capabilities, and overall confidence when it comes to being more independent in their everyday life. There are many ways we can encourage capacity building, and it is not as simple as a ‘one size fits all’ approach.
With this in mind, let’s delve further into what capacity building consists of and how goal setting can be done through motivation not coercion.
Helping NDIS Participants in Hospital: The Dos and Don’ts
It is fair to assume that nobody likes going to the hospital. For some, this process might not be a big deal, however for many NDIS participants a hospital admission can be a very stressful and anxiety inducing time. As a registered NDIS provider in Cairns, knowing what to do if ever a hospital visit arises with our participants is of crucial importance, and depending on how we as support workers respond to this situation can either make it slightly easier, or a lot harder of a situation.
So how do we do this effectively? Here, we discuss the Dos and Don’ts to consider when helping NDIS participants in Hospital.
Training Support Workers in the NDIS: why ensuring staff connection is important
Providing high-quality disability Support starts with high-quality training. After all, how are your support workers supposed to simply know what is what on their first day of work? They may have excellent foundational knowledge and several years of experience under their belt, but every workplace is different so investing time into cementing a strong and unified work culture is vital.
Here, we delve into why ensuring staff connection when training NDIS Support Workers is so important and how this can be done effectively.