skills development and support with daily life activities, communication, social skills, tenancy, budgeting and/or problem solving. Training for parents $48.70 - $66.80 per hour. Delivering training to parents of children with disabilities to assist them in their parenting role. Training for carers $48.70 - $66.80 per hour. Delivering training to carers in matters related to caring for a person with disability. Group activities $16.30 - $22.30 per hour. Where activity has a high ratio of individuals to support staff i.e. one support worker to 4 -10 individuals. Price as negotiated. Shared activities $48.70 - $66.80 per hour. Shared activities are those where two or three individuals undertake an activity supported by one support worker. Each person is funded individually and contributing to the cost of support, the price for each person is expected to be at the lower end of the range. 3: Communication: Auslan Person can communicate their requirements and understand information to follow or engage in essential activities. Auslan interpreting and translation focuses on assistance to the individual to enable independent communication in essential personal, social or community activities where translation is not available from a mainstream service.
General therapy includes provision of services by clinicians qualified in an allied health discipline, such as: physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech pathology, podiatry, clinical psychology, and dietetics. Cluster 8 – Therapy & Specific Support Price ($) Early childhood 0 – 8 years of age general therapy Provision of a combination of therapies, coordinated by a key worker together with the family, to support a child’s independence and participation. Therapies are expected to fall into one of the three categories. Low Band Up to $10,712 per year This band is generally for a child with developmental delay, or mild disability, who is developing slower than their peers. Medium Band $10,713 to $13,687 per year This band is generally for a child with disability or developmental delay who either has: moderate single or multiple areas of needs/concern; behavioural concerns; and/or some family complexities, that require specific interventions and for those interventions to be coordinated with other agencies. High Band $13,688 to $18,449 per year This band is generally for a with a disability, who has complex needs that may also include complex health and medical needs. School age children 9 – 17 years of age general therapy Provision of a combination of therapies, coordinated by a key worker together with the family, to support a and/or young person’s independence and participation. Low Band Up to $7,141 per year. This band is generally for a child with developmental delay, or mild disability, who is developing slower than their peers. Medium Band $7,142 to $9,522 per year. This band is generally appropriate for a child/adolescent with a disability who either has: moderate single or multiple of need/concern; behavioural concerns; and/or some family complexities, that require specific interventions and for those interventions to be coordinated with other agencies.
Counselling services build an individual’s capacity to work towards their personal goals. Attachment One: Definition of terms Term Definition Accommodation cluster Relates to out of natural family-home supported accommodation and includes various models of living away from home. The price for supported accommodation is inclusive of activities of daily living, skills development in the home and reasonable engagement in the community. Assistive technology & home modifications Assistive technology is any device or system that allows individuals to perform tasks they would otherwise be unable to accomplish, and increases the ease and safety with which the task can be performed. Home modifications are changes to the structure, layout or fittings of the person’s home that are required to enable the person to safely access and move around frequently used areas in their home as a result of their disability. Behaviour support and specialist care cluster Provision of services to individuals with either challenging behaviour and/or vulnerabilities or complex medical/health needs. Cancellation Refers to as individual notifying a provider more than 48 hours in advance that scheduled hours of service are not required or are unable to be received. Where notice is given with more than 48 hours, individuals will not be charged for the service. Where notice is given with less than 48 hours or there is a ‘no show’, the individual will forfeit the period of scheduled support and the provider will be paid as if the service had occurred. Combination Management The combination of both self-managed and service provider managed supports in a plan. Communication - Auslan cluster Interpreting and translation services to assist individuals to communicate during essential activities where alternative translation is not available. Individual’s day to day communication