Planning is limited to the episodic provision of support to assist in stabilising an individual’s situation and reducing their at-risk status. Planning may be required during instances where there is breakdown or withdrawal of informal care, significant escalation in behaviour or medical support needs and/or in relation to justice- related matters. Where there are complex needs or changing needs, it may assist the individual, their family and carers to envision their goals to assist planning. 6B. Assistance in delivering support activity(ies) that is beyond what is included in a standard unit price/cost of service delivery $54.90 - $68.20 per hour. Involves additional support that is beyond what is included in a standard unit price/cost of service delivery for the life of the plan, and beyond that provided by Local Coordination. Support may be ongoing or intermittent, rather than crisis based, and is required to manage and align multiple (three or more) services involved in a person’s life, and/or identified barriers to outcome attainment and/or safeguarding concerns. Supports should be flexible and adjusted to meet changing needs and sustained as the individual’s risk status intensifies. Funding under 6b only applies to the primary service provider who undertakes to align all the services required to achieve the individual’s identified outcomes. 7: Behaviour Support and Specialist Care Outcome: Individuals and others are free from harm and individual’s high support needs are met This support must be provided by, or purchased from, a professional service, either an organisation or individual that meets relevant industry standards and legislative requirements. Cluster 7A & 7B – Behaviour Support & Specialist Care Price ($) 7A. Behaviour support $54.90 - $86.50 per hour. This is time limited behaviour support, based on planned strategies that aim to reduce the likelihood of behaviours of concern developing and /or increasing. The behaviours may cause harm to the individual and/or others. Behaviour support provides assistance to individuals, their family and support persons to identify the behaviours of concern, and to design specific positive behaviour support strategies. It includes support for individuals who require assistance from a support worker with relevant additional qualifications and experience.
child’s independence and participation. Therapies are expected to fall into one of the three categories. 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 $12,291 to $16,565 per year This band is generally for a child 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 child and/or young person’s independence and participation. Therapies are expected to fall into one of the three categories. Low Band Up to $6,412 per year. This band is generally for a child with developmental delay, or mild disability, who is developing slower than their peers. Medium Band $6,413 to $8,550 per year. This band is generally appropriate for a child/adolescent with a disability who either has: moderate single or multiple areas of need/concern; behavioural concerns; and/or some family complexities, that require specific interventions and for those interventions to be coordinated with other agencies. High Band $8,551 to $13,893 per year. This band is generally appropriate for a child/adolescent with a disability, who has complex needs that may also include complex health and medical needs. Adults 18 years of age and over general therapy Provision of a combination of therapies, Low Band Up to $6,412 per year. This band is generally for an adult with disability, who requires either minimal supports or a short-term intervention strategy. Medium Band
coordinated by a key worker together with the family, to support an adult’s independence and participation. Therapies are expected to fall into one of the three categories. $6,413 to $8,550 per year. This band is generally for an adult with disability 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 $8,551 to $13,893 per year. This band is generally for an adult with disability, who has complex needs that may also include complex health and medical needs. 8B. Specific Therapy Services - single focused supports and strategies for all ages These services are defined as single focused, highly specific and unique services that are client centred and complementary to other services, for example specialised equipment consultancy, positive behaviour support and human relationships. Individual strategies form part of a holistic approach to services required to achieve the individual’s identified goals/outcomes detailed in their plan. Collaboration with other community services that are involved with the individual are an integral part of ensuring successful outcomes are achieved and best practice approaches to service delivery are employed. Therapeutic supports are provided to assist the person to apply their functional skills to improve participation and independence in daily, practical activities. Targeted services also include the provision of a range of counselling services which may include relationship, family, grief, family and/or group counselling. Counselling services build an individual’s capacity to work towards their personal goals. Up to $181.10 per hour for health professionals. Up to $86.50 per hour for trained therapy assistants. Attachment One: Definition of terms Term Definition Accommodation cluster Support to live safely in various accommodation settings. 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 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