NDIS Information
The Knights of the Shed Service offers a comprehensive range of supports designed to empower individuals with disability to live more independently and participate fully in their communities. These supports include:
- Developing daily care and life skills: Through training and development activities, participants learn essential skills to increase their independence in daily life, such as engaging in social activities and improving relationship and social skills.
- Facilitating participation in community, social and civic activities: The program provides support for participants to engage in a variety of community activities, helping them develop the skills and confidence to participate fully and apply their skills to new contexts and environemnts.
- Offering specialist positive behaviour support: Qualified professionals provide comprehensive support to manage and reduce behaviors of concern, including assessment, plan development, staff training, and support for families.
- Delivering therapeutic supports: Evidence-based therapies are provided to improve or maintain functional capacity in areas such as communication, personal care, and interpersonal interactions. This includes assessments by health professionals to ensure appropriate support planning and review.
Registration
Following a recent audit (June 2024) Knights of the Shed has been recommended as an NDIS registered provider. We are awaiting final approval from the NDIA. Watch this space for updates!
Supports fall under two broad services:
- Therapeutic Activity Based Social Skills Programs
- Your Story Arc Psychology
Therapeutic Activity Based Social Skills Programs
Registration Groups recommended for NDIS registration:
106 Assist-Life Stages, Transition and Support
116 Innovative Community Participation
117 Development of Daily Living & Life Skills
125 Participation in Community, Social & Civic Activities
136 Group/Centre-Based Activities
Plan and self managed participants typically claim from items under these categories (please use as a general guide only):
Capacity Building – Improved Daily Living
15_053_0128_1_3
Core – Assistance with Social, Economic and Community Participation
04_104_0125_6_1
Capacity Building – Increased Social and Community Participation
09_008_0116_6_3
Please check with your Support Coordinator, NDIS Plan Manager or Local Area Coordinator for specific advice about funding categories available in your Plan
Your Story Arc Psychology
Individualised specialist participant supports:
Therapy Supports and Early Childhood Supports
Assessment Recommendation Therapy or Training Supports – Psychologist
(Item Number: 01_701_0128_1_3 )
Early Childhood Supports – Psychologist
(Item Number: 15_001_0118_1_3)
Specialist Behaviour Intervention Support
Specialist Behavioural Intervention Support.
Highly specialised intensive support interventions to address significantly harmful or persistent behaviours of concern.
Development of behaviour support plans that temporarily use restrictive practices, with intention to minimise use of these practices
(Item Number: 11_022_0110_7_3)
Behaviour Management Plan Including Training in Behaviour Management Strategies Training for carers and others in behaviour management strategies required due the participant’s disability.
(Item Number: 11_023_0110_7_3)