GPs and the NDIS Acknowledgement of Country zzzzzz

GPs and the NDIS

Acknowledgement of Country zzzzzz

Established 1976 zzzzzz

Today we are going through What is the NDIS What supports are funded under the NDIS What is the standard eligibility for the NDIS What is the eligibility for psychosocial supports under NDIS Life Domains – what are they and how can you see these in clients How Helping. Minds can support you Referral pathways

NDIS National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is a federally funded scheme which offers practical supports to people with a lifelong and significant psychosocial disability, and their families and caregivers zzzzzz

What does the NDIS fund? • Capacity building supports • Core supports • Capital supports zzzzzz

NDIS Eligibility • • • Under 65 Australian Citizen, Permanent Visa or Protected Special Category Visa Mental illness has a functional impact across one or more of the life domains zzzzzz

Psychosocial eligibility for the NDIS • Mental health condition causes impairment to global functioning and functional capacity • Impairment is likely to be lifelong and affects the person’s capacity for social or economic participation zzzzzz

NDIS life domains • • • Social interaction Self management Self-care Communication Learning Mobility zzzzzz

Life domain: social interaction (Sue) • Sue has become socially isolated since being diagnosed with depression • She doesn’t venture into the community alone • She feels very anxious when meeting new people which further adds to her social isolation zzzzzz

Life domain: social interaction (Sue) Area of need: • Making and keeping friends / relationships • Behaving within limits accepted by others • Coping with feelings and emotions • Having a sense of purpose in life • Making connections in the community • Volunteering zzzzzz

Life domain: social interaction (Sue) Functional impact: • Social isolation & withdrawal • Difficulty with: o Responding to social situations o Making & keeping friends o Talking to strangers or certain people o Interaction affected by behaviours • Fear or distrust zzzzzz

Life domain: self management (Jane) • Jane has difficulty completing daily chores due to lack of motivation associated with a depressive episode • She is unable to make decisions and has no motivation to complete daily tasks zzzzzz

Life domain: self management (Jane) Area of need: • Doing activities (eg. cooking, laundry) • Handling and solving problems • Managing money and budgeting • Making decisions • Keeping a safe in-home environment • Taking responsibility • Behaving responsibly • Connecting to services zzzzzz

Life domain: self management (Jane) Functional impact: • Attending to responsibilities due to lack of motivation, interest, concentration, organisation • Managing household • Budgeting • Solving problems • Making decisions zzzzzz

Life domain: self care (Mark) • Mark presents as dishevelled with poor levels of hygiene • He has delusional beliefs associated with water zzzzzz

Life domain: self care (Mark) Area of need: • Showering / bathing • Dressing • Eating • Toileting • Maintaining physical health • Managing medication zzzzzz

Life domain: self care (Mark) Functional impact: • Hygiene • Maintaining adequate diet • Nutrition • Dressing appropriately • Managing physical wellbeing • Maintaining physical health zzzzzz

Life domain: communication (Jenaya) • Jenaya struggles to follow directions and is easily distracted • She is fiercely independent, with limited insight into her ability to complete daily activities and as a result often fails to communicate her own needs for support zzzzzz

Life domain: communication (Jenaya) Area of need: • Communicating needs and wants • Following instructions and conversation • Understanding others • Understanding directions zzzzzz

Life domain: communication (Jenaya) Functional impact: • Difficulty interpreting communication, difficulty understanding directions zzzzzz

Life domain: learning (Lewis) • Lewis finds it difficult to concentrate on information within paperwork • Due to his mental illness he experiences flatness and mania, and has difficulty concentrating, understanding and remembering new things zzzzzz

Life domain: learning (Lewis) Area of need: • Understanding • Remembering • Learning new information • Concentrating zzzzzz

Life domain: learning (Lewis) Functional impact: • Organising tasks • Learning new information • Following instructions • Understanding directions • Making decisions • Solving problems zzzzzz

Life domain: mobility and transport (Josh) • Josh is unable to leave the house or use public transport on a daily basis as a direct result of his severe anxiety and lack of motivation, which are symptoms of his mental illness • One-on-one needs based support zzzzzz

Life domain: mobility and transport (Josh) Area of need: • Leaving the house • Travel • Transport • Economic participation zzzzzz

Life domain: mobility and transport (Josh) Functional impact: • Unable to use public transport unaccompanied • Difficulty leaving the house zzzzzz

NDIS plans: family and friends • Carers can be involved in NDIS application and NDIS plan • Carers can submit a carers statement to the Local Area Coordinator • Supports can be included in NDIS plan to enable the carer to continue their role zzzzzz

NDIS support Helping. Minds NDIS team will support you and your patients understand the NDIS through: • • • Education Application assistance Planning support Advocacy Capacity building support services zzzzzz

Referral pathway Helping. Minds Intake Team intake@helpingminds. org. au (08) 9427 7100 helpingminds. org. au zzzzzz

References NDIS ndis. gov. au (2018) “Providing Evidence of Psychological Disability” Aftercare https: //www. aftercare. com. au/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Evidence%20 of%20 Psychological%20 Disability%20 Matrix. pdf (2018) zzzzzz