NDIS Development of Daily Living and Life Skills
Find a list of NDIS Development of Daily Living and Life Skills . There are currently some Development of Daily Living and Life Skills providers offering a range of services.
These supports are all about helping NDIS participants learn and master the skills necessary to live an independent and autonomous life. This includes a host of training activities and developmental programs, performed by the participant with assistance from their carer or carers. Through these activities the participant will learn critical skills like cleaning, cooking, using money, getting around town, and more. Below is a list of relevant skills (the list is not exhaustive):
- Meeting people and making friends
- Personal care (including health and wellbeing)
- Daily routines
- Housekeeping
- Planning and organising
- Making use of government services
- Joining a group or club
- Using public transportation
- Traveling
- Participating in the community
- Taking medication
- Using money and drawing up budgets
- Shopping
- Doing volunteer work
The goal is to help the participant master these skills so that he or she can perform them independently, strengthening their development and giving them a greater amount of autonomy in their day to day lives. Various careers and organisations exist for this purpose, dedicated to educating NDIS participants about essential life skills and then helping them in their efforts to acquire them.
The level of support and assistance varies on a case by case basis. For example, one participant may only require a few hours of support per week, while another may have a need for round the clock assistance. Over time, as the participant continues to develop his or her skills, the amount of necessary support decreases. In any case, these Development-Life Skills organisations are there to help.
Some of the professions associated with this type of support are listed below:
- Disability Support Worker
- Mental health worker
- Peer worker
- Welfare worker
- Aboriginal Health Worker