Practice guidelines National Disability Insurance Scheme and mainstream services interface About the practice guidelines To ensure people with disability receive the best support, the Victorian Government has developed new practice guidelines to help staff working in mainstream health and community services better understand and work with the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). The guidelines identify best practice for three mainstream service systems: health and aged care children and families specialist clinical mental health services. Guidelines to support staff working in justice, housing and homelessness will be drafted and released later in the year. The guidelines will help frontline staff build knowledge and gain practical skills to improve the outcomes for people with disability who access mainstream services. They are based on a series of case scenarios to provide practical guidance. The guidelines outline the roles and responsibilities of mainstream service system practitioners, local area coordinators and National Disability Insurance Agency providers, in particular support coordinators. Background Victoria is working to build an inclusive community where people with a disability are supported and empowered to make choices and reach their potential. This includes rolling out the NDIS which is a once-in-a-generation reform. This means all Australian governments, non-government organisations, business and the wider community have a role to play. The way the NDIS will work with mainstream service systems is governed by a set of principles that define funding and practice responsibilities. Consistent with these principles, community and health services will be required to work closely with the NDIS to plan and coordinate care for clients. Victoria has historically had a range of formal and informal arrangements between disability and community service and health systems to support collaboration and achieve the best outcomes for shared clients. The approach needs to be updated with the introduction of the NDIS which is why the Government has developed the practice guidelines. The guidelines have been developed in response to feedback from frontline staff, and in consultation with front line staff, the NDIA and the Department of Health and Human Services.
Practice guidelines National Disability Insurance Scheme and mainstream services interface About the practice guidelines To ensure people with disability receive the best support, the Victorian Government has developed new practice guidelines to help staff working in mainstream health and community services better understand and work with the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). The guidelines identify best practice for three mainstream service systems: health and aged care children and families specialist clinical mental health services. Guidelines to support staff working in justice, housing and homelessness will be drafted and released later in the year. The guidelines will help frontline staff build knowledge and gain practical skills to improve the outcomes for people with disability who access mainstream services. They are based on a series of case scenarios to provide practical guidance. The guidelines outline the roles and responsibilities of mainstream service system practitioners, local area coordinators and National Disability Insurance Agency providers, in particular support coordinators. Background Victoria is working to build an inclusive community where people with a disability are supported and empowered to make choices and reach their potential. This includes rolling out the NDIS which is a once-in-a-generation reform. This means all Australian governments, non-government organisations, business and the wider community have a role to play. The way the NDIS will work with mainstream service systems is governed by a set of principles that define funding and practice responsibilities. Consistent with these principles, community and health services will be required to work closely with the NDIS to plan and coordinate care for clients. Victoria has historically had a range of formal and informal arrangements between disability and community service and health systems to support collaboration and achieve the best outcomes for shared clients. The approach needs to be updated with the introduction of the NDIS which is why the Government has developed the practice guidelines. The guidelines have been developed in response to feedback from frontline staff, and in consultation with front line staff, the NDIA and the Department of Health and Human Services.
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