General therapy includes provision of services by clinicians qualified in an allied health discipline, such as: physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech pathology, podiatry, clinical psychology, and dietetics. Cluster 8 Therapy & Specific Support Price ($) – Early childhood Low Band 0 8 years of – Up to $10,712 This band is generally for a child with developmental age general per year delay, or mild disability, who is developing slower therapy than their peers. Provision of a Medium Band combination of therapies, coordinated by a key This band is generally for a child with disability or developmental delay who either has: worker together with $10,713 to the family, to support moderate single or multiple areas of $13,687 a child’s needs/concern; per year independence and behavioural concerns; and/or participation. some family complexities, Therapies are that require specific interventions and for those expected to fall into interventions to be coordinated with other agencies. one of the three categories. High Band $13,688 to This band is generally for a with a disability, $18,449 who has complex needs that may also include per year complex health and medical needs. School age Low Band children 9 17 – Up to $7,141 This band is generally for a child with developmental years of age per year. delay, or mild disability, who is developing slower than general therapy their peers. Provision of a Medium Band combination of therapies, This band is generally appropriate for a child/adolescent coordinated by a key worker together with a disability who either has: $7,142 to with the family, to $9,522 moderate single or multiple of need/concern; support a behavioural concerns; and/or per year. and/or young some family complexities, person’s that require specific interventions and for those independence and interventions to be coordinated with other agencies. participation.
General therapy includes provision of services by clinicians qualified in an allied health discipline, such as: physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech pathology, podiatry, clinical psychology, and dietetics. Cluster 8 – Therapy & Specific Support Price ($) Early childhood 0 – 8 years of age general therapy Provision of a combination of therapies, coordinated by a key worker together with the family, to support a child’s independence and participation. Therapies are expected to fall into one of the three categories. Low Band Up to $10,712 per year This band is generally for a child with developmental delay, or mild disability, who is developing slower than their peers. Medium Band $10,713 to $13,687 per year This band is generally for a child with disability or developmental delay 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 $13,688 to $18,449 per year This band is generally for a 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 and/or young person’s independence and participation. Low Band Up to $7,141 per year. This band is generally for a child with developmental delay, or mild disability, who is developing slower than their peers. Medium Band $7,142 to $9,522 per year. This band is generally appropriate for a child/adolescent with a disability who either has: moderate single or multiple of need/concern; behavioural concerns; and/or some family complexities, that require specific interventions and for those interventions to be coordinated with other agencies.
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