This is the provision of specialist care for persons who have high care needs. This involves support from someone with a high level of expertise, knowledge and/or training to respond to the complex needs. It person’s does not include acute nursing care as delivered by the health system. It includes support for individuals who require assistance from a support worker with additional qualifications and experience relevant to the complex high medical support needs that require continuous and active support. 8: Therapy and Specific Support Improved and/or maintained functional capacity to Outcome: enable to independently undertake individual’s practical activities. This support must be provided by a professional service, either an organisation or individual that meets relevant industry standards and legislative requirements. 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 8A & 8B Therapy & Specific Support Price ($) – 8A. Therapy Early childhood Low Band Up to 0 8 years of – $9,926 This band is generally for a child with developmental age general delay, or mild disability, who is developing slower than per year therapy their peers. Provision of a Medium Band combination of therapies, This band is generally for a child with disability or coordinated by a key $9,927 to developmental delay who either has: worker together with $12,683 the family, to support moderate single or multiple areas of per year a child’s needs/concern; independence and behavioural concerns; and/or participation. some family complexities,
This is the provision of specialist care for persons who have high care needs. This involves support from someone with a high level of expertise, knowledge and/or training to respond to the person’s complex needs. It does not include acute nursing care as delivered by the health system. It includes support for individuals who require assistance from a support worker with additional qualifications and experience relevant to the complex high medical support needs that require continuous and active support. 8: Therapy and Specific Support Outcome: Improved and/or maintained functional capacity to enable individual’s to independently undertake practical activities. This support must be provided by a professional service, either an organisation or individual that meets relevant industry standards and legislative requirements. General therapy includes provision of services by clinicians qualified in an allied health discipline, such as: physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech pathology, podiatry, clinical psychology, and dietetics. Cluster 8A & 8B – Therapy & Specific Support Price ($) 8A. Therapy 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. Low Band Up to $9,926 per year This band is generally for a child with developmental delay, or mild disability, who is developing slower than their peers. Medium Band $9,927 to $12,683 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,
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