Adolescence is an important phase in our lives where we go through significant changes in terms of physical, cognitive and mental developments.
Professional disability support services play a significant role in ensuring that differently-abled individuals stay connected to mainstream society. These support services focus on capacity building and skill development so that people with disabilities could become as independent as possible over time.
People with psychosocial disabilities often face stigma from society due to the episodic nature of their condition. Moreover, psychosocial disabilities can often be invisible to the eyes leading to the discrimination of persons suffering from it compared to other disability conditions. In an effort to improve the lives of people with psychosocial disabilities, the NDIA has developed a Psychosocial Disability…
Disability service providers are an integral part of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) as they are the conduits through which the participants are accessing the supports and services that they need.
Providing care and support for people with disabilities keeps the carers occupied all
the time with numerous responsibilities. Though they are the most compassionate people who
readily and happily provide the required support for people with disabilities, long hours of exertion can cause burnout.
People with disabilities require support and services to overcome bodily and behavioural challenges. They often struggle with complex and impulsive behaviours including self-harm, withdrawing from others, not cooperating with treatments and various other actions of concern.
Taking care of people with disabilities is a job that requires immense patience and
responsibility on the part of their carers and family members. The majority of the time, it is a
family member who is providing crucial care for differently-abled individuals instead of paid
support workers.
One of the primary goals of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is to
help people with disabilities to live independently and build their capacity to take care of
themselves and become active members of their community.
Caring for people with permanent and significant disabilities demands responsibility, knowledge and incredible compassion from the carers and consulting practitioners. Disability care can be particularly challenging if the client exhibits difficult behaviours and struggles with mental stress.
Providing care and support for differently-abled individuals is a job that demands compassion, responsibility and skills. A large government scheme like the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) that involves hundreds of service providers and thousands of care workers requires consistent quality checks and constant improvements.