NDIS Assessment and Reporting Fundamentals
Are you an Occupational Therapist looking to strengthen your skills in NDIS assessment and reporting?
Do you want to improve your ability to gather robust evidence, apply clinical reasoning, and structure reports that effectively advocate for participant funding?
Facilitated by Sarah Collison, a highly experienced OT and thought-leader in the industry, this workshop will equip you with the expertise to master the core principles of NDIS assessments and reporting. Benefit from Sarah’s extensive experience to stay up to date with current NDIS legislation and create reports that align with NDIA decision-making, unlocking the necessary funding for your participants.
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When: 8th April 2025 at 12.00pm AEDT
Duration: 2 hours
Location: Online via Zoom
What you will learn?
In this workshop, you will gain practical knowledge and tools to:
- Conduct structured assessments that align with NDIS requirements
- Use a combination of observation, task analysis and self-reports to gather functional evidence
- Apply clinical reasoning to connect disability impact with support needs
- Structure reports that clearly demonstrate functional limitations and justify recommendations
- Align recommendations with NDIS reasonable and necessary criteria
- Enhance your ability to advocate effectively for funding through well-evidenced reporting
Who is this workshop for?
This workshop is designed for Occupational Therapists working with NDIS participants across a range of assessments, including functional capacity assessment, AT, home modifications, SIL, SDA and ILO.
Whether you're a new graduate or an experienced clinician, this training will refine your assessment and reporting skills to enhance funding outcomes.
The skills learned in this workshop are transferable across all areas of Occupational Therapy assessment and report writing in the NDIS.
From supporting participants with complex disabilities to those with more straightforward needs, the principles of robust assessment and effective report writing will strengthen your approach across various settings. The skills you learn will improve your ability to advocate for participants, justify funding and ensure your reports align with NDIS decision-making criteria.
Why attend?
In this workshop, you will:
- Gain confidence in conducting structured NDIS assessments
- Learn strategies to gather strong functional evidence
- Develop clinical reasoning skills to justify support needs
- Improve your ability to write clear and compelling reports
- Strengthen your advocacy for participants through high-quality documentation
- This workshop provides the essential knowledge and tools to help you navigate the complexities of NDIS assessment and reporting with confidence
Workshop Duration: 2 Hours
Cost: $120.00
About the Presenter
With 20 years of experience, Sarah Collison is an Occupational Therapist and Director of Verve OT. Sarah graduated with a Bachelors of Applied Science (Occupational Therapy) at the University of Sydney and has worked across a broad range of clinical settings including rehabilitation, injury management, health, medico-legal and disability.
A passionate supporter of the NDIS, Sarah runs her own private practice Verve OT based in Sydney and provides supervision and training to other OT's in all things NDIS. She has a special interest in complex home modifications and can often be found trampling around building sites all over Sydney.
Sarah is a member of the OTA NDIS taskforce and administrator of the NDIS OT providers facebook group.
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