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 This support item provides capacity building supports, including a key worker, to assist a child (under 7 years of age) with developmental delay or disability and their family or carers in home, community and early childhood education settings, to work towards increased functional independence and  social participation.  Delivered by allied health professionals in aims to assist development at an early age. This may  include early intervention services, speech assistance, movement and mobility support, psychology  etc. 

 This assists participants to gain access to various support services that are beneficial and  therapeutic to participants. This may include services such as physiotherapy, psychology,  counseling etc. This support Service provides therapeutic services to participants (over 7  years). Therapy supports are for participants with an established disability, where maximum medical improvement has been reached, to facilitate functional  improvement. Therapy in this context is aimed at adjustment, adaption, and building capacity for community participation. 

This support service provides assistance with, or supervision of, tasks of daily life in a shared  living environment, with a focus on developing the skills of each individual to live as  autonomously as possible. The support is provided to each person living in the shared  arrangement in accordance with their need. 

This support service provides individual life skills development and training including public  transport training and support, developing skills for community, social and recreational  participation. It also provides training for participants in groups to increase their  independence in daily personal activities. This assists participants to gain services from  providers that assist them to develop and maintain important life skills such as learning  about public transport, resumes, taxes, saving skills, social skills, physical activity skills etc.  

This support service enable participants to maintain their home environment. This may involve undertaking essential household tasks that the participant is not able to undertake.  We will be responsible for cleaning, gardening, basic indoor & outdoor home  maintenance, laundry or linen and meal preparation.  

 This service assists participants to ensure their personal care and hygiene is always upheld.  Participants may be required to complete personal care tasks such as showering, toileting,  changing etc, this is done in the participants home. These support items provide a participant with assistance with, or supervision of, personal tasks of daily life to develop skills of the participant to live as autonomously as possible. 

 Social and community participation enables participants to meet people with similar interests and to join in social and community activities. Social, community and civic activities are important to help participants build relationships, feel included and increase their confidence.

 Transport enables participants to access disability supports outside their home, and to  achieve the goals in their plan.  

This support item allows a participant to pay a provider to transport them to an activity that  is not itself a support - or to a support that is delivered by another provider. This enables the  participant to travel to and from appointments or their place of work. As well as for  specialized transport services for a participant to a school, educational facility, employment,  or the community.