Psychosocial Support
What is psychosocial disability?
Psychosocial disability is a term used to describe a disability that may arise from a mental health issue. Not everyone who has a mental health condition will have a psychosocial disability, but for people who do, it can be severe, longstanding and impact on their recovery. People with a disability as a result of their mental health condition may qualify for the NDIS.
These include:
- Choice and control for participants.
- A lifetime commitment to supports and funding (enables hope and optimism).
- Provision of plan flexibility (enables support to be used to meet different needs at different times).
- Opportunities for increased social and economic participation.
- Disability focused support which is recovery orientated.
Psychosocial recovery coach
From July 2020, psychosocial recovery coaches (recovery coaches) will be available to support participants with psychosocial disabilities to live a full and contributing life.
Support
Recovery coaches will support participants to take more control of their lives and to better manage the complex challenges of day-to-day living.
Work Collaboratively
Recovery coaches will work collaboratively with participants, their families, carers and other services to design, plan and implement a recovery plan, and assist with the coordination of NDIS and other supports.
Participate
Participants will have the option of selecting a recovery coach with lived experience or a recovery coach with learnt knowledge of psychosocial disability and mental health.
Develop Mental Health
Recovery coaches have been developed in consultation with people with lived experience of mental health issues, families and carers of people with mental health issues, Mental Health Australia and state and territory governments.
