NDIS Workforce Development
Victoria’s mental health workforce has undergone significant change and transformation. Our MHV NDIS Workforce Development (Psychosocial Capabilities) Project will focus on building the foundational mental health capabilities and recovery oriented practices of frontline NDIS workers. The project is supported by DHHS NDIS Transition Support funding.
The project will help meet a growing and urgent need to provide training for NDIS providers and workers offering psychosocial disability supports. And will help ensure a recovery oriented focus is translated into the NDIS worker role.
The project will develop and deliver a suite of learning and development programs for support workers, support coordinators and team leaders/supervisors. The programs will tailor learning for this mostly mobile and time-poor workforce by delivering programs in accessible and innovative ways. This will incorporate digital, mobile and micro learning, new models of supervision and on the job learning supports. 400-500 free training places will be rolled out in 2020.
A survey about professional development and training for NDIS staff and team leaders working with people with a psychosocial disability has been completed by approximately 100 NDIS workers, team leaders and managers.
This project upholds the important value of collaboration. Our Project Working Group includes a NDIS participant and carer, and representatives from VMIAC, DHHS, NDS, seven NDIS providers and St Vincent's Mental Health. Seven co-design workshops have been held with people with a psychosocial disability and a NDIS plan, carers of people with a psychosocial disability and a NDIS plan, Support Workers and Support Coordinators working with people with a psychosocial disability, and NDIS Team Leaders / Supervisors and Managers.
The project runs from May 2019 to April 2021.
This project builds on the success of the 2018 Pilot Project, Recovery-Oriented Practice Resources for providing NDIS Psychosocial Supports. The report is available here.
For more information read our Project Summary, or contact Louise Alexander, Research, Project and Learner Support Officer, email l.alexander@mhvic.org.au or phone 03 9519 7000.
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