15_043_0128_1_3
Assessment Recommendation Therapy or Training - Counsellor

Line Item Description

This support item is located within the NDIS Capacity Building support category, under Early Childhood Supports (Category 15), although it is commonly used for capacity building support for participants across all age groups where the goal is to improve daily life skills and independence.

This line item funds Assessment, Recommendation, Therapy, or Training provided by a Counsellor. This professional focuses on the participant's emotional, social, and psychological well-being as it relates to their disability goals.

Key Outcomes and Activities:

Counselling and Therapy: Providing therapeutic support to the participant (and sometimes their family/carers) to address emotional distress, anxiety, depression, adjustment to disability, grief, and other psychosocial challenges.

Assessment and Recommendations: Conducting non-clinical assessments to understand the participant's social context, emotional needs, and barriers to participation. Providing recommendations for support strategies and linkage to other services.

Capacity Building: Focusing on building the participant's capacity in areas such as:

Emotional Regulation: Learning to identify, understand, and manage emotional responses.

Coping Strategies: Developing resilience and effective strategies for managing stress and difficult life transitions.

Interpersonal Skills: Improving communication and relationship skills to foster meaningful connections.

Goal Attainment: Working with the participant to clarify and progress towards their personal NDIS goals, focusing on self-determination, choice, and control.

Training for Carers: Providing training and coaching to family members and support networks to enhance their capacity to support the participant's emotional and mental health needs.

Professional Requirement: This support must be delivered by a Counsellor who is appropriately qualified and accredited, typically holding professional membership with a recognised counselling body (e.g., Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia - PACFA, or Australian Counselling Association - ACA).

Claimable Costs: As well as direct service provision, this item can be used to claim for:

Non-Face-to-Face Support Provision
Provider Travel
Short Notice Cancellation (two clear business days)
NDIA Requested Reports
Provider Travel – Non-Labour Costs (using the support item 15_799_0128_1_3)

Note on use: While listed under ECI (Category 15), this support is widely used across the NDIS and is generally funded when the primary goal is therapeutic capacity building.