15_606_0118_1_3
Assessment Recommendation Therapy or Training - Counsellor

Line Item Description

This line item is used to claim for capacity building supports provided in an early childhood context by a qualified Counsellor. The support is intended to assist a child younger than 9 with a developmental delay or disability, along with their family or carers.




The goal of this support is to help the child work towards increased functional independence and social participation. Services can be delivered in various settings, including the home, community, and early childhood education centres.

All supports delivered under this item are expected to align with the NDIS Commission's NDIS Practice Standards and Quality Indicators for Early Childhood Supports. This item can also be used for the assessment, planning, and delivery of Disability-Related Health Supports if they are directly related to the child's functional impairment and assist with activities of daily living.


Provider Qualifications
This support item can only be delivered by a Counsellor who is either:

A member of the Australian Counselling Association; or


An accredited Registrant with the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia.


A person who is an AHPRA provisionally registered psychologist operating as a paid unsupervised practitioner is also permitted to claim using this line item.


Claiming Rules
This support can be delivered to individual participants or to groups. In addition to direct service delivery, providers can claim for the following, provided they are agreed upon in advance by the participant:


Non-Face-to-Face Support Provision


Provider Travel: Travel time claims for therapists are subject to a price limit that is 50% of the regular hourly rate.



Provider Travel - Non-Labour Costs: Claimed using support item 15_799_0118_1_3.


Short Notice Cancellation: A cancellation notice period of 2 clear business days applies to this item.


NDIA Requested Reports