Services
Support Coordination & Specialist Support Coordination
At Locus Services we are dedicated to empowering individuals through compassionate and professional support. Our services are designed to foster growth, recovery, and positive change, focusing on holistic care and building meaningful connections. A recovery coach can support you with your recovery. Recovery means being able to live a purposeful and meaningful life. What is a recovery coach? A recovery coach is an NDIS funded worker that has mental health knowledge. A recovery coach will spend time with you, and people important to you, to get to know you and understand your needs help you to find out about different services and supports, and how these can help you help you get support from mental health service help you better understand the NDIS and support you with the NDIS You can choose a recovery coach with lived experience. A recovery coach with lived experience has their own lived experience of mental ill health and recovery and are able to use this experience to inform their work.
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What is Support Coordination?
Support Coordination is designed to assist NDIS participants in understanding, implementing, and managing their plans. Our experienced coordinators work closely with individuals to connect them with service providers, develop skills for greater independence, and enhance their overall quality of life.
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What is Specialist Support Coordination?
Specialist Support Coordination is for individuals with more complex needs who require a higher level of support to manage challenges that impact their ability to access and use NDIS services effectively. Our specialist support coordinators have expertise in working with high support needs and ensuring comprehensive care.
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What is Psychosocial Recovery Coaching?
Psychosocial Recovery Coaching is a specialised NDIS support designed to assist individuals with mental health conditions in taking control of their lives. It focuses on building strengths, developing skills, and connecting with services that promote recovery and resilience.
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Why Choose Us?
At Locus Services we are dedicated to delivering person-centred, responsive, and outcome-driven support. Our experienced and compassionate team ensures that every participant receives the guidance and assistance needed to thrive in their NDIS journey.
Our Support Coordination Services Include
- Understanding your NDIS plan and how to use it effectively.
- Connecting you with appropriate service providers and community resources.
- Helping you build skills to manage and coordinate your own supports.
- Assisting with plan reviews and ensuring your needs are met.
- Problem-solving and navigating challenges within the NDIS system.
Our Approach
Our recovery coaching service is person-centred and tailored to meet individual needs. We work alongside participants to:
- Develop a personalised recovery plan based on their goals and aspirations.
- Build resilience and strengthen coping mechanisms for everyday challenges.
- Connect with appropriate mental health and community services.
- Improve social and community participation.
- Provide ongoing motivation, encouragement, and problem-solving strategies.
Who Can Benefit?
Psychosocial Recovery Coaching is suitable for individuals who experience significant mental health challenges and require ongoing support to navigate their recovery journey. It benefits individuals with conditions such as:
- Anxiety and depression.
- Schizophrenia and psychotic disorders
- Bipolar disorder.
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- Other complex mental health conditions
Our Specialist Support Coordination Services Include
- Addressing complex barriers that may prevent you from accessing support.
- Coordinating multiple providers and ensuring services work together effectively.
- Develop tailored strategies to help you achieve your goals.
- Ensures consistent service delivery and access to relevant support in a crisis or unplanned event.
What is specialist support coordination?
Specialist support coordination is a higher level of support. The focus is on reducing complexity in the
participant’s support environment and helping the participant overcome immediate and/or significant
barriers in plan implementation.
Specialist support coordination helps participants:
- Address complex barriers that affect their access to supports
- Design a service plan for their support needs, where appropriate.
Psychosocial Recovery Coaching
At Locus Services we provide Psychosocial Recovery Coaching to support individuals with psychosocial disabilities in achieving their personal goals and enhancing their independence. Our experienced recovery coaches offer guidance, support, and practical strategies to empower participants in their journey toward mental well-being.
Address complex barriers
Specialist support coordinators should help overcome complex barriers that affect participants’ ability to access and maintain appropriate supports. They should work with participants, their families and
carers to:
- Identify and understand the barriers impacting the participant’s ability to access, use and maintain their supports
- Find and try solutions to address these barriers
- Establish a process to overcome these barriers, including prioritising factors that need to be addressed first and what supports need to be in place immediately.
Design a service plan for complex support needs
Sometimes a participant may need a service plan to address significant complexities in their life. Specialist support coordinators should work with the participant, their families and carers to identify a broad network of a supports – funded or other supports – that can help the participant use their plan. Specialist support coordinators should design a service plan which:
- Ensures all services can work effectively and cohesively together to help a participant to pursue their goals
- Establishes processes to enable communication, cooperation and collaboration within the participant’s network of funded and non-funded supports
- Helps the participant, their family and carers to resolve issues and unexpected situations
- Ensures a consistent delivery of service and access to relevant supports in a crisis or unplanned event.
Psychosocial Recovery Coach
At Locus , we are currently seeking a Psychosocial Recovery Coach to join our dedicated team. This role focuses on empowering individuals with mental health challenges, helping them navigate their recovery journey, and fostering resilience.
- Support Coordinators
- Specialist Support Coordinators
- Psychosocial Recovery Coaches