The Conversation looks at what we know about Thriving Kids

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There are few questions in disability supports more contentious than this: Can support workers be friends with the people they support, or does this cross a boundary?

Strong Futures Start Here is designed to empower First Nations health and social service employers to take practical steps to undertake workforce planning and activities to build a strong and sustainable workforce. By applying the guide, workforce planning is achievable to build strong futures that are skilled, culturally connected, celebrated, supported, and sustainable, laying the foundation for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander business and communities to thrive.

Provider Digital Access (PRODA) is being replaced with myID and Relationship Authorisation Manager (RAM). All providers and their employees who access NDIS provider portals need to complete the transition to myID and RAM before 10 November 2025 to maintain access to the NDIA provider portals. myID is the Australian Government’s Digital ID app used to verify your identity.  RAM is an authorisation service that allows you to act on behalf of a business online when linked with your Digital ID.

A recent review confirmed art and music therapy can be effective and beneficial for some people in some situations. A new Therapy Support Operational Guideline will be published shortly.

The NDIS has officially selected the I-CAN (Instrument for Classification and Assessment of Support Needs, version 6) as its needs assessment tool for participants aged 16 and over. NDIA assessors will use I-CAN to determine a person’s required supports across 12 core domains, scoring both how often support is needed and how intensive that support must be.

Each year up to 25 people with disability are chosen to participate in this program. It provides a safe and inclusive environment to develop critical thinking, explore leadership theory, systems thinking and systems change, practice techniques, have inquiring conversations, build relationships, and connect with established leaders.

The Provider and Participant Packs are your introduction to the NDIS Commission and how we regulate, register and support NDIS providers and support the rights of NDIS participants. You can order a printed copy to be posted to you, or access them online.

This initiative will trial new and innovative models of care. It aims to bring together resources across the health and care sectors to ensure people in rural, remote and First Nations communities can get the services they need. Trial Site: Central West Queensland