Multidisciplinary Functional Capacity Assessments for NDIS

Functional Capacity Assessments are conducted to assist NDIS in understanding the needs of NDIS participants, so that appropriate supports and services can be funded, allowing the participants to live a more fulfilling life. This online seminar provides information on what is required to engage in the area of Functional Capacity Assessment (FCA).  After completing the training, participants will be able to define a rationale behind Functional Capacity Assessments, demonstrate practical knowledge for conducting Functional Capacity Assessments, and become familiar with the NDIS and multidisciplinary guidelines and knowledge base that guide and supports our practice in this area. The participants will also be able to demonstrate practical knowledge about functional domains. and apply a holistic framework for assessing and organising functional capacity information, and writing comprehensive FCA reports. 

An average FCA  consists of 16-25 pages and encompasses information about health, physical, cognitive, mental health, social, interpersonal, cultural, and environmental factors that are analysed from a variety of discipline-specific and multidisciplinary perspectives.  H-L Therapy Functional Capacity Assessment Training provides a comprehensive framework, knowledge, and insight from the practitioner’s perspective. It covers the types of functional capacity assessments, assessment domains, indicators for Functional Capacity Assessment, NDIS guidelines that inform our practice in this area, and multidisciplinary assessment instruments that may be used for cross-validation of results. 

To increase the validity of the functional capacity data, it is recommended that the assessment information is cross-validated by a range of standardised, evidence-based assessment instruments that are recommended by the NDIS as the best practice in evidence.  This functional capacity data can be further strengthened by using a range of mental health and multidisciplinary assessment instruments, information about which would also be provided in the training.

Following the training, all participants will be provided with the information package, which includes a copy of the presentation slides, a list of FCA resources, references, and easily modified FCA template for gathering information, analysing, and reporting the assessment data on the functional capacity to NDIS.

PLEASE NOTE that this training is designed for developmental educators and allied health professionals. If your professional background is different from developmental educators please consult with your professional board or association to confirm if NDIS functional capacity assessments are within your scope of practice. Please do this prior to registering for our Multidisciplinary Training.  If you are a social worker, please access your training here:

https://events.humanitix.com/f...

You can also have a look at the bottom of this page for information on other training events currently provided by H-L Therapy.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR ATTENDEES OF FUNCTIONAL CAPACITY TRAINING

*** Please note that this training begins at 9 am South Australian (Adelaide) time and continues until 12.30 pm Please verify how these times translate in relation to your time zone.

Please follow the steps below to access your training materials 

1.  Once you register you will receive a confirmation of your registration via email
2. If the pictures in this email are not showing, please click on the picture icon to download them
3. The link that says 'view access info' would then become clearly visible
4. Click on this link and it will lead you to your electronic ticket.
5. Once you access your ticket click the button that says 'Access online event.'
6. This will lead you to a virtual hub which is only accessible to people who have purchased this training
7. From the virtual hub, you will be able to find a link to the information package (this can be downloaded) and to our evaluation survey.
8. Once you complete the training and evaluation survey, please contact us via our website www.h-ltherapy.com.au to receive a certificate of attendance.
9. We would appreciate it if you could please complete the evaluation survey, even if you have already completed the poll during the training event. This would provide us with more qualitative data and ideas on how to continuously improve our events. 

THE ATTENDEES' FEEDBACK

This is what our training attendees said about this event:

"Thank you for today's training. I enjoyed it very much".

"I found it great, especially with the framework and a template for the report writing. It’s well worth the money".

"I've learnt a lot and am looking forward to using it with the clients."

"The training is very informative. Thank you for sharing this with us".

INFORMATION ABOUT THE PRESENTER: Alicja Weidner is an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker/ Principal Therapist and Director at H-L Therapy.  She has over 20 years of experience conducting a wide range of multidisciplinary, psychosocial, mental health, and functional assessments during her employment in government and private health, mental health,  disability, rehabilitation, and aged care services (i.e. Aged Care Assessment Teams).  In 2016, Alicja established H-L Therapy where she continues to provide therapeutic services and conduct discipline-specific, interdisciplinary, and mental health assessments using up-to-date, evidence-based assessment instruments.  The assessments which are commonly conducted by H-L Therapy include outcome assessments, functional capacity assessments, biopsychosocial assessments, risk assessments, and mental health assessments.