OTSi ON-DEMAND WEBINAR

NDIS Assessment Toolkit for Occupational Therapists

Working with People with Invisible Disability, Including Psychosocial Disability and Autism

PLUS: NDIS LEGISLATION & REFORM UPDATES September 2026

The webinar is now available on demand, together with the updated assessment guideline and template.

The NDIS landscape is changing rapidly. The 2026 legislative amendments and broader NDIS reforms have significant implications for how occupational therapists assess, document and communicate functional capacity and disability-related support needs.

For occupational therapists working with people with invisible disability, including psychosocial disability and autism, accurate, concise and professionally defensible assessment has never been more important.

OTSi has developed this updated webinar and accompanying NDIS Assessment Toolkit to support occupational therapists to navigate these changes and strengthen assessment practice across different stages of a participant's NDIS journey.

PURPOSE

This professional development resource provides occupational therapists with practical, assessment-focused knowledge, processes, guidance and templates to support consistent and professionally robust assessment of functional capacity and disability-related support needs.

The webinar and toolkit have been updated to reflect the 2026 NDIS legislative amendments and current NDIS reform environment, including the implications of these changes for occupational therapy assessment and documentation.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

The webinar and toolkit explore how occupational therapists can:

Understand the changing NDIS landscape
Understand key aspects of the 2026 NDIS legislation amendments and broader NDIS reform, and consider their implications for people with invisible disability, including psychosocial disability and autism.

Prepare assessments for NDIS access and eligibility
Develop functional capacity assessment reports and supporting evidence to accompany NDIS applications and respond to eligibility reassessment processes.

Support plan reassessments
Undertake and document functional capacity and support needs assessments relevant to plan reassessments and changing support requirements.

Document disability and support needs effectively
Identify and communicate the functional impact of disability, including the relationship between functional capacity, support needs, participation and everyday life.

Develop stronger supporting evidence
Consider the broader documentation and evidence that may be required to support functional assessments and communicate a participant's circumstances clearly.

Align documentation with the current NDIS environment
Ensure assessment reports and supporting documentation are informed by current NDIS legislation, Rules, guidelines, concepts and emerging assessment frameworks.

THE NDIS ASSESSMENT TOOLKIT

Your on-demand access includes the accompanying OTSi NDIS Assessment Toolkit, including:

An assessment guideline to support occupational therapy practice.
A practical assessment template.
Guidance for documenting functional capacity and disability-related support needs.
Considerations relevant to people with invisible disability, including psychosocial disability and autism.
Updated content reflecting the 2026 NDIS legislative changes and reform environment.

The toolkit is designed as a practical resource that occupational therapists can use to inform their assessment processes and documentation in contemporary NDIS practice.

WHY THIS MATTERS NOW

NDIS reform has accelerated significantly over the past year, with legislative and policy changes reshaping the environment in which occupational therapists work with NDIS participants.

While new assessment frameworks continue to develop, occupational therapy functional capacity and support needs assessments remain an important source of evidence for participants navigating access, eligibility, reassessment and planning processes.

This makes it particularly important for occupational therapists to understand what to assess, how to assess it, and how to communicate findings clearly and professionally.

PRESENTED BY OTSi

The webinar is facilitated by Muriel Cummins, from the OTSi leadership team, with expert guest speakers contributing specialist perspectives.

The resource is intended for AHPRA-registered occupational therapists who are currently practising and working with, or interested in working with, people with invisible disability, including psychosocial disability and autism.

ACCESS THE ON-DEMAND WEBINAR

FREE FOR OTSi MEMBERS

OTSi members receive a 100% discount code to access the webinar and accompanying assessment resources.

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