IDL Assist
IDL assist is designed to support NDIS participants transfer therapy skills into everyday life. This service is delivered by our specialist IDL assistants and utilises positive behaviour support frameworks to practise skills in practical settings, build confidence in daily tasks, optimise the surrounding environment, and support others to positively reinforce the skills learned in therapy.
IDL assist is available for home visits or online.
What are the benefits?
Communicate safely
IDL assist helps NDIS participants to communicate their needs in safe ways.
Process information
IDL assist helps NDIS participants who have difficulty processing information.
Community participation
IDL assist helps NDIS participants who have difficulty participating in society.
How much does it cost?
IDL Assist
- Therapy assistant – $86.79 per hour or part thereof
- Provisionally Registered Psychologist – $156.16 per hour or part thereof
- Registered Psychologist – $214.41 per hour or part thereof.
Where should I start?
What is the process?
1. Functional assessment - An initial functional assessment (including interviews with home, school, work, etc.)
2. Assistant selection - Selection of most suitable IDL assistant
3. Planning meeting - Planning meeting with IDL assistant and psychologist to develop a treatment plan
4. Outcome monitoring - For some participants, The senior IDL assistant will develop individualised outcome monitoring forms to gather more detail and evaluate the effectiveness of the treatment plan
5. Review sessions - Regular review sessions with caregivers, stakeholders and the participant, to review behavioural data, progress toward meeting goals, modification and new strategies.
What can you expect from us?
Scope is a truly neuro-affirming practice. All of our practitioners and team members value lived experience and take the position of an ally in every interaction. Our services are strengths-based and built around the self-identified needs of our clients. We always aim to identify environmental change to support our clients without changing the individual. Our team includes ND and NT individuals and we can't wait to meet you!
Find out more
Inclusive
Our neurodevelopmental assessments are available to everyone, including people with all verbal abilities (including non-verbal), low and no vision, and low motor skills.
Diverse
We have an extensive library of assessment tools to tailor your assessment and answer your questions.
Accessible
You can access assessment 100% online, in-clinic, through home visits*, or through our rural outreach services.
* Home visits are limited by time taken to travel from our clinic locations. Please ask our client support team for more information.
What should I bring?
Records
Bring any relevant medical and educational records, such as previous assessments and reports, and a list of your current medications.
Questions
You may want to jot down any questions or concerns you have about your symptoms or challenges before your first session.
Items
It may be helpful to bring a notepad and pen to take note of important information, and also a comfort item to make you feel at ease.
Relevant Practitioners
We have various therapy assistants who specialise in education and sports coaching. Emma Doran is our senior therapy assistant, see below for more information.
Emma Doran