Listen "Pre to Post NDIS from Daisy Sumersford's perspective as a social workers on the Do's & Don'ts of Support Coordination"
Episode Synopsis
We have made it to Episode 6 on the podcast!This week's podcast on “The Journey to Conscious Healthcare” features Daisy Sumersford, Senior Support Coordination & Social Worker from Access4u.This weeks podcast is called “Pre to Post NDIS from Daisy Sumersford's perspective as a social workers on the Do's & Don'ts of Support Coordination”Today we Discuss:- Her experience at Minda Incorporated- Her experience transitioning from Institutionalisation to Person Centred-approach- Challenges faced by Support Coordinators…sitting with your hands tied…- Advocating as a social worker for participants & the joy she receives- The role social workers play in the NDIS- How to create capacity (Developmental Educators are being used instead of social workers at times)- How we could look at FCA’s differently with a multidisciplinary approach (functional capacity assessment)- Support Coordinators empowering participants with knowledge - Where to go for information - Importance of developing key relationships & checking in- Frustrations with getting rejected case study with a Legally blind participant- Disenfranchised loss & how it impact participants - Importance of mental health understanding & training as a support coordinator- Her mentors that have helped her along the way- Caseloads as a support coordinator, how to manage it - Switching off at the end of the day, is it possible?- A day in the life of Daisy as a support coordinator- What makes a good support coordinator - check out at (40:57)- Daisy’s vision of 20 years into the future in the disability sectorThought provoking ideas & conversations (please chime in):- Should there be greater support coordinator collaboration across businesses external to each other? - The Royal Society for the Blind (RSB)- we’d love your take on whether participants who are blind are getting support for psychological impacts of becoming blind, especially in the early stages?- Should support coordinators have an understudy? Jake Tiver's innovative suggestion- What should the social worker scope of practice look like in the NDIS? Special Mentions - Cathy Miller - (CEO)- Karen McKew- Aaron Bryne from National Disability Insurance Agency- Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) (registration)- DSC - SC Induction training- Scott Willis GAICD - Physio role in mental health- The Resilience Project - Hugh van Cuylenburg & Let Go- Sian Williams - From Here 2 Home (time blocking)Check out our episode via the link: https://conscioushealthcaresa.com.au/podcast-conscious-healthcarePlease like & share as you see fit to spread the word & educate othersShout out to Conscious Healthcare SA for putting this all together.Where to go to look for information: NDIS Website#NDIS #SupportCoordination #Healthcare #CHSA #Access4U #TheJourneyToConsciousHealthcare #SocialWo
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