OTSi NDIS ASSESSMENT TOOLKIT

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OTSi have developed an NDIS Assessment Toolkit. The Practice Guideline is free to download.

The Toolkit also includes an On Demand Webinar and Toolkit

Webinar and Toolkit Information

The  On Demand Webinar and toolkit is available to all interested AHPRA-registered occupational therapist and is FREE for OTSi members. The webinar and toolkit are updated to reflect the NDIS legislation amendments 2026 and NDIS reform.

Purpose

To share assessment-focused knowledge, process, guidelines and templates with OTSi members and in-scope, practicing occupational therapists, aiming to build capacity to consistently and professionally assess function and support needs, for people with invisible disability, including psychosocial disability, and autism

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Context

Over the past year, NDIS reform has accelerated. Legislation changes, including the recent 2026 NDIS legislation changes, These changes have implications for how we work, and plan, with NDIS participants. Occupational Therapy Functional Capacity and Support Needs Assessments are likely to hold a strong role, until new assessment frameworks are in place. There has never been a more important time to assess and document functional capacity and disability-related support needs accurately and concisely, for people with invisible disability including psychosocial disability and autism - regardless of the stage of their NDIS journey.

Content - About the webinar and toolkit 

This webinar, and accompanying guideline and resource, will equip occupational therapists working with these cohorts to:

• Understand the NDIS legislation and NDIS reform landscape and particular implications for people with invisible disability, including psychosocial disability and autism. 
• Prepare functional capacity assessment reports to accompany NDIS applications
• Prepare functional capacity assessment reports to address eligibility re-assessment notifications.
• Compile functional assessments and support needs assessments for plan reassessments. 
• Compile broader documentation and supporting evidence to accompany the above assessments.
• Ensure documentation is in tune with NDIS legislation, and current Rules, guidelines and concepts.

The webinar was  facilitated by Muriel Cummins from the OTSi leadership team, and expert guest speakers.

Link to Webinar

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