The National Disability Insurance Scheme Handbook

The National Disability Insurance Scheme Handbook
Author: Bill Madden
Publisher:
Total Pages: 319
Release: 2013
Genre: Disability insurance
ISBN: 9780409336818

The National Disability Insurance Scheme Handbook written by Bill Madden, Janine McIlwraith and Ruanne Brell examines the NDIS from the viewpoint of a person seeking to access the NDIS and those advising or assisting them. The three key criteria are examined, along with the powers of the NDIS Chief Executive Officer and the scop.

National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013 (Australia) (2018 Edition)

National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013 (Australia) (2018 Edition)
Author: The Law The Law Library
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 88
Release: 2018-05-31
Genre:
ISBN: 9781720606369

National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013 (Australia) (2018 Edition) The Law Library presents the complete text of the National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013 (Australia) (2018 Edition). Updated as of May 15, 2018 This book contains: - The complete text of the National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013 (Australia) (2018 Edition) - A table of contents with the page number of each section

Research Handbook on Disability Policy

Research Handbook on Disability Policy
Author: Sally Robinson
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 889
Release: 2023-06-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1800373651

Examining how policy affects the human rights of people with disabilities, this topical Handbook presents diverse empirical experiences of disability policy and identifies the changes that are necessary to achieve social justice.

The National Disability Insurance Scheme

The National Disability Insurance Scheme
Author: Mhairi Cowden
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 456
Release: 2021-08-02
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9811622442

The National Disability Insurance Scheme (known commonly as the NDIS) was introduced as a radical new way of funding disability services in Australia. It is a rare moment in politics and policy making that an idea as revolutionary, ambitious and expensive as the NDIS makes it into its implementation phase. Not surprising, then, that the NDIS has been described by many as the biggest social shift in Australia since Medicare. This book will be a key text for scholars and public policy professionals wishing to understand the NDIS, how it was designed, and lessons learned through its introduction and roll-out. The book addresses how the NDIS has intersected with particular cohorts and sectors, and some of the challenges that have arisen. It highlights the experiences of people with disability through a collection of personal stories from participants and families in the NDIS. The key insights from this large scale public policy experiment are relevant for anyone interested in social change in Australia, or internationally.

The Australian Policy Handbook

The Australian Policy Handbook
Author: Catherine Althaus
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 291
Release: 2022-12-21
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1000810348

The seventh edition of this classic handbook on the policy process is fully updated, featuring new material on policy making amid local and global disruption, the contestable nature of modern policy advice, commissioning and contracting, public engagement and policy success and failure. The Australian Policy Handbook shows how public policy permeates every aspect of our lives. It is the stuff of government, justifying taxes, driving legislation and shaping our social services. Public policy gives us roads, railways and airports, emergency services, justice, education and health services, defence, industry development and natural resource management. While politicians make the decisions, public servants provide analysis and support for those choices. This updated edition includes new visuals and introduces a series of case studies for the first time. These cases—covering family violence, behavioural economics, justice reinvestment, child protection and more—illustrate the personal and professional challenges of policymaking practice. Drawing on their extensive practical and academic experience, the authors outline the processes used in making public policy. They systematically explain the relationships between political decision makers, public service advisers, community participants and those charged with implementation. The Australian Policy Handbook remains the essential guide for students and practitioners of policy making in Australia.

Handbook for Provisional Psychologists in Training

Handbook for Provisional Psychologists in Training
Author: Alexa Kambouropoulos
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 180
Release: 2022-06-16
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1000597520

This book provides provisional psychologists in training with a comprehensive and practical understanding of the specific skills and competencies required in the profession, during placement and beyond, in varied settings. Handbook for Provisional Psychologists in Training supports the personal and professional development of provisional psychologists undertaking the Master of Professional Psychology and brings together current research findings with practical insights and resources. It covers all aspects of practice for trainees, such as establishing professional relationships and maintaining professional boundaries, applying evidence-based theory to practice, utilisation of psychological treatments, communicating with clients about treatment, making referrals and self-reflective practice. It also enables provisional psychologists to prepare for psychological practice in varied settings, including working with children, adults, and diverse populations. This book will be helpful to all provisional psychologists but particularly those undertaking the Master of Professional Psychology 5+1 pathway.

The Effectiveness of Early Intervention

The Effectiveness of Early Intervention
Author: Michael J. Guralnick
Publisher:
Total Pages: 694
Release: 1997
Genre: Education
ISBN:

Summarizes and interprets the latest research and program outcomes in early intervention, for professionals in fields including ECE, developmental psychology, physical therapy, speech-language pathology, and pediatrics, as well as graduate students and policymakers. Contains sections on preventive i

Active Citizenship and Disability

Active Citizenship and Disability
Author: Andrew Power
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 525
Release: 2013-01-14
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1139851985

This book provides an international comparative study of the implementation of disability rights law and policy focused on the emerging principles of self-determination and personalisation. It explores how these principles have been enshrined in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and how different jurisdictions have implemented them to enable meaningful engagement and participation by persons with disabilities in society. The philosophy of 'active citizenship' underpinning the Convention - that all citizens should (be able to) actively participate in the community - provides the core focal point of this book, which grounds its analysis in exploring how this goal has been imagined and implemented across a range of countries. The case studies examine how different jurisdictions have reformed disability law and policy and reconfigured how support is administered and funded to ensure maximum choice and independence is accorded to people with disabilities.

Handbook on Performance Management in the Public Sector

Handbook on Performance Management in the Public Sector
Author: Deborah Blackman
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 352
Release: 2021-05-28
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1789901200

This timely Handbook examines performance management research specific to the public sector and its contexts, and provides suggestions for future developments in the field. It demonstrates the need for performance management to be reconceptualized as a core component of business both within and across organizations, and how it must be embedded in both strategic decision-making and as a day-to-day leadership and management practice in order to be effective.

Transition to retirement

Transition to retirement
Author: Roger J. Stancliffe
Publisher: Sydney University Press
Total Pages: 178
Release: 2013-10-16
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1743323271

As much as everyone groans from time to time about the humdrum and stresses of work, retirement is an unsettling prospect for most people. It's a major transition in anyone's life and change of this magnitude often arouses anxiety. This is much more so for people with disability, particularly intellectual disability. But, as this manual shows, it doesn't have to be like that. The Transition to Retirement (TTR) program has been developed in response to a genuine problem: the need for an effective approach to supporting older employees to build an active, socially inclusive lifestyle after retirement. The approach mapped out in this manual may not be the solution for all workers with disability, but it will certainly assist quite a few. The TTR program emphasises social inclusion. It is consistent with the focus of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) on building community participation and independence. It is also consistent with the National Disability Strategy's emphasis on promoting social inclusion in mainstream community settings and service systems. The TTR program supports ageing people with disability to develop new interests, skills and social networks, and facilitates their participation in mainstream community groups. With the manual comes a series of video clips which makes the idea of inclusive activities in retirement easily understandable to people with disability, their families and community organisations.