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News update

25/01/2021

Consultation open on draft NSW Restrictive Practices Bill

Public consultation is now open on the newly released draft Restrictive Practices Bill which outlines how restrictive practices will be regulated in NSW.

News update

22/01/2021

WA State Election: Technology Assisted Voting

Ahead of the March 2021 State General Election, there will be two forms of Technology Assisted Voting accessible to Western Australians when casting their vote.

News update

21/01/2021

Vale Ted Petersen AM

NDS was sorry to learn of the passing in December of Ted Petersen AM, and we send our condolences to Ted's family and friends.
Policy
Policy News

5/06/2020

NDS submission: Review of Skills for Victoria's Growing Economy

NDS calls for greater coordination of workforce training initiatives, improved training quality and more support for people with disabilities to gain employment.

News update

28/04/2020

Implementing the Victorian Care Facilities Directions (No 2) in disability residential settings – Your questions answered

The top 5 questions from the NDS Helpdesk regarding the implementation of the Victorian Care Facilities Directions (No 2)

News update

20/04/2020

Disability Act gazettal continues for Victorian residential services

Unless requirements of the Residential Tenancies Act 1996 can be upheld, re-gazetted Victorian group homes will continue to operate under the Disability Act 2006.
Resources
Resources

Free business consultations for NDS small business and sole traders

NDS's small business and sole trader members are now able to access up to three complimentary 20 minute over-the-phone consultations on any NDIS business-related issue with Nexia Australia.

Resources

Behaviour Support Practitioner Recorded Webinars

This webinar is about ‘Considering health, pain and communication in positive behaviour support’.

Resources

WA Election Priorities 2021

NDS has developed our WA State Election Priorities for the State Election on 13 March 2021.
Events & Training
Sector Meeting

NSW Accommodation Support and Housing Subcommittee

Location: NSW (Online)

Event start date: 27/01/2021 to 27/10/2021

Members are invited to register for NSW Accommodation Support and Housing Subcommittee meetings for 2021

One Day Seminar

Virtual Defensible Documentation Workshop

Location: National (Online)

Event start date: 1/02/2021 to 12/11/2021

NDS is offering four virtual Defensible Documentation workshops as an opportunity for organisations to send staff to discuss correct methods of record-keeping.

NDS Member Meeting

NSW Draft Restrictive Practices Bill Consultation

Location: New South Wales (online)

Event start date: 3/02/2021

Join NDS to discuss the recently released Restrictive Practices Bill and provide your feedback which will be used to inform our submission.

Latest Resources

National Standards for Disability Services Toolkit

practitioner and client looking ans smiling at an ipad

This toolkit is designed to assist compliance with the National Standards for Disability Services 1, 4 and 6 through a range of policy, procedure and practice templates.

Key benefit points

The toolkit assists organisations take action to improve their practices and support better outcomes for people with disability, families and carers as a result.
The template allows organisations to adapt and amend the documents to the unique needs of each organisation.
The accessible format supports active involvement by service users in development of providers' guiding policies and practices.

Who is this for?

Disability service organisations

Further Information

You can download the policy, procedure and practice templates below:

Toolikit Guidelines

Download Toolkit Guideline & Resources list (Word 15KB)

Promoting and Protecting Rights overarching policy

Policy

Download Policy (WORD)

Choice and Control

Policy & Procedures

Download Policy (WORD) Download Procedure (WORD)

Supporting your choices

Easy Read

Download Easy Read(WORD)

Safeguarding

Policy & Procedures

Download Policy(WORD) Download Procedure(WORD)

Download Easy Read(WORD)

Eliminating Restrictive Practices

Policy & Procedures

Download Policy(WORD) Download Procedure (WORD)

Download Easy Read(WORD)

Confidentiality

Policy

Download Policy(WORD)

Staff Development Reflection

Reflecting on choice and safeguarding

Download reflecting on choice Resource(WORD)

Download reflecting on safeguarding Resource(WORD)

Feedback and Complaints

Complaints Policy & Procedure

Download Policy(WORD) Download Procedure(WORD)

Download Easy English (WORD)

Whistle-blower Policy

Download Easy English (WORD)

Complaints management resources

Download Instructions(WORD) Download Register(WORD)

Download Recording sheet(WORD)

Code of Conduct

Code of Conduct Policy

Download Policy template(WORD) Easy Read(WORD)

Involvement

Policy & Procedure

Download Policy(WORD) Download Procedure(WORD)

Consultation

Download Easy Read(WORD)

Continuous improvement

Policy & Procedure

Download Policy(WORD) Download Procedure(WORD)

Making services better - Easy English

Download Resource(WORD)

Risk Management

Policy

Download Policy(WORD)

Direct health Supports

Policy

Download Policy(WORD)

Conflict of interest Policy

Policy

Download Policy(WORD)

Social Media Policy

Policy

Download Policy(WORD)

Service Management resources

Business Case Template

Download Resource(WORD)

Code of conduct - staff committment

Download Resource(WORD)

Continuous improvement - Register & plan

Download Plan(WORD)

Download Register(WORD)

Risk Register

Guide

Download Register(WORD)

Download Template(xlsx)

Quality practice guide

Quality Practice Guide (PDF)

Quality Practice Guide (WORD)

Other tools & templates

Setting up a Policy Group

Terms of reference - Policy Development and review group

Download Policy (WORD)

Action Plan

Download Template(xlsx)

Policy and Procedures Register

Download Policy template(WORD)

Download Procedure template(WORD)

Download Register(WORD)

Regularly used terms

Download Resource(WORD)

Top ten tips for creating accessible information

Download Guidelines(WORD)

Contact information

For any enquiries, please contact Carmen Pratts Hincks, Project Lead - Quality and Safeguarding, 08 9208 9856,