NDIS Psychologist Mackay

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Individuals who are suffering from mental health conditions such as anxiety disorder, post-traumatic stress disorders, behavioural and emotional disorders, may also suffer from psychosocial disability brought by their mental condition. Although Psychosocial Disability is not a diagnosis term, it is recognised as the functional impact of having a mental health condition. Psychosocial Disability restricts an individual's ability to focus, socialise, participate in a certain environment, lack the energy to perform tasks, perform logical thinking, and handle emotions. It is for this reason that the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) provides NDIS Psychologists to the citizens and residents of Mackay to help address their mental health conditions and psychosocial disability.

As a registered NDIS service provider, Positive Moods brings NDIS Psychologists to the citizens and residents of Mackay to assist them in creating and accessing individualised support based on their specific needs, goals, and unique condition. Since it is estimated that there are over 690,000 Australians who are suffering from severe mental health conditions, the NDIS Psychologist will greatly benefit the citizens and residents of Mackay, especially those who are in denial of their condition. Through the help of Positive Moods' highly trained mental health professionals, the NDIS participants as well as their carers, family, and friends will work together to provide the necessary and reasonable support.

What is an NDIS Psychologist?

NDIS Psychologist is created to help individuals who are suffering from a mental health condition and psychosocial disability to help them manage and reduce the impact of their condition in their daily lives. NDIS participants who are showing symptoms or diagnosed with a mental health condition such as psychotic disorders, anxiety disorders, post-traumatic disorders, depression, eating disorders, and personality disorders, may access the necessary psychological services. Counselling and several assessments are also provided to the NDIS participants based on their age, condition, and diagnosis once the NDIS Psychologist has been conducted.

Additionally, individuals who are suffering from psychosocial disability will have restricted ability to understand, concentrate, perform tasks, manage their emotions, and reduce physical ability. Through the NDIS Psychologist, the participants are supported to improve their condition and reduce the risk of their mental health condition from further worsening. Working with mental health professionals will not only help the participants but as well as their families and carers through the NDIS funding that can change their lives for the better. Getting immediate support is essential so as not to develop severe mental health conditions, and to also have the much-needed support to improve the lives of the participants.

How Can NDIS Psychologists Help?

Positive Moods registered NDIS Psychologists can assist the participant in creating and managing their NDIS plan by determining their needs, goal, and unique condition. Individuals who are trying to access the NDIS funding can benefit from the NDIS Psychologist to provide a formal psychological diagnosis as evidence of their disability. Existing NDIS participants may also use the NDIS Psychologist to assure that their NDIS plan is still in line with their needs, goals, and condition. Moreover, existing NDIS participants can use the NDIS Psychologist to access the necessary and reasonable psychological services.

Since having a mental health condition can greatly impact an individual's functional capacity, NDIS Psychologists can assist eligible NDIS participants to access the NDIS support under the Capacity Building category. In addition, NDIS Psychologist has a key role in the participant's life by administering counselling, therapeutic interventions, and support, to help them as well as their families, and carers, to reduce their sufferings and change their lives. Although NDIS Psychologists can determine the participant’s needs and condition, they do not dictate what the participants should do. Instead, they provide counselling and help them recognise, accept, and manage their problematic behaviours.

Apart from the counselling that NDIS Psychologists provide, they also aim to assist the participants to make the right decision for their lives, to reduce and eventually eliminate their problematic behaviours that negatively impact their overall health. To assist the participant, NDIS Psychologist will conduct the initial psychological step to have a clear understanding of the participant's background which includes their upbringing, childhood, education, family, medical history, and specific issues that the participants, their carers, and families have observed.

Once the NDIS Psychologist has the essential information and has determined the participant's needs, the recommended therapies are provided to achieve the goals of the support. Furthermore, NDIS Psychologists will work closely with the participant, their families, carers, or friends to consult the recommended support before creating the NDIS plan. NDIS Psychologists usually use evidence-based therapies like relationship counselling, family counselling, psychotherapy, and cognitive-behavioural therapy. Also, since every participant has varying conditions and reactions to treatment, the therapies provided can be conducted individually or through group therapy.

To have an outline on why to access NDIS Psychologist, listed below are ways it can help you:

  • Determine and assist to achieve new goals

  • Provides ease to manage negative emotions

  • Promotes independence

  • Lessen the effect of anxiety and depression

  • Provide effective and latest tools and techniques to overcome difficulties

  • Provides highly trained psychologists to administer support and treatment, and assist with creating essential plans to manage a mental health condition

  • Enhances and builds individual social skills to improve social relationships

  • NDIS Psychological Services & Supports

  • Since every individual has varying needs, goals, and conditions, the support provided by the NDIS differs depending on if the participants are diagnosed with a mental health condition or have a psychosocial disability. Some of the supports that NDIS can fund for participants with mental health conditions may include:

  • Assistance with performing daily household tasks to promote independent living, such as meal preparation, personal hygiene, grocery shopping, etc.

  • Designated social worker to assist with planning and making decisions

  • Support to improve social relationships

  • Provide financial counsellor to assist with budgeting and money management skills

Moreover, to assure that everyone’s needs are met, NDIS offers a wide range of psychological services on various psychological areas that the participant may use, including:

  • Anxiety and phobias

  • Depression

  • Stress Management

  • Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)

  • Anger Management

  • Child Psychology

  • Psychosis

  • Panic Disorder

  • Eating Disorder

  • Bipolar Disorder

  • Personality Disorder

  • PTSD and Trauma

  • Behavioural Support

  • Relationship Counselling

  • Grief and Loss

  • Addiction Management

  • Cognitive Assessment and Treatment for ASD, ADHD, and other psychological disability

For more details on NDIS Psychologists, citizens, and residents of Mackay who are exhibiting mental health conditions and psychosocial disability may call Positive Moods on 1300 001 470, email at ndis@positivemoods.com.au, or fill out the contact form on https://www.positivemoods.com.au/contactus.

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