Individual support services.
Individual support in Australia:
- Individual support is a service that provides a broad range of individualized support
to people requiring assistance with activities, daily requirements and development or
acquisition skills, both government funded and private funded means a whole range
of diverse context.
Individual support work is diverse and varied and may include:
1- Housework.
2- Personal care (bathing or dressing).
3- Meal and food preparation.
4- Supporting people to be physically active,
5- Providing social and cultural support.
6- Transport.
7- Maintenance and modification to the home.
8- Providing maintaining aids and equipment.
9- Information.
10- Emotional support.
11- Respite care.
12- Re-abolement.
13- Assistance with medication.
14- Supporting communication.
15- Palliative care.
16- Work health and safety.
17- Advocacy.
18- Identifying and reporting situations of abuse, neglect.
19- Complying legal and ethical requirements.
20- Complying with organizations policies and procedures.
Individual support should empower and enable people to make their own decisions and
decide which support is right for the client.
Working in individual support can occur in a range of diverse setting that can include:
1- A person’s home.
2- Activity center.
3- Person’s workplace.
4- Community health center.
5- Behavioral support center.
6- Group home.
Individual support in Australia:
- Individual support is a service that provides a broad range of individualized support
to people requiring assistance with activities, daily requirements and development or
acquisition skills, both government funded and private funded means a whole range
of diverse context.
Individual support work is diverse and varied and may include:
1- Housework.
2- Personal care (bathing or dressing).
3- Meal and food preparation.
4- Supporting people to be physically active,
5- Providing social and cultural support.
6- Transport.
7- Maintenance and modification to the home.
8- Providing maintaining aids and equipment.
9- Information.
10- Emotional support.
11- Respite care.
12- Re-abolement.
13- Assistance with medication.
14- Supporting communication.
15- Palliative care.
16- Work health and safety.
17- Advocacy.
18- Identifying and reporting situations of abuse, neglect.
19- Complying legal and ethical requirements.
20- Complying with organizations policies and procedures.
Individual support should empower and enable people to make their own decisions and
decide which support is right for the client.
Working in individual support can occur in a range of diverse setting that can include:
1- A person’s home.
2- Activity center.
3- Person’s workplace.
4- Community health center.
5- Behavioral support center.
6- Group home.
