Innovative Community Participation

Community Participation Program is designed to support NDIS participants to

build skills to actively participate in their community.  Through side-by-side

practice, the program involves highly skilled Community Engagement

Practitioners who assist participants to expand their opportunities for community

participation and employment.  Community Engagement Practitioners adopt a

capacity-building, community-based approach by working with participants in

their local community to increase the likelihood of uptake and successful

transition away from the service to informal supports and/or employment.

Community Engagement Practitioners maintain a focus on resilience, wellbeing

and personal growth to successfully connect to the community, however each

service is tailored to best suit the participant, and their goals, to allow them to get

the most out of the service.  As appropriate, participants who access this

program can expect support working on:

• The importance of community engagement, social contribution and

relationships in maintaining personal wellbeing

• Self-awareness and self-care

• Gaining awareness of personal interests, skillsets and passions and

linking these to employment pathways

• Emotional awareness and self-regulation

• Adaptive social competency including increased awareness of social

norms and expectations

• Their relationship with their disability, independence, confidence and

self-worth

• Navigating systems and programs to successfully participate in their

community and employment pathway Preparation and support to

access training and employment opportunities

• Capacity building for seeking assistance in the community context

without ongoing formalized supports