Directory Category: NDIS, Community, Disability & Allied Health Services

GSL: a Good Start to Life specialises in providing support services for individuals living with a disability as well as their families.

OUR COMMITMENT

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The team at GSL: a Good Start to Life aim to continuously provide services of a high standard and we work tirelessly to ensure a positive customer experience for all our clients and their families.​

However, we can only be sure we are succeeding if those who have experience of our service, provide feedback. Whether you have a complaint, compliment or suggestion we will always be pleased to hear from you.​

We recognise that the way we manage feedback is an important part of how we can provide the best possible service which is a vital link to our ongoing continuous quality improvement strategy.

Our mission at FNQ Chronic Pain and Disease Rehabilitation (FNQ Rehab) is to provide the knowledge and strategies to empower and enable individuals to improve their own quality of life, one step at a time.

FNQ Rehab is an exercise physiology clinic that works closely with other allied health professionals in the area to deliver quality multi-disciplinary healthcare for a vast range of medical conditions ranging from sub-acute injuries to chronic conditions, such as diabetes or cardiovascular disease.

We pride ourselves on taking the time to truly listen to our clients and utilising only evidence-based interventions to ensure quality, holistic and individualised healthcare.

National Occupational Therapy has re-designed the delivery of OT services in Australia. We provide timely, quality and exceptional in-home services, allowing more Australians to live enriched and independent lives. Our expanding team covers both metro and regional locations, working with clients in their own environments to achieve their goals. From your first phone call with National OT, we work in partnership to provide you with the support and expertise to maximise your recovery and independence.

A local family governed organisation that specialises in individualised support to assist people with a disability to have choice and control in their life.

Real Living Options Association Inc. works collaboratively with people with a disability and their families/support networks to provide assistant on a one to one basis on the following ways;

– To live in their own home or in the family home
– To have and/or maintain independence
– To participate in community
– To enjoy social and recreational activities

Cairns Occupational Therapy provides Occupational Therapy services on a fee for service basis. Established 18 years ago by a Cairns local we aim to provide functional rehabilitation to increase safety and independence at home and work. We have four OTs to meet your needs.
We have expertise in Hand, wrist and arm therapy – including splinting
Scar, swelling and lymphoedema management – including prescription of compression garments
Home / work modifications and assistive equipment prescription and training
Pain management therapy – especially for neuropathic pain and chronic pain
Rehab following brain injury
Work rehabilitation services

Ausnorth are Master Builders supporting Care providers, Allied Health professionals, Participants & their families across Cairns, the Tablelands, Innisfail, Cassowary Coast & north to Mossman.
The Ausnorth team have broad knowledge and experience across the Construction industry, including on complex Home Modification projects. From site assessment, producing detailed cost estimates through to undertaking quality compliant building works, Ausnorth support the Allied Health professional & consistently deliver beautifully-completed Home Modification works that improve independence.
NDIS (National Disability Insurance Scheme) Approved Builder for more than 2 years. NDIS Provider #4050038061.
Please peruse a selection of Testimonials from real people which can be found on our website: www.ausnorth.net.au
Due Diligence:
a) Ausnorth have successfully proceeded through a Certification Audit for NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission;
b) Ausnorth recommend you conduct a free QBCC licence search. Visit www.onlineservices.qbcc.qld.gov.au/ & enter our QBCC licence 1245121.
c) Police Checked Staff & Trades – For additional peace of mind all of our FNQ Staff & Trades, including those in Innisfail, Atherton & Port Douglas have a clean, recently obtained Federal Police Check which can be produced upon request.
We look forward to offering our support.

Walk on Wheels have 12 stores across QLD, NSW and SA.
North Queensland has 4 stores located in Cairns, Innisfail, Townsville and Mackay allowing us to help you with your mobility needs from the Capricorn coast to the Cape.
Walk on Wheels offer a broad range of products to assist with issues from pressure care to limb weakness and conditions from frailty to MND.
When you need help to walk, scoot, bend, lift or get up and down, Walk on Wheels is your local one-stop-shop for mobility.
Walk on Wheels services include:
Free consultations – in home, at your facility or in store
Equipment sales & hire
Repair, servicing and maintenance of equipment
If your client is funded through the NDIA, DVA or Homecare Package, we will invoice these entities directly in order to make getting the equipment needed as easy as possible for you, your client and their family.
Our fully trained, professional staff are always happy to provide helpful advice for your specific needs with care, dignity and above all respect.

Physiohealth provides a comprehensive and effective physiotherapy service for people of all ages and conditions. Our “hands-on” personal approach is complemented by our large well-equipped gym area.
Physiohealth also has been offering hydrotherapy sessions for over 15 years achieving great results.
Hydrotherapy helps to decrease pain, increase range of movement and flexibility as well as develop muscle strength and is suitable for musculoskeletal, neurological and paediatric clients.

People often ask why a Mental Health Social Worker rather than a psychologist; I think there are many salient points for both disciplines, but Mental Health Social Workers look at a person within the systems that inform their lives and that is part of what we do here at Resilience Enterprises.

I maintain a small private practice in Cairns City and recognise the importance of changing human needs and are particularly focussed on rural and remote outcomes for people in regional areas utilising Skype and phone as practice options. My generalist practice covers a range of interest areas including:
-Trauma and recovery needs
-Needs for first line responders
-Trans and gender diverse counselling support (individual and families)
-Support for families and individuals going through change
-Recovery after industrial or organisational trauma

TRAINING AND EDUCATION
Resilience enterprises focuses on training which places people first. People before power point. Training packages are designed to be flexible, human oriented and recognise that for many professionals, that training is best suited to build on existing knowledge and skill sets. We design our packages built on your needs identified through your organisation. Speciality areas in design and assessment include but are not limited to

-LGBTI work and intersectionality
-Stages of change and organisational review
-Traumatised workplaces
-Diverse lifestyle choices
-Themes in emergent generalised allied health practice.

We treat clients throughout the life cycle, specialising in individualised care of complex conditions and pain/ movement dysfunctions. We offer in rooms and home visit physiotherapy to clients under NDIS who are self or plan managed. Our physiotherapists have a range of clinical interest areas, including: Developmental Delay assessment & reporting (age 4-21), Adult and Paediatric neurological conditions (e.g. M.S., post stroke, brain injury), acute and complex pain, Vestibular Rehab (including vertigo, motion sickness and other balance conditions), Clinical Pilates, Craniosacral Therapy and effects of systemic disease on the body. We have private, large, accessible treatment rooms and a rehab gym on site.

Take control of your future today and build the skills and
confidence you need to succeed in the workforce.
STEPS can help people with a disability transition from
school into work through School Leaver Employment
Supports (SLES).STEPS knows everyone has unique needs, aspirations
and life experiences. STEPS has the resources available
to help you identify your interests and goals. We’ll work
with you to trial and develop your skills across multiple
employment areas until we help you find the right fit,
helping to make you job ready. We’ll work with you to help
build your skills and confidence in the areas where you
would like help.
Identifying interests, skills, likes and needs
• Communication skills
• Trial work experience in open employment
• Finding and negotiating job opportunities
Money handling
• Time management
• Building confidence
• Travel skills
Through SLES, STEPS can provide up to 24 months
of support for Year 12 school leavers with a disability,
depending on your individual circumstances. We’ll work
with you on a step-by-step plan which will help to prepare
and empower you to take control of your career and
future.
STEPS is committed to making a difference by providing
opportunity.

FNQ Children’s Physio provides specialised paediatric physiotherapy intervention to children in their natural environment including home, day care, school and community settings.
Joanne Backer is the Principal Physiotherapist at FNQ Children’s Physio and has worked extensively in paediatrics across the continuum of care.
Joanne is commited to providing a co-ordinated approach to child development and works closely with the team around the child, liaising with multiple health professionals and specialists, day care staff, schools and carers, providing reports as needed.

Gail’s passionate interest in working in the area of communication & swallowing disorders developed after working as Speech and Language Pathologist with many different clientele in various parts of the world. Following her graduation from La Trobe University in Melbourne she worked in the areas of early intervention, adult neurology and learning difficulties of all ages. Her clinical work also took her on many exciting learning travelling experiences in the UK, Canada, Adelaide, Perth and Brisbane.

Gail now thoroughly enjoys directing & consulting with the Specialised Speech Services team and Vocal Boot Camps with a variety of Health Professionals and Corporate Business personnel with similar philosophies ; to promote client’s communication, swallowing & vocal skills and to see positive outcomes when applied to their everyday lives.

WE HAVE SPECIAL INTERESTS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS WHICH MAY ASSIST YOU:

COMMUNICATION & SWALLOWING

We specialise in many areas to improve your communication and swallowing skills using preventative techniques to minimise the risk of developing issues eg. fluency therapy techniques if you would like to manage your speech dysfluency better or rehabilitation & compensation techniques to help you eat & drink safely with enjoyment.

VOICE

Statistics show that professional voice users maybe like yourself are in the 60% range of developing a vocal issue & that prevention is simple!

preventative techniques to minimise the risk of developing issues with your voice eg. nodules on your vocal cords
increase your ability to project your voice over a noisy audience
if you would like to improve the quality, pitch and tone of your voice
BUSINESS COMMUNICATION
business communication coaching by facilitating your awareness of & ways to improve your communication skills including effective use of your voice during your promotional, marketing, sales and public speaking events.
ACQUIRED BRAIN INJURY (ABI)
re-training your communication and swallowing skills if you have an acquired brain injury
MENTAL HEALTH
working with you to improve your communication, voice & swallowing challenges influenced by your mental health
ACCENT REDUCTION
reducing your accent which interferes with people understanding your verbal speech production eg. when English is your Second Language (ESL)

NDIS Support Coordination
Coordination of Supports is to assist to strengthen your ability to design and then build a network of supports that you want and need for you to live a happier life!
Connection: assist you to develop knowledge, experience and connections with the community and broader systems of support.
Support Design: works together with you to understand plan funding and its purpose. Support Coordinator will understand your confidence and skills, and helps you to identify what you want from services. Will develop and design support solutions to meet your outcomes.
Establish Supports: assist you to identify and consider support options, and link you to the broader systems of supports. Where practical creates a supports and action plan to facilitate your implementation of your own plan.
Crisis: Assistance to resolve points of crisis and developing capacity and resilience in your network.
Coach, Refine, Reflect: Coach you through challenges that come up. Helps you to prepare for NDIS Plan reviews.
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Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Mental Health First Aid

This course has been culturally adapted for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community and is taught by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Instructors. The course teaches first aid skills for helping Indigenous people experiencing a mental health crisis, mental health problems or the early stages of mental illness.
Signs and symptoms of mental health problems
Where and how to get help
Effective support strategies backed up by research
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Community & Social Development Activities and Services
If you can dream it- together we can do it!
Community forums
Workshop development and facilitation
Stakeholder consultations

* Creative Consulting may engage their Community Partners to assist with and support any community based activities

Our Focus Is You | Locally Owned and Operated | We Accept All Referral Forms | We offer a comprehensive range of services, using the latest techniques and equipment, in a professional and sensitive environment | Our Services Include – MRI, X-Ray, CT, Ultrasound, Sports Imaging, Pregnancy Imaging, Breast Imaging, Nuclear Imaging, Computed Tomography (CT) Scans, CT Facet Joint Injections, CT Nerve Root Block Injections, CT Hydro Dilatation Injections, CT Coronary Angiography (CTCA), Ultrasound (US), Interventional Procedures, Echocardiography (ECHO), Dental X-Ray, Bone Mineral Densitometry (BMD), Women’s Imaging

NDIS registered Physiotherapist providing hands on treatment and equipment prescription. Family centred approach to achieve clients goals. Providing Physiotherapy for the Tableland and Cairns community also has rooms at Amaroo Medical Centre.

Deaf Services Queensland is the prominent service provider for Deaf and hard of hearing community members across all ages in Queensland with a focus on community and empowerment.

The Anti-Discrimination Commission Queensland is an independent statutory body established under the Queensland Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 (the Act). The head office is in Brisbane, and regional offices located in Cairns, Townsville and Rockhampton.

We deliver frontline services to the Queensland community, including businesses, state and local government, the community sector and people throughout the state.

The Commission’s services include:

resolving complaints received under the Act;
delivering training to business, government and the community; and
promoting public discussion on human rights.

Independence World is the premium private care service in Far North Queensland – providing flexible and tailored solutions to Clients requiring any kind of care. Our Director, who is a quadriplegic, personally trains all Carers before sending them to Clients, ensuring a unique perspective other companies don’t have. We are committed to meeting all your health needs and go above and beyond to ensure you get the best quality care available. Independence World employs fun fit and friendly Carers and have been a service since 2007. We have been working with NDIS participants since 2014.

Vuly Play has been a long time supporter of children’s mental health by providing the highest quality trampolines and outdoor play equipment. The benefits of trampolining have been widely documented providing an excellent source of fun exercise.

Bathroom Renovations for elderly and people with disability.

Lifestyle Connections Association Incorporated is a family governed not for profit organisation. We assist people with a disability in the Cairns Area to plan what support they need to live an ordinary life within their community. We employ support people to assist individuals on a one to one basis to participate in their chosen recreation, leisure and lifestyle activities in generic community settings.

DriveAbility offers driving assessments for people with disabilities, either new drivers wanting to explore whether they can drive or not or drivers who’s licence has been suspended for medical reasons. Howards Driving school now has a modified vehicle (the only modified vehicle north of Townsville) so together we can assess clients with cognitive and now physical disabilities.

NDIS has funding codes for Driving Assessments, driving lessons and vehicle modifications.

We care about assisting participants to acheive their goals. We provide quality and responsive reports which assist you in planning and funding outcomes. NAPHL also specialise in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health needs and can assist in navigating the NDIS

Our NDIS Cairns physiotherapists provide services under the Therapeutic Supports code (15_055_0128_1_3). This includes, but is not limited to, neurological rehabilitation, vestibular rehabilitation (for vertigo, dizziness, motion sickness and balance issues), pain management, DMA Clinical Pilates, Craniosacral therapy, myofascial release, stretching and more. We tailor our services to meet your specific needs.

At Wellness Embodied, our Cairns NDIS physiotherapists enjoy treating clients with Multiple Sclerosis, Post Stroke, Cerebral Palsy and a range of other conditions, which are all covered by the NDIS.
We listen to our clients, ensuring their needs are heard and are paramount in the development of treatment plans.
Referrals are not necessary to book an assessment or session with one of our Cairns NDIS physiotherapists.
For clients who are plan managed, we are generally able to invoice your plan managers directly. Self-funded clients often pay us directly and claim the money back themselves.
Please note: We also offer video consults for clients who are unable to attend our clinic in person frequently or live in remote areas such as Torres Strait or Cape York. We also offer home visits by prior arrangement. Contact us for more information on 07 4231 9777.

Selectability is one of North Queensland’s largest not for profit organisations with a niche focus on mental health well-being and suicide prevention. We employ more than 200 staff across regional QLD including Mackay, Mt Isa, Charters Towers, Ingham, Townsville, Palm Island and Cairns.

Selectability Cairns provides services under the Mental Health Respite Carer Support Program; Mental Wellbeing Practice as well as multiple NDIS services.

As an accredited NDIS service provider; not only do we specialise in supporting participants with psycho-social disability; but we welcome ALL NDIS participants who require support and assistance with their NDIS plan.

Selectability’s team of skilled professionals are focused on helping participants achieve their goals and aspirations. Services are person-centred, allowing participants to exercise choice and control in how they receive supports, how they will build on abilities and how they will live their life.

Our services include:

• Support Co-ordination
• Individual Support
• Psychology and Counselling

We work with participants to tailor services unique to the individual and put into place a framework of support in-line with goals and aspirations.

Cootharinga is a Not for Profit and iconic charitable community organisation which plays a major role in North Queensland communities by supporting people who live with disabilities.

Here at FNQ Allied Health we are the experts in Exercise Physiology and Diabetes Education. Having been based in Cairns for nearly 10 years, the we know how to help you achieve your goals. Specialising in all things exercise, rehabilitation, support, motivation and the world of NDIS, our team can help you with whatever you wish to achieve. Our team want you to achieve your goals. If you wish to involve your family or support network with your journey bring them along and learn how to be pro-active with your exercises independently.

Servicing all of Cairns from the Southside, City, Northern Beaches and the Tablelands we can come to you! We use state-of-the-art facilities with commercial gyms and council pools as well as utilising the beautiful surrounds with Cairns’ local parks and Esplanade.

We have extensive experience with helping our participants get the most out of their NDIS plan. We include all reports and advocacy standard in our services and have great success with securing home-based exercise equipment for our participants. We cater to a large number of children through the NDIS and have great success with helping them keep active, social and achieve their milestones. We have extensive experience working with Parkinson’s and Multiple Sclerosis and thoroughly enjoy seeing our participants knock over their previous barriers.

If you have any questions about how Exercise Physiology may help you with your goals then don’t hesitate to contact us on the below details. We look forward to meeting you.

We have facilities on the Southside, Cairns City, Redlynch, Smithfield and the Tablelands – give us a call today!

Endeavour Foundation is a not-for-profit charity headquartered in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is one of the largest disability service providers in Australia, employing over 1800 staff and supported by 1200 volunteers.

The organisation was established in Queensland in 1951 to support children with an intellectual disability. Endeavour Foundation now supports over 4,000 people with a disability across Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria to live active and fulfilling lives at home, to find employment compatible with their abilities and to engage more broadly within the community.

Endeavour Foundation continues to advocate, innovate and push the boundaries for its customers, encouraging them to live their lives to the full and working closely with them to help make their possibilities a reality.

Your Plan Partner is a dedicated plan management business, providing independent plan management services to NDIS participants. When you work with Your Plan Partner, we take care of the time consuming parts of managing your plan. Our focus on efficiency and our decades of combined experience mean that you’re ensured a fast turn around and a stress-free experience for you and your support network.

Being able to create your future your way.

breakthru is a national not-for-profit organisation committed to empowering people to create their own futures. Through the provision of high-quality person-centric programs, we enable thousands of people every year to address mental health, employment, disability, homelessness, and training needs.

breakthru operates on the premise that everyone’s needs, preferences, and aspirations are different. Our commitment to client choice and family inclusion is well demonstrated through our individualised services and person-centered principles.

With over 20 years of demonstrated service to the community, breakthru supports both people who have transitioned to the NDIS and those who are awaiting transition in their area. As a nationally registered NDIS provider, breakthru can support you to access a range of supports, including NDIS.

In addition, we also recognise that sometimes to get the best job, you need to upskill yourself through additional learning or training, as a registered Training Organisation our team at breakthru can also deliver exceptional training across the East Coast of Australia.

We are proud to claim the title of social visionaries and we are committed to opportunity and advancement for all Australians and all our work underpins this ethos.

DSQ aims to build community awareness, provide support and empower people with Down syndrome to take their rightful place in society. The organization offers support across the life span, and including the prenatal period. Various social programs are offered; and the Support Services team provides information, advice, support and advocacy to people with Down syndrome and their families / carers, along with training for professionals.