Life Choices Program

 

Plans and programs are designed to meet a person’s specific needs. The Northside Service Plan (NSP) is a fully

co-ordinated goal setting process and plan initiated by the individual service user and his/her Case Manager and

contributed to by relevant staff, parents and/or carers. These plans are reviewed regularly.

 

Training and support of people with disabilities in the access and use of general community facilities, services and

activities in order to achieve and maintain inclusion in their local and wider community.

 

Facilitation and support of people with disabilities in achieving a respected and valued status within the

community through volunteer work, membership of clubs, and liaison with other individuals and community groups in order to identify opportunities for people with disabilities to fulfil roles that are typical of other people of similar age and backgrounds.

 

Training and support in every day life skills that include public transport travel, banking, money and

purchasing, cooking, personal hygiene, grooming, behaviour management, promoting personal health

and wellbeing, decision making and choice.

 

In addition to our training programs for independent living and community participation skills we organise

social nights and outings throughout the year as well as celebrations of community events. As part of our

out-of-hours “Pathfinders” program we are constantly considering new out-of-hours social, cultural and

recreational activities with view to facilitating a richer social life for our service users.

 

Training and support in skills such as conversing with others, verbal and non-verbal communication, literacy

and numeracy.

 

Our training and programming staff are highly skilled in service provision to people with disabilities. We

practice flexible and creative approaches to learning while working collaboratively with families and carers.

 

Who is eligible for Northside Enterprise Inc. Life Choices Program?

To be eligible the person must:

√ Have an intellectual disability and/or multiple disabilities

√ Live in Pittwater, Warringah, Manly, Mosman or

Lower North Shore Local Government Areas or wider.

√ Have been approved for ADHC Life Choices Program

funding: Centre Based with Community Access or

Individual Community Based model.

√ (Or) People already in another Life Choices program with

above qualifications wishing to transfer to our program.