Self directed partnerships

Self Directed Partnerships enable a person living with disability and their family, to select and self direct a support plan that best suits their individual needs.

Our Self Directed Partnerships aim to:

• Promote physical wellbeing
• Deliver measurable lifestyle improvements
• Encourage independent living
• Empower participants to manage their own level of care

Lifestyle Solutions has three Self Directed Partnership options:

1. My Journey, My Future
   This partnership aims is to ensure that people with disability have opportunities to develop their skills and competencies in managing their Individual Support Package. This option best suits people who are not quite ready to take on the direct payment system but would like to be more in control of their program and funding.|
    
2. Choices Along Your Journey
   This option provides individual support in all areas of life including attendant care, respite care, skill building, support to access the community and other individualised support. People choosing this option will direct their supports and select their own support staff.
    
3. Direct Payment - Staff Employment Solutions
   This partnership is available to people who have chosen the Direct Payment Option for their Individual Support Package. Staff Employment Solutions provide the opportunity for people to hire, train and coordinate their own support staff whilst Lifestyle Solutions pays wages, superannuation and covers all staff insurance costs.

To help individuals decide on the option that best suits their needs, a Lifestyle Solutions team member will talk to each person in detail to gain an understanding of their ideas, interests, needs and aspirations. We will then develop a service agreement based on the responsibilities we identify in the partnership.