Recovery Coach and Mentoring

What is a Recovery Coach and Mentor?

 

A Recovery Coach is a new NDIS support item for participants with a psychosocial disability who require support managing complex challenges of daily living.

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The aim is to increase participants’ social and economic independence and participation through the provision of capacity building supports.

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Recovery coaches will focus on coaching participants in managing their lives and will collaborate with other services to support these outcomes.

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Recovery coaches will work collaboratively with participants, their families, carers and other services to design, plan and implement a recovery plan, and assist with the coordination of NDIS and other supports. 

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What does a Recovery Coach do?

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Participants will have the option of selecting a recovery coach with lived experience or a recovery coach with learned knowledge of psychosocial disability and mental health. 

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Specifically, recovery coaches support people to:

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• develop and support recovery-enabling relationships for participants

• support participants with their recovery planning

• coach participants to increase their recovery skills and personal capacity 

• ensure that other supports are recovery-oriented

• support engagement with the NDIS

• assist with plan implementation

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Recovery coaches will work with a participants’ family, carers and relevant service providers to implement a recovery plan. 

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Contact the team at Next Wave and discuss your options.

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