Music and creative arts Therapy and the NDIS

In order for your sessions to be funded as part of your NDIS plan, the following criteria need to be met.  More information can be found on the NDIS website.

To qualify for funding, sessions must help address your NDIS goals. In initial sessions, our therapist will work with you (the client and their family members, support workers or representatives) to understand your individual situation. The therapist will look at your NDIS goals to develop a program that directly supports you in working towards them, and provide a written assessment outlining this.

A Registered Music Therapist (RMT) is a music therapist who is registered with the Australian Music Therapy Association. Music therapy is recognised as an allied health profession with specialised training requirements equivalent to that of physiotherapists, speech therapists or occupational therapists. The creative arts therapists on our team hold a Master of Creative Arts Therapy qualification with specialisation in either drama or dance, and are registered with ANZACATA or DTAA.

A therapy assistant is someone who is not a registered therapist but who can work independently under the supervision of a registered therapist. 

In order to have your sessions funded through the NDIS, you must have funds allocated under 15_615_0128_1_3  Assessment Recommendation Therapy or Training - Music Therapist  or 15_610_0128_1_3  Assessment Recommendation Therapy or Training - Art Therapist (Therapeutic Supports/Capacity Building Daily).

Until July 1st, 2022 this was 15_056_0128_1_3 Assessment Recommendation Therapy or Training - Other Therapy. As needed, we offer the relevant progress reports and letters of support to assist you in securing and maintaining funding for music therapy. 

For a support to be considered reasonable and necessary, it must be likely to provide you with benefit in relation to your disability, represent value for money, and avoid doubling up with other supports you are receiving. There is an established body of research indicating the benefits of music therapy across a very wide range of therapeutic applications, and our therapist will work with you to determine how it can support your individual needs. Our fees are based on the current standard in the allied health professions and pricing guidelines provided by the NDIS.