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Occupational Therapy & NDIS Resources
Clear, practical resources for people navigating occupational therapy, NDIS funding, community supports and OT careers.
Whether you are an NDIS participant, family member, support coordinator or occupational therapist, you can start with the pathway that best matches what you need.
Choose your pathway
Our resources support different people for different reasons. Choose the pathway that feels closest to what you need today.
For NDIS participants and families
Understand NDIS funding, plans, provider charges, occupational therapy and practical supports in plain English.
For support coordinators and referrers
Find practical information about referrals, Functional Capacity Assessments, reports, travel, waitlists and working with community OTs.
For occupational therapists
Explore community OT, career reflection, sustainable caseloads, early-career support and what healthy OT work can look like.
Free tools and practical guides
Start with a useful tool, summary or guide designed to make a complex decision feel clearer.
Free tools and guides
Sometimes a useful tool is the easiest place to begin. These resources are designed to help you organise information, reflect on your next step and make more confident decisions.
Free NDIS Plan Summary
A practical one-page summary to help participants, families and support coordinators keep important plan details in one clear place.
NDIS Funding Guide
Plain-English guidance to help people understand NDIS funding, plan use and common decisions.
The OT Career Check
A free reflective tool for OTs who want to understand whether they are Surviving, Coasting or Thriving in their current season of work.
Featured resources
New to the Strive to Thrive Therapy resource library? These are some of our most useful starting points across NDIS funding, community occupational therapy, referrals and OT careers.
NDIS Funding Periods Explained: What Is Available Now?
An NDIS funding period is a smaller block of time within your overall plan. It controls when part of your approved funding becomes available. This means the total budget shown…
What Can NDIS Funding Be Used For? Check Before You Spend
NDIS funding can be used for services, items and equipment that are NDIS supports, relate to your disability support needs and fit the way your plan is set up. Having…
What Makes an FCA High-Quality? A Guide for Support Coordinators
Not all Functional Capacity Assessments (FCAs) are created equal. Support Coordinators see the difference every day, some reports are clear, practical and easy to use, while others leave major gaps…
Why Home Modifications Matter More Than People Think
Most people picture home modifications as big construction projects. In reality, the changes that make the biggest difference are often simple, low-cost and quick to put in place. Small adjustments…
Why Caseload Manageability Matters in Community OT
Caseload manageability is one of the most important parts of being a community OT, yet it is often overlooked until a clinician feels overwhelmed. In reality, the way a caseload…
Working as a Community Occupational Therapist: What the Role Is Really Like
Community OT is one of the most rewarding parts of our profession. Working with adults in their own homes and familiar environments gives you insight you simply can’t get from…
Browse by topic
Explore practical articles organised around the questions, decisions and challenges people commonly face.
NDIS funding and plan use
Understand when funding becomes available, what it may be used for and how different plan management arrangements work.
NDIS Funding Periods Explained →
Working with providers and invoices
Learn what information providers need, what common charges mean and what to check before approving an invoice.
Do I Have to Share My Full NDIS Plan with a Provider? →
Participants and families
Practical guidance to make occupational therapy and NDIS support feel clearer and less overwhelming.
How to Get the Most Out of Your NDIS OT Funding →
Support coordinators and referrers
Resources about assessment quality, referral planning, waitlists, travel and working collaboratively with community OTs.
What Makes an FCA High-Quality? →
Community occupational therapy
Learn what community OT looks like, how home visits work and why everyday environments matter.
Community Occupational Therapy →
OT careers and sustainable work
Explore caseloads, supervision, confidence, career direction and what supportive community OT work can look like.
Latest articles
The latest practical articles from Strive to Thrive Therapy, covering NDIS funding, community occupational therapy, referrals, reports and OT careers.
An OT Left Our Team After Two Weeks. Here’s What It Made Me Think About
An OT recently joined our team and, a couple of weeks later, told me she was leaving. It sounds a bit dramatic written like that,…
NDIS Funding Periods Explained: What Is Available Now?
An NDIS funding period is a smaller block of time within your overall plan. It controls when part of your approved funding becomes available. This…
What Can NDIS Funding Be Used For? Check Before You Spend
NDIS funding can be used for services, items and equipment that are NDIS supports, relate to your disability support needs and fit the way your…
Do I Have to Share My Full NDIS Plan with a Provider?
Generally, you do not have to give every provider a full copy of your NDIS plan just to begin support or sign a service agreement.…
NDIS Plan Management Types: Self, Plan or NDIA Managed?
Your NDIS funding can be self-managed, plan-managed, NDIA-managed or managed using a mix of these options. The main difference is who pays providers, who manages…
How to Check an NDIS Invoice Before You Approve It
An NDIS invoice should match the support you received, the price you agreed to and any travel, report, cancellation or other charges explained beforehand. Before…
Resources grounded in real community OT practice
Lisa Nguyen
Lisa Nguyen is the founder and Principal Occupational Therapist at Strive to Thrive Therapy.
These resources draw on practical experience supporting adults, families, support coordinators and occupational therapists across community settings. They are written to make complex information clearer, more useful and easier to apply in real life.
Useful resources, without the noise
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