Goals are results one intends to achieve within a given time. As a participant, goals are crucial not just to get into the programme but also to have clarity on self. And the NDIS encourages participants to set one goal.

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Interested participants are to inform their LAC or NDIS planners. Your planner helps you put a clearer expression to your goals and see how the NDIS can come in, or other assistance from others can be rendered.

NDIS Goals: What They Are?

Goals in a layman’s parlance are what someone or a group of people intend to achieve. The definition has similarity with what we aim to achieve here in this post. 

You may want your goal to be aimed at either your physical, social, or independent needs. Setting these goals is important to the NDIS because it is helpful to the beneficiary and relatives on whom they are dependent.

A good example of physical goals can be that you want to go to places without support, or learning a motor skill. 

A social goal may be to be able to converse with people. And an independent goal, get a paying job or manage your funds.

A goal can be short, medium, or long-term, and it can vary on what it aims to achieve. 

A short-term goal is a goal that one can attain in a year or less. A medium-term goal takes more years, but it’s still within 2 to 3 years. In contrast, long-term goals aim higher both in time span and the magnitude of achievement.

It is important to always set goals that are achievable and flexible. The achievability gives room for growth, while the flexibility allows inevitable changes that come along the way.

Why Are Goals Important for NDIS Participants?

Goals are important for NDIS participants for a lot of reasons. Here are some of the major reasons:

• You know your strengths and weaknesses by setting goals. And you know which area to improve.
• Sometimes, setting goals acts as a pathway to achieving your independence. Whether short, medium, or long, all goals aim to free a person from limitation of some sort.
• Goals are important because it helps determine if there is progress being made.
• Goals help take responsible steps towards becoming what you want to be. It helps you take calculated steps towards achieving the set of objectives over a period.
• Goals are important because they set the direction for family and friends in various ways. When those you rely on for support find out that you are gradually becoming independent or having things under control, they’re the first ones to be happy.
• Goal setting is also important to NDIS, and so it encourages the process. What is even more important to the commission is the success of the goals. This is why participants are encouraged to set realistic goals. 

Understanding the Link between Goals and the Help NDIS Participants Need

The first thing a participant should know is that the NDIS will only help with goals beneficial to a participant. 

Goals that do not have any intrinsic value or misaligns with the beneficiary will not be considered.

The planner takes note of a participant’s goal during the planning meeting. These goals may revolve around any aspect of the participant’s life or in its entirety.

The planner asks you questions that determine what will be prioritised by the commission and what should be discarded. Once your desires have been determined, they will be worded into clear and concise goals in line with the support you need.

Your plan will include:

• Details about you—for example, your daily activities, where you live, and your carer(s).
• Information about the unfunded support your family and friends give you.
• Information about the support you get from services and support groups like NGOs, libraries, health centres, and other governmental organisations.
• Your goals include short, medium, and long term missions. This is the most important of the list of things here.

How You Can Prepare Your NDIS Goals

When preparing your NDIS goals, take the initial step to reflect upon yourself. This means to think about what suits you and want to change for good. The changes you want to effect can be either long-term or short-term.

It’s always an added advantage if you have a helping hand when coming up with these goals.

Once you have them drafted, categorise the goals into long and short term. Consider these few tips when you’re considering what your goals should contain.

• When setting a goal, leave room for contingencies and factors that may affect the actualisation. Experience has shown that people with more flexible goals tend to achieve more when compared to rigid goals.
• Your goal should be pragmatic and result-oriented rather than ideal. A good goal also focuses on results rather than process because the process might weigh you down. Focus on what you want and don’t and how you’re going to achieve it.
• Focus more on areas of your life that need improvement.
• Align your goals to what is supported by NDIS.
• Aim your goals at decreasing your dependence on others for support.

These guides will help you in building quality goals that are sustainable. 

Helping NDIS Participants Meet their Life Goals

The NDIS is always willing to help participants meet their life goals, especially disability-related goals. Family, informal communities and other governmental bodies can support other goals that do not fall within the purview of NDIS support. 

So you should not be discouraged about having a goal outside NDIS funding, especially if you feel it will bring you happiness and fulfillment.

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Originally published Dec 20 2021

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