Psychosocial Recovery Coaching in Adelaide
ARC provides Psychosocial Recovery Coaching in Adelaide for NDIS participants seeking support with their recovery goals, everyday life, connection and wellbeing.
Our Recovery Coaches bring lived experience and professional skill to the support relationship. We work alongside you to understand your NDIS plan, connect with the right supports and take steps that feel realistic, respectful and led by you.
What is Psychosocial Recovery Coaching?
Psychosocial Recovery Coaching is an NDIS support for people with psychosocial disability. It can help you understand and use your NDIS plan, connect with services, build confidence and work towards goals that matter to your life.
A Recovery Coach can support you to explore what recovery means for you, identify practical next steps, and build a support network that works with your needs, choices and pace.
How a Recovery Coach can support you
Psychosocial Recovery Coaching may support you to:
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- understand your NDIS plan and how it can be used
- connect with providers and community supports
- build routines and everyday strategies
- work towards goals in a way that feels manageable
- prepare for plan reviews
- strengthen connection with family, supporters and community
- understand what is working and what may need to change
- feel more confident making decisions about your support
Recovery Coaching shaped by lived experience
At ARC, Recovery Coaching is shaped by lived experience of mental and emotional distress. This means our team brings genuine understanding to the support relationship, alongside professional skill, care and respect.
We do not see people as problems to be fixed. We work with you as a whole person, recognising your strengths, choices, relationships and life experience.
Recovery Coaching and your NDIS plan
You may be able to access Psychosocial Recovery Coaching if it is included in your NDIS plan.
If you are unsure whether your plan includes Recovery Coaching, or how your funding can be used, you are welcome to contact us. Our team can talk through your plan, your goals and what support may be available.
Recovery Coaching or Support Coordination?
Psychosocial Recovery Coaching and Support Coordination can both help you use your NDIS plan, but they are not exactly the same.
Psychosocial Recovery Coaching
Recovery Coaching is designed for people with psychosocial disability. It focuses on recovery goals, wellbeing, connection, confidence and building a support network that works for you.
Support Coordination
Support Coordination focuses on helping you understand and implement your NDIS plan, connect with providers and coordinate funded supports.
If you are unsure which support is right, ARC can talk through your situation and help you understand your options.
Who Recovery Coaching may support
Psychosocial Recovery Coaching may be suitable if you:
- have Recovery Coaching included in your NDIS plan
- are living with psychosocial disability or mental and emotional distress
- want support to understand and use your plan
- would like help connecting with services and community supports
- want practical support with goals, routines or confidence
- value support that is grounded in lived experience
Referring someone for Recovery Coaching
We welcome Recovery Coaching referrals from Support Coordinators, Local Area Coordinators, clinicians, community services, families and supporters.
When making a referral, it can help to include the person’s contact details, NDIS plan information where relevant, the support they are seeking, and any important access or communication needs.
Frequently Asked Questions
1. What does an NDIS Psychosocial Recovery Coach do?
A psychosocial recovery coach is someone who helps you with mental and emotional distress to achieve your unique needs and goals on your healing journey. They focus on the psychosocial aspects of your life, such as relationships, housing, employment, education, and community involvement.
This may involve working with you to identify your strengths, challenges, and resources, and creating a plan that includes strategies for improving self-care, building healthy relationships, and pursuing meaningful activities.
At ARC all our psychosocial recovery coaches have lived experience. They draw from their own life experiences and recovery to help you achieve your goals and improve your quality of life, while also promoting a sense of empowerment and self-belief.
2. What can you expect from your psychosocial recovery coach?
3. Is Recovery Coaching the same as Support Coordination?
Support coordinators and psychosocial recovery coaches have similar roles in helping people with mental and emotional distress to achieve their goals and improve their quality of life. However, there are some key differences between these two roles.
A support coordinator is responsible for coordinating and linking you to a range of services and resources in the community. This may include healthcare providers, social services, employment services, housing assistance, and other resources. The support coordinator works closely with you to identify your needs, develop a plan of care, and advocate for your rights and interests.
On the other hand, a psychosocial recovery coach focuses on helping people to develop the skills and resources they need to achieve their recovery goals. The coach works collaboratively with you to identify your needs and what may be getting in the way of them being met and then develops a recovery plan with you tailored to your unique needs. The coach provides ongoing support, encouragement, and guidance to help you implement the plan and make progress towards your goals.
At ARC we don’t see these two services as being separate, both our Support Coordinators and Recovery Coaches blend the two roles into one, helping you with all your necessary support services as well as focusing on what you want to achieve and how you would like to do that. Encouragement, guidance and support are something we provide with all our services because we are a fully lived experience team and use our experiences to draw on in order to support you more authentically.
3. Do ARC Recovery Coaches have lived experience?
ARC is a 100% lived experience program. Our Recovery Coaches bring lived experience to the support relationship, alongside professional skill, care and respect.
4. How much does recovery coaching cost?
5. How do I find an NDIS psychosocial recovery coach?
If you are looking for an NDIS psychosocial recovery coach, here are some steps you can take:
- Contact your NDIS planner or Local Area Coordinator (LAC) – They can help you to identify and locate NDIS providers in your area who offer psychosocial recovery coaching services.
- Ask for referrals – You can ask your healthcare provider, mental health professional, or other trusted individuals for recommendations or referrals to a psychosocial recovery coach.
- Conduct online research – You can conduct online research to find NDIS providers who offer psychosocial recovery coaching services in your area. You can visit the provider’s website, read reviews, and contact them directly to inquire about their services.
Once you have identified a potential provider, it’s important to speak with them to determine if they are the right fit for you. You can ask about their qualifications, experience, approach to coaching, and any other questions you may have to help you make an informed decision.
6. Do I need a referral?
Ready to talk about Recovery Coaching?
Whether you already have Recovery Coaching in your NDIS plan or you are unsure what support is available, you are welcome to contact ARC.
How we can support you
Whether you are looking for practical NDIS support, peer connection, counselling or group-based support, ARC can help you understand your options and take the next step.
Support Coordination
Peer Support
NDIS Peer Support offers lived experience-led connection, understanding and practical support with your goals.
NDIS Groups
Group-based support that creates opportunities for connection, shared experience and skill-building.
Counselling
Counselling for people seeking support with mental and emotional wellbeing, available through NDIS funding or privately in Adelaide.
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We also acknowledge that past government policies contributed to the marginalisation, disempowerment, breakdown of connection to country, removal of Aboriginal children from their family, loss of land and income, and loss of culture and language of Aboriginal South Australians.
