Music Therapy & the NDIS
Music Therapy is an approved NDIS support when administered by a Registered Music Therapist.
Funding & Stated Supports
Music Therapy is included as an NDIS funded support in the Capacity Building - Improved Daily Living part of NDIS plans. Music Therapy is included in the Therapeutic Supports of the NDIS Practice Standards Verification Module.
NDIS plans should allow participants flexibility and the choice and control of which therapies they chose to access. Plans should list support categories, but clients should not be restricted to what therapeutic supports they are allowed to access by having specific therapies and/or monetary amounts allocated to those therapies.
Plan guidance should explain the purpose and flexibility of funding, not list detailed supports. This area may suggest examples of types of supports available, but should not restrict the participants to specific therapies. Clients should always be able to exercise choice and control when it comes to selecting their therapeutic supports.