What is Allied Health?
Everybody’s journey to a life of meaning and purpose is unique which is why our Allied Health services take a collaborative approach with the people accessing our services.
We create a tailored plan built around individual recovery goals and provide flexible support options to people in their homes, in the community and via telehealth.
Our Allied Health professionals provide a broad range of technical, therapeutic and direct health services to improve the mental health and wellbeing of the people who access our services, including:
- Occupational Therapy: Occupation refers to the things we do in our everyday lives that help us live in the community. Mind’s occupational therapists use a person centred, evidence-based approach in diagnosis, treatment and recovery of physical and mental health challenges.
- Psychology: Psychology refers to how people behave, think and feel. Mind’s psychologists are experts in human behaviour who work with people who access our services to live a life of purpose and meaning in the community.
- Counselling: Counselling refers to conversations with a trained professional that work to help you work through difficulties in your life. Our Counsellors are trained mental health professionals who define and work towards personalised recovery goals with the people who access our services.
- Social work: Social workers take the time needed to build relationships with people so that together they can consider all aspects of their situation, including their strengths and capacities, as well as the areas where they need help. They offer solutions, supports and pathways that make sense in the context of the person’s environment, preferences and abilities.
At Mind, there are two types of social worker you can access:
- Social Worker / Accredited Social Worker: These are trained professionals that can help you to work through challenges in your life, they can provide counselling and assist you to work towards your personalised recovery goals. They can help also help you navigate and access information, advice and support services
- Accredited Mental Health Social Workers (AMHSW) are social workers that have undertaken additional training and have specific experience supporting people with mental health challenges. AMHSWs are qualified to provide clinical assessment and to deliver Focused Psychological Therapies similar to Psychologists. They are also able to register to provide Medicare services
Who is Allied Health for?
Our Allied Health services are for people who have mental health and wellbeing challenges.
The people accessing our Allied Health services do so by using funding via their private health insurance or their NDIS funding package (depending on the service). We can also provide some services through Medicare although this is dependent on location and is not bulk billed so will incur an out of pocket cost.
We provide a person-centred, evidence-based approach to diagnosis, treatment and recovery of physical and mental health challenges for individuals from different cultures, genders, sexualities, ages, abilities and backgrounds.
We provide flexible support options to people in their homes, in the community and online.
The people who access our Allied Health services are generally over 18 years of age and have an NDIS package or relevant private health insurance (depending on the service) to fund their support.
Why choose Mind for Allied Health services?
We have been providing mental health and wellbeing support to people, their families, friends and carers, for more than 45 years. Our services are flexible and offer genuine choice and control.
Our Allied Health team features university qualified practitioners who have specialised expertise in preventing, diagnosing and treating people with mental health and wellbeing challenges.
They are a diverse and passionate group of professionals including registered and provisional psychologists, occupational therapists and social workers.
Learn more about our Allied Health team here.
What are Mind’s Allied Health services?
Our Allied Health services can be differentiated by the two funding streams required to access the services: NDIS and private health.
NDIS
NDIS Allied Health Assistants
- Description: Our Allied Health Assistants deliver in-person, recovery oriented focused therapeutic services to people accessing mental health related therapeutic supports. Our Allied Health Assistants work collaboratively with our Occupational Therapists and Psychologists and play an integral role people accessing our services who have ongoing support needs, assisting them to meet identified goals through one-to-one supports in their home or out in community.
- Location: Metropolitan Melbourne
- Delivery mode: In person/face to face
- Allied Health team: Allied Health Assistants
More information on NDIS Allied Health Assistants can be found here.
NDIS Psychology
- Description: Our Psychologists provide clinical assessment, diagnosis, interventions and capacity building for clients with mental health, dual disability and/ or complex support needs. Our NDIS Psychology service can be accessed through your NDIS Capacity Building funding.
- Location: Queensland and Victoria
- Delivery mode: In person/face to face and telehealth
- Allied Health team: and Registered Psychologists
More information on NDIS Psychology can be found here.
NDIS Occupational therapy
- Description: Our Occupational Therapy services include clinical assessments, interventions and capacity building activities to support identified goals of the client. This service can be accessed through your NDIS Capacity Building funding (Improved Daily Living)
- Location: Victoria (Melbourne, Bendigo, Gippsland only). Queensland (Brisbane, Logan, Gold Coast only).
- Delivery mode: In person/face to face and telehealth
- Allied Health team: Occupational Therapists
More information on NDIS Occupational therapy.
NDIS Positive Behaviour Support
- Description: This is delivered F2F / telehealth in South East Qld or telePBS elsewhere in Qld In Victoria, Face to face offerings are available in Melbourne and Bendigo and delivered by our accredited Occupational Therapists and Registered Psychologists.
- Location: Victoria (Melbourne, Bendigo only). Queensland
- Delivery mode: In person/face to face and telehealth. (Queensland in person/face to face available in South East Queensland only, (telehealth options for rest of Queensland)
- Allied Health team: Accredited Mental Health Social Workers, Occupational Therapists and Registered Psychologists
More information on NDIS Positive behaviour support.
NDIS Social Work
- Description: Our Social Workers and Accredited Mental Health Social Workers provide clinical assessment, diagnosis, interventions and capacity building for clients with mental health, dual disability and/ or complex support needs. Our NDIS Social Work service can be accessed through your NDIS Capacity Building funding.
- Location: Queensland, (South East Queensland face to face, telehealth across other states)
- Delivery mode: In person/face to face and telehealth
- Allied Health team: Social Workers, Accredited Mental Health Social Workers
More information on NDIS Social Work
Private health
Wellbeing 4 You Program (Bupa) - Mind Care Choices
- Description: - Wellbeing 4 You is a partnership between Mind Australia and Bupa health insurance delivered as part of Bupa’s Mind Care Choices package. The hospital substitution program provides an alternative to a more traditional psychiatrist-led, hospital-based model of care. The program provides up to 16 sessions, delivered over 6-9 months, of recovery focused support to help clients identify positive life goals and develop plans to achieve them.
- Location: Victoria, NSW, QLD, Western Australia and Northern Territory (Telehealth only)
- Delivery mode: as part of their Mind care choices program – delivered via Telehealth and F2F in Victoria, NSW, QLD, Western Australia and Northern Territory. -
- Allied Health team: Occupational therapists, registered psychologists, provisional psychologists and mental health accredited social workers
More information on Wellbeing 4 You Program (Bupa) - Mind Care Choices
Wellbeing 4Life (Australian Health Service Alliance)
Description: Wellbeing 4Life is a partnership between Mind Australia and the Australian Health Service Alliance (AHSA) delivered to the members of certain AHSA Health Insurance Funds.
The program aims to reduce hospitalisations, severity and duration of symptoms and promote mental health and wellbeing by providing a range of support through psychology, occupational therapy, and social work, as well as collaborating with other clinical and non-clinical services.
Location: Australia-wide
Delivery mode: In person/face to face and telehealth
Allied Health team: Occupational therapists, registered psychologists, provisional psychologists, mental health accredited social workers
More information on Wellbeing4Life.
HBF Mind Matters (HBF)
Description: HBF has partnered with Mind Australia and its team of psychologists, occupational therapists and social workers who have specialised expertise in diagnosing and treating people with mental health and wellbeing challenges.
Mind Matters is a therapeutic recovery program delivered over 6-9 months by a team of mental health professionals. The recovery program includes up to 16 therapy sessions that can be delivered via telehealth or in-person at your home depending on your location.
Location: National
Delivery mode: delivered via Telehealth nationally, and F2F in Victoria, QLD, Western Australia.
Allied Health team: Occupational therapists, registered psychologists and provisional psychologists
How do I register my interest for Allied Health services?
Find out which service is right for you or your loved one: Contact us via Mind Connect or phone 1300 286 463.
What do our Allied Health clinicians say?
“For me with mental health, it’s really nice to be able to give back to people: to be able to make a change in their day and create a sparkle of light for them.” - Read Mind Occupational therapist Sasha’s story here