A to Z of how my ACC, MSD & privately funded Social Work can help you or your client…
A is for Accommodation
Find, fund, and help ensure that it remains sustainable and safe.
B is for Benefits
Application for Disability Allowance, Temporary Additional Support, and Other Benefits. Link to BUWT, link to the independent, confidential Budget Service, and the fabulous Fifeshire Foundation.
C is for cars
ACC 250 Request for Travel Costs, seek funding if modifications or maintenance are required for cars that are needed due to disability or the recovery process.
D is for dependents
Link to relevant social service providers, connecting with affordable healthcare.
E is for Employee Assistance for OCP
Counselling Free of charge, 100% confidential
F is for Food
Links to Food Banks and food grants that may be able to help pay for food if the client is a low-income individual or a beneficiary.
G is for Groceries
Links to Budget Advice for planning
H is for Heating
MSD request for extra funding for heating, liaise with Landlords
I is for I sight:}
Glasses funded by MSD, liaison with ophthalmologists.
J is for Jolly
Links and engagement with social opportunities based on interests and abilities (e.g. Brain injury association groups or reading groups)
K is for Kinesiology
Links to health professionals and providers that can be co-funded under Green Prescription or NMDHB, or private funding
L is for Lunch
Links to day shared meals throughout the Nelson region, where clients can participate in meal preparation or simply enjoy some company.
M is for Tikanga Māori
Helping resolve a wide range of health and well-being issues—culture, custom, ethnicity, etiquette, formality, lore, manner, meaning, mechanism, method, protocol —links to Māori Health Services throughout the region.
N is for negotiating with stakeholders.
Help clients liaise with Medical Secretaries, etc, ensure paperwork is completed, and obligations are met, e.g. adherence to court orders, if that will help them meet their goals.
O is for openings
Help clients seek employment if that is part of their goals in the plan.
P is for Prison
Liaison with the Department of Corrections, Courts, and Police regarding fines, curfews, trespass, and Protection Orders, etc.
Q is for Qualitative and Quantitative
Research Possible funding and options based on the client’s plan’s needs. E.g. other funding for care and welfare.
R is for Rent and Rates Guarantees from MSD, Housing NZ, Private Rentals Liaison with Councils for Rates Rebates, etc.
S is for sensitive claims.
Working with my skilled colleagues at The Independent Psychological Service Ltd and beyond.
T is for Telephone
Apply to MSD if a Telephone is needed.
U is for urgent
Liaison with MCT or Social Workers at the Emergency Department.
V is for Vehicle
Support OT and Physio if the client has vehicle goals in the plan.
W is for Water
Support the client by linking them to PHO Health Improvement Practitioners, Health Coaches, and Green Prescription for discounted Gym and swim sessions.
X is for X-ray
Link and support clients to understand the criteria for receiving health services
Y is for yoga
Activities that MSD and Disability Allowance
Z is for zzz’s
Support for accessing respite care is a vital part of caregiving.