Understanding the Service
What Is Life Skills Training?
Life Skills Training supports individuals to develop the practical skills needed for everyday independence and active community participation. Our occupational therapists work one-on-one with you — in your home, in the community, or both — to build real-world skills that create lasting confidence and autonomy.
- Personal care and self-management
- Meal preparation and household tasks
- Budgeting and daily planning skills
- Community access and public transport use
- Social skills and workplace readiness
What We Cover
Life Skill Areas We Work On
Training is tailored to your goals — we focus on the areas that matter most to your daily life and independence.
Personal Care
Home Management
Financial Skills
Community Access
Social & Work
Training Environments
Where Training Takes Place
We deliver Life Skills Training in real-world environments — because skills learnt in context are skills that stick.
In Your Home
Practising cooking, cleaning, and personal care routines in your own environment.
In the Community
Shopping, banking, using transport, and navigating public spaces with therapist support.
Work & Education
Building routines, communication, and organisational skills for employment or study settings.
Who We Support
Who Can Benefit?
Life Skills Training is suited to individuals of any age who want to build greater independence in daily life. Commonly recommended for:
- Young people transitioning to independent living
- Adults with Intellectual Disability
- Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
- People with Acquired Brain Injury (ABI)
- Those with ADHD or executive function difficulties
- Individuals with Mental Health conditions
- People re-building skills after illness or injury
FAQS
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about our services, appointments and insurance
What funding can I use to pay for support?
- We currently accept either NDIS funding or private payments for support. Ignite Therapeutic Solutions accepts plan managed and self-managed NDIS funds only.
What is the session duration?
- Initial Assessment: We will begin with an initial assessment to understand your needs, goals, and challenges. This assessment will help us develop a personalised therapy plan.
- Treatment Plan: Based on your assessment, we will create a treatment plan with specific goals, frequency, and methods of therapy. We will review and adjust this plan as needed throughout your therapy.
- Session Duration and Frequency: Therapy sessions typically last 60 minutes, this includes 10-15 minutes of clinical notes completion. The frequency of sessions will be discussed and agreed upon during the initial assessment and may change as your needs evolve. Initial and follow up Assessments for Functional Capacity Assessment typically last 90 minutes. AT trials typically last between 60 to 90 minutes depending on type and number of AT items being trialled
- Treatment Plan: Based on your assessment, we will create a treatment plan with specific goals, frequency, and methods of therapy. We will review and adjust this plan as needed throughout your therapy.
- Session Duration and Frequency: Therapy sessions typically last 60 minutes, this includes 10-15 minutes of clinical notes completion. The frequency of sessions will be discussed and agreed upon during the initial assessment and may change as your needs evolve. Initial and follow up Assessments for Functional Capacity Assessment typically last 90 minutes. AT trials typically last between 60 to 90 minutes depending on type and number of AT items being trialled
Where are the sessions held?
Services may be provided at your home, or other agreed-upon locations. We provide home/community based services to Perth Metropolitan Area. We can also provide Telehealth services to clients across Australia and to rural/remote areas.
What are the Transport Costs
Ignite Therapeutic Solutions charges for Provider Travel Time and Kilometres in line with the NDIA Price Guide found at www.ndis.gov.au/providers/price-guides-and-pricing.
What is the cancellation policy?
We understand that sometimes unforeseen circumstances may require you to change or cancel an appointment. If this happens, please contact us at 0459944487 or via email at fari.osawe@ignitets.org at least 2 working days (48 hours) in advance. Since we schedule our appointments ahead of time, we will need to charge the full cost of the appointment if we don’t receive cancellation notice within 2 days. However, no charge will apply if we are notified more than 2 days in advance. If we need to change or cancel an appointment, we will inform you as soon as possible and offer alternative options.
Privacy and confidentiality
Your privacy is important to us. All information shared during your therapy sessions, including medical history, assessments, and treatment plans, will be kept confidential, unless required by law or with your explicit consent. We will discuss any disclosures with you prior to releasing information to others.
The collection, holding, use and disclosure of personal information by Ignite Therapeutic Solutions PTY LTD is protected by the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (Privacy Act) and the National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013 (Cth) (NDIS Act).
We hold personal information which is reasonably necessary for us to carry out our role. Examples of information Ignite Therapeutic Solutions PTY LTD may hold includes:
- Name, contact details date of birth and age
- Gender, details about participants’ physical/ mental health, including disabilities
- Information about participants’ support requirements
- Details of guardians/ nominees, including names, addresses and contact details
- Details of feedback or complaints about services provided by us
- Bank account details
Personal information is securely destroyed, deleted, or archived once no longer required, in compliance with applicable federal privacy laws and regulations.
The collection, holding, use and disclosure of personal information by Ignite Therapeutic Solutions PTY LTD is protected by the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (Privacy Act) and the National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013 (Cth) (NDIS Act).
We hold personal information which is reasonably necessary for us to carry out our role. Examples of information Ignite Therapeutic Solutions PTY LTD may hold includes:
- Name, contact details date of birth and age
- Gender, details about participants’ physical/ mental health, including disabilities
- Information about participants’ support requirements
- Details of guardians/ nominees, including names, addresses and contact details
- Details of feedback or complaints about services provided by us
- Bank account details
Personal information is securely destroyed, deleted, or archived once no longer required, in compliance with applicable federal privacy laws and regulations.
