A recovery coach is an NDIS funded worker that has mental health knowledge. A recovery coach will:
- spend time with you, and people important to you, to get to know you and understand your needs
- help you to find out about different services and supports, and how these can help you
- help you get support from mental health services
- help you better understand the NDIS and support you with the NDIS.
You can choose a recovery coach with lived experience. A recovery coach with lived experience has their own lived experience of mental ill health and recovery and are able to use this experience to inform their work
From July 2020, psychosocial recovery coaches (recovery coaches) are available to support participants with psychosocial disabilities to live a full and contributing life.
Recovery coaches will support participants to take more control of their lives and to better manage the complex challenges of day-to-day living.