Base Camp: Ability Consultants' Induction

Getting Great with AC Systems

Learn actionable skills to advance your abilities in collaboration, information sharing and project management.
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Ability Consultants is an agile organisation

We use online tool sharing to maximise collaborative work that supports our PBS Team Leaders to rapidly progress client work and projects.

In this course, our PBS practitioners introduce you to the AC Handbook that guides all of our work. They explain the superpower that using google drive gives everyone in the organisation. They also set out clearly how we collaborate, organise, and share information to help us achieve our mission supporting freedom and social connection for people with disability.

You will learn about our high impact templates you can use for assessments and reports. In addition, you will see how we support our practitioners with everything to do with client administration, e.g. service agreements, entering clinical notes, and updating client information.

Our design

Self-paced

Do as much or as little at any time, simply log back in to continue. This course can be completed in less than three hours. 

Videos

All videos are brief to avoid overwhelming you with too much information and to ensure key points can be accessed easily. 

Quizzes

Each lesson is followed by a quiz. Successfully complete all video lessons and quizzes to receive a personalised certificate of completion.

What we'll cover

Chapter 1: Welcome to the course!

Chapter 2: Foundations First

  • An overview of the AC Handbook
  • Who's who and what do they do? Our people, zones and roles
  • Fast flex agendas for meetings

Chapter 3: Navigating Google Drive

  • Using google drive for client files and folders
  • Using the template gallery in Google Docs for client reports and progress notes
  • The PBS resource library
  • Making sense of colour codes and icons in the CRM
  • How to bill for your work as a Contractor

Chapter 4: Privacy and security using Google Docs

  • Sharing documents on the internet with varying levels of security
  • Setting permissions for folders in Google Drive

Chapter 5: Projects

  • Starting a project at Ability Consultants

Chapter 6: Understanding the NDIS PBS Capability Framework

  • The different practitioner levels
  • The seven capability domains
  • Using the portfolio of evidence and your ILDP

Chapter 7: Using the CRM for your clients

  • Setting up progress notes for new clients
  • Data collection. How to use the google data sheets
  • How to find the functional assessment interview
  • Matching clients to your skill set
  • Moving through the client progress stages in the CRM
  • Using the Safe Visit Checklist

Chapter 8: The different types of behaviour support plans

  • The difference between an interim BSP, a comprehensive BSP and a functional behaviour assessment report
  • What's included in a functional behaviour assessment report?

Chapter 9: Supporting each other 

  • Mentoring
  • Our chat rooms
  • The restrictive practices inbox
  • Peer supervision
  • Group mentoring
  • The team leader meeting
  • Open floor policy
It was great to understand all the different avenues of support available and how to use them.
Nikki Mahayni
This is a great tool for all practitioners, and I see it will be very useful for onboarding new practitioners.
Austin Ware

Frequently asked questions

I already completed this course, do I need to complete it again?

No — our learning platforms will recognise that you've already completed those courses. Remember, if you feel like a refresher, you can always go back and review our courses.

I can't seem to access this course. 

This course can only be accessed by Ability Consultants team members.

Who do I ask if I need help?

We're more than happy to help! Visit our FAQ page or get in touch with us using our contact form.