Everyday planning, budgeting and travel skills
Practising everyday tasks: for example, working through a shopping list and budget.
- 60 minutes
- $70
- 90 minutes
- $105
AGES 6–17 · BRISBANE & IPSWICH
Life Skills & Independence
Practical support to build everyday skills, one manageable step at a time.
Explore life skills
WHAT WE WORK ON
Everyday tasks, made more manageable.
Life skills support focuses on doing: planning a task, trying the steps and building familiarity through practice. We choose something useful to the young person’s everyday life and work through it together, making room for them to decide, try and ask for help.
This may be a useful starting point when the priority is a practical routine or skill, such as organisation, shopping, cooking or navigating an agreed journey.
Plan and organise
Practise routines, make a list or organise what is needed for the day.
Shop and budget
Choose items, compare prices and shop within an agreed budget.
Build independence
Prepare a simple meal or practise navigating a public-transport journey.
ONE WAY A SESSION COULD LOOK
Planning and shopping for a simple meal
A young person wants to take a more active part in preparing something to eat.
Make a plan
Choose a suitable meal together, check what is needed and prepare a short shopping list within an agreed budget.
Practise the task
At the shops, they could find items, compare options and practise paying, with support for the steps they find difficult.
Reflect and build on it
Talk about what they managed, what still needs practice and whether to repeat the task or take another step.
What might we do together?
We might plan and shop for a simple meal, practise cooking, organise a routine or work through a public-transport journey. The task is chosen around something the young person wants to do more confidently in everyday life.
We agree the activity, location, supervision and any extra costs with you beforehand.
The practical details.
- Who
- Ages 6–17, with support shaped around the young person’s interests, willingness and needs.
- Where
- Agreed home and community settings in Brisbane and Ipswich. Other South East Queensland locations can be discussed.
- When & how long
- Usually 60 minutes; 90 minutes by agreement. Sessions can be arranged any day, 7am–9pm Brisbane time, subject to availability.
- Parent or carer
- A parent or carer joins the first meeting. A responsible adult stays for home sessions. One-to-one community arrangements are agreed beforehand.
A CLEAR QUOTE BEFORE BOOKING
Session prices.
Weekday session examples. The rate depends on the type of support agreed, not just the activity. Your written quote confirms which rate applies.
Skills for social and community participation
Focused practice of skills for community life: for example, communicating preferences or asking for help.
- 60 minutes
- $80
- 90 minutes
- $120
Private and NDIS-funded support
Private and eligible NDIS-funded sessions use the same rates for equivalent support. We work with self-managed and plan-managed participants and confirm funding suitability with you.
Routine preparation, basic materials and brief session notes are included.
Other times and group activities are quoted separately. Any entry fees, meals, ordinary purchases, unusual materials or extra travel are agreed in advance.
A few common questions.
How are travel and activity costs handled?
The first 30 minutes of outbound travel are included, with no return-time or kilometre charge. Any extra outbound time and necessary parking or tolls require advance agreement. NDIS-funded travel needs separate eligibility checks. Entry fees, meals, ordinary purchases and unusual materials are agreed before booking. We do not transport participants in a personal vehicle.
Can we use NDIS funding?
We support eligible self-managed and plan-managed NDIS participants. Their Path is an unregistered provider. We check the proposed support, individual plan and funding suitability with you before agreeing NDIS billing. Private and eligible NDIS-funded sessions use the same rates for equivalent support.
Is this therapy or personal care?
Support is practical and non-clinical. It does not replace therapy or specialist behaviour support. Personal care, medication assistance and other additional support duties are outside the service scope.
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
A say in your own support.
You can take a task one step at a time. We can practise the parts you want to learn and make space for your preferences.
Taking part, asking for help and having a say ↗YOUR NEXT STEP
Let’s find a starting point.
Book a free 15-minute phone or Google Meet chat to talk through what you are looking for.