INSIDE CPL
Working towards
a better future
Meet Bindi Wythes from CPL’s
My Life Consultancy
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What does your role
involve?
I am a Service Planner with the My
Life Consultancy Team. I work with
people to develop flexible and creative
approaches to meet their disability
support needs, as well as creating plans
to support them to achieve their life
goals.
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What’s the best thing about
your job?
This might sound clichéd but I genuinely
enjoy being part of something that
makes people’s lives better and easier. I
love being part of their journey as they
work towards a better future. A lot of
what I do is offering assistance along
that journey by providing information,
support and help with problem solving.
“I recently met with a young
woman whose goal was to
maintain and build her strength.
We worked together to develop
a plan that included accessing
weekly physiotherapy, employing
support staff to assist her with
swimming and to purchase the
equipment she requires to achieve
her goal.”
Q
Why should someone go to
a service planner instead of
doing it themselves?
A
A good planner assists people to reflect
on how things are now, how they
would like things to be in the future
and then works with them to come up
with practical steps to achieve their
goals. They can provide information
about resources and programs that are
available; often this information is hard
to find when you’re going at it alone.
Plus, with a planner you can bounce
ideas around and we might be able
to introduce new ideas and solutions.
Although no two people are the same,
experienced planners have come up
with many different and innovative
plans for many different people in their
role and you will be able to benefit from
their experience.
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Tell us about the things you
like to do outside of work.
A lot of my time outside of work
revolves around my family. I have two
school aged daughters who both play
netball and I recently joined a netball
team myself, with some other mums.
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This is my first return to team sport
since I left high school (which was a
long time ago), so I was a little nervous...
but it’s so much fun, a real laugh!
What experience helps you
in your role?
I am a qualified social worker which
means I am a specialist in providing
practical support, counselling,
information and emotional support to
people who need it most. I have worked
with people with disabilities and their
families for nearly 20 years in a variety
positions. I have been at CPL for 7 years;
prior to working in my current position I
coordinated respite support for children
and families.
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What excites you about the
future?
I can’t wait for the NDIS, it’s what gets
me out of bed in the morning! People
with disabilities having choice and
control is something that has been a
long time coming; they are the experts of
what they need. The NDIS will empower
people to determine what support they
need, how they want it delivered and
who they want to get support from.
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Any advice for clients?
The NDIS will support people to
increase independence, to get more
involved in the community, to access to
the aids and equipment they need as
well as having the support they require
to live the life they choose. For the first
time YOU get to fully decide how you
want to live your life!
I would recommend people start thinking
now about what kind of life they want
for themselves, or their loved one, in the
future. Think about what is needed to
make this vision come to life and CPL
will support you to make this happen.
Do you need help
with planning?
CPL’s My Life Consultancy can work
with you to build your confidence
and identify the services you need
to reach your goals! Call us today
on 1800 275 753 or email
[email protected] to arrange a
FREE consultation.
“You’ll get the tools and experience
you need to manage your funding
and deal with any hurdles when it
comes time to switch to the NDIS.”
- Rob Leivers, My Life client
Touchstone Summer 2015
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