Psychosocial Functional Assessment

NDIS Psychosocial Functional Capacity Assessment

Recovery-oriented Functional Capacity Assessments for participants with psychosocial disability — episodic functioning captured properly.

Why choose us

  • Episodic functioning captured across good and unwell periods
  • Recovery-oriented and trauma-informed framing
  • Aligned with the PIRS, LSP-16 and HoNOS where appropriate
  • Evidence for recovery coaching, capacity building and complex SIL

Psychosocial disability presents unique evidentiary challenges in the NDIS. Functioning fluctuates, episodic deterioration is common, and standard fixed-point assessments often dramatically underestimate true support needs. Our psychosocial FCAs are designed specifically for this complexity.

Why Standard FCAs Fail Psychosocial Participants

A point-in-time assessment performed on a ‘good day’ can fundamentally misrepresent the lived experience of episodic mental illness. Our psychosocial framework explicitly captures functioning during periods of acuity, recovery and stability, and weights the evidence accordingly.

Conditions Frequently Assessed

  • •Schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder
  • •Bipolar disorder
  • •Major depressive disorder
  • •Complex PTSD
  • •Borderline personality disorder
  • •OCD and severe anxiety disorders
  • •Eating disorders with functional impact

Frequently Asked Questions

Do you use validated tools?+

Yes — depending on the clinical question, we draw from the PIRS, LSP-16, HoNOS, WHODAS 2.0 and the K10.

Testimonials & Referral Feedback

Trusted by NDIS professionals and participants Australia-wide.

The feedback below is anonymised composite feedback drawn from across our national service base — it is not individual named testimonials. No identifying participant information is shared without explicit consent.

Registered
NDIS Provider — Quality and Safeguards Commission
100%
Reports peer-reviewed before issue
AHPRA
Registered Occupational Therapists
Independent
Of any SIL / SDA provider
FN
Family / Nominee
North Shore, Sydney · Anonymised composite
"Ryan and the team understood my son's autism in a way no previous assessor has. They captured the masking, the burnout cycles, the sensory side — things we have been trying to explain to NDIA for years. The funding outcome reflected that."
FCA for Autism
NP
NDIS Participant
Pilbara region, WA · Anonymised composite
"We are based in a remote postcode and have struggled to access specialist assessors for years. The whole process was done by video — the clinician was warm, well prepared, and the report was as detailed as any in-person assessment I have ever seen."
Telehealth FCA
AH
Allied Health
Brisbane, QLD · Anonymised composite
"I needed an SDA assessment urgently to support a hospital discharge. The team turned it around in five business days, coordinated with the hospital social work team, and the application was approved without needing additional evidence."
SDA Assessment

Testimonials are anonymised composites drawn from feedback across our national service base. No identifying participant information is shared without explicit consent.

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  • 100% virtual — anywhere in Australia
  • Independent assessor · evidence that holds up to scrutiny
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