This specialised 12 month program offers disability advocates, lawyers and community workers the opportunity to develop skills and gain shared insights and experience to support clients to access the DSP.
Applications are now open for the 2025-26 DSP Community of Practice.
The DSP claims process is complicated. The Community of Practice(CoP) aims to provide a mechanism for community workers to become more expert in the DSP claim process, including developing a practical understanding of eligibility criteria, medical evidence and Centrelink processes. Members will be community and support workers who are actively assisting their clients to navigate the DSP process and able to share their knowledge with their colleagues and organisations.
Participation in the CoP group will increase the capacity and knowledge of services in NSW that are supporting people trying to make their way through the DSP claims and appeals processes.