Support coordination and stepping back
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In this episode Mel chats with one half of the phenomenal podcast due that is the Too Peas - Mandy Hose. Alongside Kate Jones, Mandy hosts Too Peas in a Podcast, a weekly audio offering exploring the ups and downs of life as parents to kids with disabilities.  Mel speaks with Mandy about her experience of navigating the NDIS on behalf of her 17-year-old twin daughters, both of whom have hemiplegia, a form of cerebral palsy. Their conversation covers why Mandy chose to be plan managed with support coordination, what it actually means to have support coordination, and how Mandy is feeling about the next big transition as her girls gear up to leave school and venture into adulthood.  Link to the Too Peas in a Podcast episode on support coordination: https://toopeasinapodcast.com.au/pea-fessionals-andrea-and-felicity-talk-about-support-coordination-for-your-ndis-plan/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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