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NDIS Exercise Physiology Goals That Link to Evidence

A plan goal is the participant's, in their words. An exercise physiology goal is yours, and it has to connect to theirs and to something you can measure. This page covers how the two connect, how to make a goal measurable, and what the NDIA excludes.

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Participant plan goals and exercise physiology goals

The participant's plan goal is written in their own words and sits in their NDIS plan. Your exercise physiology goal is the clinical step that moves them towards it.

epnote keeps the link explicit: every goal on a client card and in a report can be linked to one plan goal line, and every measurement can be linked to the goal it supports. That link is what lets a progress report show which measurement is evidence for which goal.

Making a goal measurable

  • Name the measure you will use, in full.
  • Record the baseline now, so there is something to compare against at the next report.
  • Say what change would count as progress, and by when.
  • Keep the measure repeatable: same test, same protocol, same aid.

What the NDIA excludes

Three exclusions from the NDIA's therapy supports guideline decide whether a goal can be funded at all.

  • General fitness, weight loss and exercise are excluded as not specifically disability related, so a goal has to be tied to the disability.
  • A gym or pool membership is not an NDIS support, and the NDIA will not fund the cost of access or a membership.
  • A personal trainer cannot be funded as a therapy support.
  • The credential the NDIA names for exercise physiology is an Accredited Exercise Physiologist with Exercise and Sports Science Australia.

Writing goals in plain words

  • Use the participant's name and avoid medical terms.
  • Put the change in daily life before the number.
  • Ask for supports in hours, not dollars.
  • Make no claim about meeting any funder's requirements.

Reporting progress against a goal

The NDIA's plan reassessment guidance asks for progress towards goals with measures, and for why an outcome was not achieved where that applies. epnote's NDIS progress report asks the two questions separately for each goal: what the participant reports has changed, and what you measured or observed.

Questions

What goals can exercise physiology help with under the NDIS?
Goals about physical function that relate to the participant's disability: moving around their home and community, strength and endurance for daily tasks, balance and falls, and keeping function that would otherwise decline. The link to the disability is what the NDIA looks for.
How do you write a measurable goal for an NDIS exercise physiology report?
Name the measure in full, record the baseline, say what change would count as progress and by when, and link the goal to one of the participant's plan goals. epnote holds all four on the goal itself so the progress report can show them together.
Can exercise physiology goals include health or weight goals under the NDIS?
The NDIA's therapy supports guideline excludes exercise physiology for general fitness, weight loss and exercise as not specifically disability related. A goal has to be tied to the disability and its functional effect.
How many goals should an exercise physiology report have?
As many as the participant has plan goals that exercise physiology supports, and no more. epnote prints only the goals you have written, so an empty goal never appears.

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epnote is report software for Australian exercise physiologists. Enter your measurements once and it works out the change and lays the report out, ready to sign. What you write about a client stays on your device.

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Sources

Everything on this page comes from one of these. epnote writes nothing clinical from memory.

What this page does not cover yet

  • The brief asks for 20 worked goal examples across five domains. Writing 20 example clinical goals would be epnote composing clinical content, which it does not do, and the repo holds no example set, so the page teaches the structure instead of supplying examples.

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