NDIS progress report template

An NDIS progress report requires participant information, therapy approach, standardised outcome evidence, functional impact across six NDIS domains, goal progress, risk analysis and funding justification. ClientForms structures all 12 required sections and fills the outcome evidence in from your assessment data.

Yes. The free downloadable Word template is pre-structured with all 12 report sections, NDIS functional domain tables, psychology line item codes and a Section 34 compliance checklist. Enter your email on this page and we send it straight away. The annotated sample PDF needs no email at all.

Download the annotated sample to see a fully completed example: outcome evidence from PHQ-9 and GAD-7 assessments, Reliable Change Index badges, trend charts, and functional impact mapping across all six NDIS domains, with callouts showing which sections come pre-filled.

The Reliable Change Index (RCI) is the minimum score change on a validated assessment that represents genuine clinical improvement rather than measurement error. A PHQ-9 score must change by at least 6 points to indicate reliable improvement. NDIA planners use RCI to distinguish real progress from statistical noise. ClientForms calculates it automatically using published psychometric thresholds.

Communication, Social Interaction, Learning, Mobility, Self-Care and Self-Management. Progress reports should address how therapeutic progress maps to each relevant domain. ClientForms generates starting text for each domain based on your client's assessment severity levels.

Section 34 of the NDIS Act defines the criteria for support funding: the support must be related to the participant's disability, represent value for money, be likely to be effective, and take account of informal supports. ClientForms includes an interactive Section 34 checklist that must be completed before report download.

A psychology NDIS report should include participant details, therapy approach, standardised outcome evidence (PHQ-9, GAD-7, K10, DASS-21), functional impact across six NDIS domains, goal progress, risk analysis and Section 34 funding justification. Scores should show pre and post comparison with severity band labels and ideally the Reliable Change Index to demonstrate genuine improvement. ClientForms generates this structure from your scored assessment data; you add the clinical narrative.

Yes. A psychological assessment report for NDIS is typically prepared to support an access request or eligibility decision: it documents diagnosis, functional capacity across the six NDIS domains, and the permanence and impact of the disability. A progress report documents clinical change during an existing plan. The same scored assessment data supports both: baseline scores captured at intake (K10, DASS-21, functional measures) become the outcome evidence in later progress and plan reassessment reports.

OTs typically use measures matched to the participant's functional goals. Falls prevention: FES-I, Berg Balance Scale, ABC, Tinetti. Upper limb rehabilitation: ARAT, CAHAI, FMA-UE, PRWHE. Daily living: NEADL, SCIM-III, RNLI. ClientForms includes 30+ OT-specific outcome measures, scored with severity bands and trend tracking; the same data feeds both OT clinical reports and NDIS progress reports.

A progress report documents ongoing clinical change during the current plan cycle. A plan reassessment report adds three sections: Changed Circumstances, an Intake vs Current comparison table with Reliable Change Index, and Recommended Supports for the next plan. ClientForms lets you toggle between both modes in the same builder; your progress data carries across.

The PACE system shifts NDIS from activity-based to outcome-based reporting. Providers who demonstrate measurable clinical improvement with validated tools will see participant funding maintained or increased. Data-rich progress reports with embedded outcome evidence can override low algorithm scores in the new system.

ClientForms embeds trend charts in editable Word documents, fills functional impact across six NDIS domains from a phrase bank, and includes a Section 34 compliance checklist: features NovoPsych does not offer. ClientForms uses deterministic scoring (no AI hallucination risk) and starts at $9/month versus NovoPsych's $30/month. See the full ClientForms vs NovoPsych comparison.

Every new account starts with 30 days of full Professional access (no card, beginning when you send your first assessment), which includes report generation. After the trial, NDIS progress reports are included in Starter ($9/month) and Professional ($19/month) at no extra cost. The Free plan keeps assessment scoring and trend tracking so your evidence keeps building.