Specialist Cover Assessments (SCA) 101 with Diane Clare
A senior clinician's take on the ACC Specialist Cover Assessment process for sexual abuse claims
Date: Online via Zoom - Friday, 10 October 2025, 9am – 3 pm
Website: https://www.grow.co.nz/specialist-cover-assessments-101/
Price: $320 pp
Description
This webinar addresses the changes that occurred on the 1st December, 2024 to the ACC Assessment process for sexual abuse claims. Formerly known as Supported Assessments, it has changed to Specialist Cover Assessments (SCA). These assessments will only be required for clients with complex needs, as well as where a diagnosis and treatment recommendations for complex needs therapy are indicated (known as Pathway B). This may or may not mean longer term therapy but does allow for a range of service options with more hours to accommodate these needs. Other clients will obtain services through their Lead Service Provider and use pathway A and do not require an SCA.
ACC provides learning modules on the changes to the system and these are freely available for registered and approved providers so they will not be repeated here. So, pathway A clients do not need an SCA, only pathway B.
This training is suitable for ACC Approved assessors and those seeking approval from ACC to become assessors. It offers guidance in how to tackle the task of providing these Assessments, once you are an approved assessor. However, your attendance for this training is not a guarantee of ACC approval for you to become an assessor nor is it part of ACC's in-house training as it is a clinician's take on the practical and clinical challenges in this task.
Please note this is an introductory level 101 workshop. Any workshop that is 201 is for those with more experience or who have already attended a 101.
Also NOTE: This training is not ACC endorsed training - it is a senior clinician's take. It offers guidance in how to tackle the task of providing these Specialist Cover Assessments (referred to as SCA), once you are an approved assessor. However, your attendance for this training is not a guarantee of ACC approval for you to become an assessor nor is it part of ACC's in-house training as it is a clinician's take on the practical and clinical challenges in this task.
Contact: Faye [email protected]
For more information and to register, please visit the website - https://www.grow.co.nz/specialist-cover-assessments-101/
