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Webinar recording — Translating Employer Insights

contributorMegan Buick

Megan Buick, General Manager of the Strategic Partnerships and Engagement Group at Comcare talks about the challenges employers experience in supporting work participation and provides many resources to help meet their needs.

Webinar recording — Navigating RTW with Ease: CGU's Early Intervention Program for SMEs Explained

contributorTegan Moffat & Amanda England

Learn about CGU's partnership with Workfocus Australia to develop an early intervention program to support Small to Medium Enterprise clients with their RTW obligations.

Work's wellness factor — the challenges of involuntary loss of work

contributorLauren Finestone

An article in the Sydney Morning Herald about the emotional toll of involuntary retirement reminds us that being out of work for any reason — if we don't have control over the decision — is bad for our physical and mental health.

Tools to assess psychosocial safety in your workplace

contributorLauren Finestone

Free psychosocial risk assessment tools can be a valuable starting point for organisations that are looking to address psychosocial risks in the workplace.

Tipping points — are psychosocial hazards present in your workplace?

contributorLauren Finestone

Four groups of psychosocial hazards leaders need to look for, and what they can do practically to support their teams.

Webinar recording — Revolutionising Chronic Low Back Pain Management with Cognitive Functional Therapy

contributorProfessor Peter O'Sullivan and Associate Professor Peter Kent

Peter O’Sullivan, Distinguished Professor of Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy, and Peter Kent, Adjunct Associate Professor of Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy, share their knowledge and insights from the RESTORE clinical trial.

Building a culture of 'and' — balancing cultures of care and legal compliance for workplaces to flourish

contributorLauren Finestone

Complying with laws ensures a baseline level of safety. But people and teams do, and feel, better in workplaces that foster cultures of care alongside mitigating risk.

From hammer to toolbox — psychological safety is important, but not the only solution to workplace well-being

contributorLauren Finestone

‘Psychological safety’ is not the only aspect of psychosocial risk management that's needed for holistic and sustainable workplace improvements.

Webinar recording - A WISE approach to injury management in emergency services

contributorAndrew McGarity, Brett Anderson, A/Prof David Allen, Dr Nicolette Hallin, Noni Byron & Miranda van der Pol

Hear from a whole team of people who collaborated to adapt the WISE protocol to suit emergency services and increase support to firefighters with high-complexity injuries.

Psychological safety in the workplace — Part 2: bridging the ‘safety gap’

contributorLauren Finestone

Research shows there's often a gap between the psychosocial support leaders say they’re providing and the hazards team members report they are experiencing. Why is this so? And what can we do to bridge that gap?

Psychological safety in the workplace — Part 1: moving beyond risk assessment and compliance

contributorLauren Finestone

To create psychologically safe workplaces, leaders need to go beyond just assessing risk and focus on leveraging existing strengths to eliminate or reduce these risks.

Screening for risk — a ‘holy grail’ in workers' compensation claims

contributorLauren Finestone

In a talk recorded for the It Pays to Care Biopsychosocial Symposium, Associate Professor Ross Isles suggests some important guidelines for better results in managing workers' compensation claims.

Webinar recording — Rethinking modern pain treatment

contributorBen Sheat

Ben Sheat, General Manager, Professional Services and Partnerships at Reality Health looks at modern pain science education and strategies to ensure high quality, scientifically accurate, compelling and persuasive pain education.

Upping the ante — what the new model code of practice expects of employers

contributorLauren Finestone

What exactly does Safe Work Australia’s new model code of practice, Managing psychosocial hazards at work expect of employers?