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Links from the APRA presentation Dr Mary Wyatt

Dr Mary Wyatt

Manager support for RTW checklist  http://www.bohrf.org.uk/downloads/Manager_support_checklist.pdf

Study on which the check list research is based - Returning Employees Back to Work: Developing a Measure for Supervisors to Support Return to Work (SSRW).  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21915686

RTW Employee survey, one page - /tool/tool.php?id=23&t=employee-survey-of-their-return-to-work-experience

Martin Seligman video on well being http://www.abc.net.au/tv/bigideas/stories/2012/04/30/3489669.htm

Identify your strengths testhttp://www.authentichappiness.sas.upenn.edu/tests/SameAnswers_t.aspx?id=270

More information on PERMAhttp://www.authentichappiness.sas.upenn.edu/Default.aspx

Research on Line manager training

Returning Employees Back to Work: Developing a Measure for Supervisors to Support Return to Work (SSRW).

Munir F, Yarker J, Hicks B, Donaldson-Feilder E. J Occup Rehabil. 2012 Jun;22(2):196-208.

A controlled case study of supervisor training to optimize response to injury in the food processing industry.

Shaw WS, Robertson MM, McLellan RK, Verma S, Pransky G.  Work. 2006;26(2):107-14.

Supervisory behaviour as a predictor of return to work in employees absent from work due to mental health problems. 
Nieuwenhuijsen K, Verbeek JH, de Boer AG, Blonk RW, van Dijk FJ. Occup Environ Med. 2004 Oct;61(10):817-23.

More information on Line manager training

If you are in South Australia - http://www.workcover.com/employer/employer-responsibilities/supervisor-training

Knowledge Base links - http://www.rtwknowledge.org/browse.php?view_type=employer#manager

RTWMatters.org - /products/training-program-managing-return-to-work-for-supervisors.htm

Presentation - download here

Published 19 May, 2012