Mary Harris
Biography
Mary is a Return to Work specialist. Although she has the credentials, a Masters degree in Vocational Rehabilitation and is a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC), it is her wide ranging experience that has provided her with a unique understanding of the challenges and complex interactions that can lead to - or impede- a successful return to work.
It is Mary's conviction that a return to work benefits not only the employee and their family, but it also serves their communities and society as well.
Articles by ‘Mary Harris’
When it comes to returning people back to work, it's not just important to discuss the RTW process or procedures.
Identify the variables of chronic pain to achieve holistic return to work
Genius, they say, is 1% inspiration, and 99% perspiration. This case study looks at how four people's creativity and perseverance allows for a return to heavy physical work.
After foot surgery, rehab professional Mary Harris gains first hand insight into how co-workers can quickly become impatient when a colleague returns to work on modified duties.
HR and RTW are together as often as peas and carrots. Is it a match made in heaven or an organisational disaster?
Whether you're in OZ or the good ol' US of A, RTW is all about the love...