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Lauren Finestone
How to help build self-efficacy — tips for supporting a worker who may have lost confidence after being away from work.
RTWMatters team
"Since the pandemic started, there is a general desire by workplaces to do more about workplace mental health – and to move beyond the awareness raising stage to taking effective workplace action"
Michael Plowright
Michael Plowright, Director of Working Well Together shares from over two decades of leadership and experience in changing the perceptions of bullying behaviour.
Dr Sarah Cotton
An important conversation about the challenges of engaging with small business owners and how we can begin to bridge the gap with this unique group to protect and promote their mental health and wellbeing.
RTWMatters team
Organisations have a lot to gain from battling insomnia, with benefits ranging from increased productivity, less burnout, better worker mental health and fewer workplace accidents. And research shows that workplace interventions can improve sleep.
RTWMatters team
GP guidelines on the assessment and management of work-related mental health conditions aim to reduce unnecessary “unfit for work” certificates and improve recovery outcomes.
National Workplace Initiative
“We called 52 industry leaders together at a national level in Sydney and essentially asked, are we happy being the ambulance at the bottom of the cliff or do we look at what we can do further upstream?”
RTWMatters team
Psychological responses to work injury impact recovery. Australian researchers have interviewed stakeholders and summarised the evidence, developing practical advice to improve the RTW journey.
RTWMatters team
Awareness of workplace injury stigma is low amongst Australian employers but the costs may be high, according to a report commissioned by Safe Work Australia.
Dr Mary Wyatt
A guide to help insurance case managers, RTW Coordinators and rehabilitation providers motivate immediate supervisors and senior managers to better manage work injury.
Jenny Sandells and Cathy Bland
Dr Wyatt interviews two case managers involved in an extremely effective evidenced based proactive and early intervention approach.
Danielle Mik
Injured workers will continue to struggle with motivation unless the system takes charge of training case managers, doctors and employers in empathy and emotional intelligence.
Dr Mary Wyatt
Motivating injured workers to make positive change may become easier if you match your approach to their current ‘stage of change’: denial, considering change, preparing to take action, actively changing, maintaining wins or enjoying success.
Tatjana Jokic
In this webinar psychologist, Tatjana Jokic shares top strategies for effective case management.
