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Articles about 'Barriers and facilitators in RTW'

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Injured workers who feel supported are 40% more likely to return to work

contributorDr Mary Wyatt

When an injured employee says that their employer has been supportive their chance of return to work is 40% higher. Dr Mary Wyatt explains the benefits of getting staff on side to support injured workers.

Identifying psychosocial risks and worker vulnerability

contributorRTWMatters team

Guidance from Safe Work Australia can help you clock the psychosocial risks in your workplace, and understand which workers might be most vulnerable.

Ten challenges of working and recovering at home

contributorGabrielle Lis

Whether it's because of a work injury or a pandemic, many of us have periods of working from home. Understanding the challenges of home office life can help remote workers stay connected and thrive.

Webinar recording: Hacking Return To Work: 3 surprisingly simple RTW strategies you can use right now

contributorMark Stipic

RTW strategies you can use right now to speed up your outcomes and deal with complex cases

Webinar recording: Understanding and using Self-efficacy in RTW

contributorOllie Black

Ollie Black presents on ''Self Efficacy" - a person-level concept that impacts return to work.

Video: Webinar - Mediation v Litigation

contributorAlison Shaw

Dispute resolution options in RTW and Industrial cases including a case study

What injured workers want

contributorGabrielle Lis

The bad news: according to workers, positive interactions with insurers are few and far between. The good news: what workers actually want from insurers can be boiled down to three simple requests…

Supportive supervisors see more RTW

contributorGabrielle Lis

Australian data shows that supervisors who are seen to promote physical and psychological safety, and acknowledge injury when it does occur, see more RTW.

Top five insurer fails: Injured workers talk

contributorGabrielle Lis

In workers’ compensation systems across the world, injured workers describe predominantly negative interactions with insurers. We share the low-down from recent qualitative research.

Webinar recording: Rebuilding life after brain injury

contributorSue Sloan

Approaches to supporting people to rebuild meaningful life role participation.

Webinar: Using Disability Guidelines to assist return to work

contributorRobert Aurbach

How can disability guidelines help you to do your job?

Webinar: How PAIN can be the key to successful RTW

contributorPam Garton, Abilita Services

This webinar discusses how gains can be made by understanding the complexity of factors that contribute to pain and disability, and by using available tools to measure and modify those factors.

Webinar Recording: Supervisor Training

contributorDr Mary Wyatt

This webinar presentation with PIEF discusses the impact of training supervisors on return to work outcomes.

Psychological claims: Part 3

contributorRobert Aurbach

The history is not just a formality, but how do you come up with questions to gain a greater insight into a situation?