Case Management Handbook

Case
Management
Handbook

Articles and Topics

Articles
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Topics

Tools and Templates

Tools
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Templates

eLearning Modules

eLearning
Modules

About this site

About
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ReturnToWorkSA has partnered with RTW Matters to provide South Australian Return to Work Coordinators with a free online resource. This website gives coordinators access to practical injury management tools and instructive articles that summarize the findings of evidence based research.

ReturnToWorkSA also has Employer Education Advisors who can provide support to coordinators to improve procedures to maximize return to work, deliver education to your management to better understand the process. For further information or to contact an Employer Education Advisor call (08) 8238 5944 or (08) 8238 5997 or email coordinators@rtwsa.com


An introduction to using Return to Work Matters resources by Dr Mary Wyatt.

Resources on this site

Case Management Handbook: The RTW Matters Injury and Case Management Handbook provides practical, simple and clear information to help you assist an employee after a work injury.

Articles & Topics: Features a wide selection of practical and informative articles over a broad range of topics. Click through the topics in the left hand column to narrow the list to your areas of interest.

Tools & Templates: A collection of down-loadable letters, forms and info packs to help you streamline your work, presentations you can use to influence others, and surveys to check on how employees are going.

e-learning Portal: A collection of 20 video based elearning modules which can help develop your knowledge and skills as a return to work coordinator.

More Resources: Explore our Links to worldwide RTW resources, view our Webinar Recordings with industry experts, or delve deeper into RTW management in our Workplace Systems Handbook.

Search: Use our search feature to locate articles and tools specific to your workplace, return to work case or your own professional development.

Recent Newsletter Articles

A WISE adaptation of a success story — Australia Post’s Early Matched Care Program (Part 2)
Lauren Finestone | Melanie Ianssen, Head of Rehabilitation at Australia Post, describes how that organisation adapted the WISE study to improve RTW outcomes for their injured workers. What were the results?
The case for empathy — not just a buzzword in workers’ comp
Lauren Finestone | Empathy is not just a buzzword in workers' compensation. It’s a powerful tool that can transform our interactions with and lead to better outcomes for injured workers.
Hard hats prefer softer approaches when it comes to mental health support
Lauren Finestone | A study reveals that construction workers prefer informal support for mental health issues, raising questions about the effectiveness of the widely implemented Mental Health First Aid programs in the construction industry.
Webinar recording - Why does return to work matter?
Dr David Beaumont | Join Consultant Occupational Physician Dr David Beaumont as he unpacks the hidden complexities behind return-to-work challenges and introduces Positive Medicine—a transformative approach that treats the whole person, not just the workplace absence.