Articles tagged under ‘Supporting the supporters’

Articles 1 - 16 of 16

• Evidence-based messages about self-management

  Messages that empower people to self-manage their injuries contribute to better RTW and recovery outcomes.

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• The feel-good factor — why your thoughts and emotions matter to recovery

  Injured workers will benefit from the message that their thoughts and emotions can affect how well they recover from injury or illness.

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• Nine to thrive — the health benefits of work

  An important message for healthcare providers to give injured workers is that working is good for their recovery and their health.

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• It pays to share (evidence-based messages)

  Ten reasons to share the key messages from It Pays To Care with everyone who works with workers’ compensation claimants.

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• When inactivity hurts and movement heals

  An important message for healthcare providers to give injured workers is that inactivity is more risky than moving.

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• Messages to help people with back pain get their lives back

  Anne’s story compares how positive and negative messages about the body have a huge impact on how they recover from back pain (or not).

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• Do you know how to develop a return to work plan?

  Research shows workers have poorer health outcomes if they are away from work for a long time. A new guide has practical advice and an easy-to-use template to help you plan and implement a successful return to work for an injured or ill worker.

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• Challenges and opportunities — the lie of the land through the eyes of RTW Coordinators

  What challenges do RTW Coordinators face? And what training and other needs do they have to do their jobs with confidence?

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• Webinar recording: Q&A with ReturnToWorkSA – Lighting the way for RTW Coordinators

  In this Q&A session, Mary Wyatt interviews ReturnToWorkSA Employer Education Advisor, Houda Peters on the many resources available for RTW Coordinators. 

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• Regulation toolkit: encouragement, engagement and upskilling as a way to influence RTW

  Regulators can constructively influence our work injury scheme through encouragement, engagement and skilling up the industry.

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• Big ideas for mental health in small businesses

  In this Q&A with Tim Hoopmann, small business owner and Beyond Blue speaker, we learn how to better support small business through work injury claims and mental health struggles.

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• What do case managers value about their work?

  Forty-six Australian case managers tell Return to Work Matters about the most rewarding aspect of their role.

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• Feeling disoriented by the election, pandemic and everything else?

  It's called 'zozobra,' and Mexican philosophers have some advice.

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• Three ways RTW professionals can manage emotional labour

  Burnt out? Dissatisfied? Struggling to manage your emotions 9 to 5? Emotional labour expert Dr Alicia Grandey has insights for RTW professionals who are feeling the strain of being "boundary-spanners" at work.

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• Let go of toxic workplace 'emotional labour' in 2019

  Deep acting at work could be a protective factor for employees in challenging situations, but it can also take a toll and lead to burnout.

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• Three steps to getting the appreciation you deserve

  Feeling overworked and underappreciated? Here’s a simple, three-step plan to help you show ‘em what you’re worth.

Research 1 - 5 of 5

• Culture not trauma — a new approach to identifying and preventing mental harm in first responders (Part 1)

  A study suggests it’s time for a rethink on what causes distress in first responders and how to prevent and treat it.

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• How useful are scripted messages? — the link between evidence and practice

  What does the evidence say about using scripted messages to communicate with people?

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• The social network — how others’ fears about pain affect RTW

  The fears that the people around injured workers — their employers, family members and GPs — have about pain and (re)injury can influence RTW. Everyone involved in the RTW process must get the message that the benefits of returning to work outweigh any potential risks.

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• ‘I rest my case’ — the evidence is in on psychosocial hazards for law teachers

  Universities need to support student well-being, but this requires them to support the well-being of their teachers too. Some simple but effective changes would reduce the psychosocial risks for law teachers.

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• Benevolence at work

  A sense of being able to give is linked to less stress and depression at work.