Presentation

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Company2016

SDP’s…IRL(suitable duties programs in real life)

WorkCover Forum 2 June 2016

WTF?

Who am I?

Who am I?

Who are you?

https://www.youtube.com/w

atch?v=jYc6PmHI_Y8

Work

Why Work?

• “You don’t get a person well to get them back to work. You get them back to work to get them well.”

Stats

RTW

• Recover at work• Stay at work• Suitable duties program• Alternate duties• Light duties

REHABILITATION

Where to start…

Why ever not?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1RY_72O_LQ

Our job..

• Create something out of something….• Temporary• Modified• Graduated• Transition

Suitable duties

• Modify current position• Reduce hours• Modified tasks• Assistive devices/equipment

• Job Bank

Hierarchy

1. PID2. Permanent restrictions in current role3. Transfer to alternate role4. Permanent restrictions in an alternate role

New employer

Maximise functioning

From TI to SDP

• Job task analysis

• Medical model

• Allied health

From SDP to SDP

• Medical reviews

• Pre/post surgery

• Progressive program

From SDP to Success

• Medical clearance

• Stable and stationary

• Functional capacity

• PID• Permanent restrictions• Ageing

Opportunities

1. Injury

2. Characteristics

3. Support

Accommodation

Mythbuster

• “Host employment will solve all my problems”

Simple formula

Essentials for RTW team

• Optimistic

• Reassure

• Promote SAW/RTW

• Set timeframes

• Expectations

Re-group

Injury Action Plan

• Set expectations

• Job descriptions

• Engage treatment

• Encouragement

• Communication

Engage

Management

• Accommodation

• “Welcome back”

• Training

Warm and Fuzzy….

https://www.youtube.com/watch

?v=5rOg4WfNDfM

RTW/SDP =

T+ - Think positive

Thank you