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Workplace Rehabilitation The Employer Perspective

Workplace Rehabilitation The Employer Perspective. Alex Boucher VRAC Halifax 2010 10 21. Agenda. Background -The Players-. The caring employer. A Profile. Understanding Patient Compliant Accommodating Responsive Not concerned about short-term cost Creative Responsible.

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Workplace Rehabilitation The Employer Perspective

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  1. Workplace RehabilitationThe Employer Perspective Alex Boucher VRAC Halifax 2010 10 21

  2. Agenda

  3. Background-The Players-

  4. The caring employer. A Profile. Understanding Patient Compliant Accommodating Responsive Not concerned about short-term cost Creative Responsible

  5. The employer. A Profile. Profit Driven Busy Frustrated No Budget Limited Options High Expectations / Low Input Slow to respond Uncooperative

  6. What you are working with

  7. The model injured/ill employee. A Profile • Motivated • Engaged • Compliant • Positive • Open • Confident • Collaborative • Innovative

  8. The injured/ill employee. A Profile • Fearful • Disenfranchised • Disengaged • Stigmatized • Cautious • Withdrawn • Resistant • Overwhelmed

  9. What you are working with

  10. Action-The Play-

  11. Rehabilitation • A process that enables people with functional, psychological, developmental, cognitive and emotional impairments or health conditions to overcome barriers to accessing, maintaining or returning to employment or other useful occupation. • Enable • to provide (someone) with adequate power, means, opportunity, or authority (to do something) • to make possible

  12. What employers need • Evidence-based information • Lead time • Clear action plans • Timelines • Support • Follow-up • Alternatives

  13. Why you are the experts

  14. Traditional Rehabilitation & RTW • Create plan • Work with medical team and employee to design plan • Advise Employer • Send plan • Close file • Employee returns to (modified) job

  15. Traditional Rehabilitation & RTW • Create plan • Work with medical team and employee to design plan File is ONLY closed once RTW is validated as successful and meaningful for ALL PARTIES • Advise Employer • Send plan • Close file • Employee returns to (modified) job

  16. Conclusion-The Point-

  17. What’s the point? • YOU are the expert in all aspects of rehabilitation… • EXCEPT what the employer can reasonably provide • What is obvious to you is not even remotely visible to most managers • Transferrable skills • Supportive environment and what to do if things go awry • What is visible to managers that may not be obvious to you. • Complexity • Costs

  18. In conclusion • Most employers are apprehensive and inexperienced with returning employees • Disability can scary for individuals AND employers • Stigma is real, education is required • Employers need help • what CAN they do? • What CAN they expect? • What SUPPORT is provided? • Why is the case closed? Should it be?

  19. Thank you

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