Whilst Psychological injuries are quite unique and may encompass various factors, organisations could still safeguard themselves against the risks associated with such injuries by fundamentally ensuring policies and procedures are in line with legislative requirements, management receive effective training in recognising the risk factors within their organisations and organisations embrace a supportive and professional culture.
Injury Treatment offers a range of assessment and training services designed to effectively provide individuals with skills in identifying and managing the psychological hazards in their workplace.
Cultural Diagnostic Assessments –
This service is designed to identify issues within teams and provide feedback, recommendations and management strategies. Whilst the assessment is tailored to individual organisational needs, it typically incorporates interviewing and assessing nominated staff, conducting a qualitative assessment of the information collected, and providing a detailed report incorporating the key issues identified, coupled with recommendations.
Pre-Liability Stress Assessments –
These assessments are usually requested within the first week(s) of the claimant submitting a claim on the basis of psychological illness due to workplace factors. A thorough clinical assessment, including psychometric testing and factual interviews with relevant parties are incorporated in this detailed report, designed to assist the insurer in determining liability.
Psychological Assessments –
These assessments are designed to identify psychological barriers to return to work progress, usually utilised for physical injuries reporting secondary psychological symptoms. These assessments are aimed at identifying and reporting any psychological or psychosocial flags presented by claimants, coupled with recommendations for treatment and management.
Identifying and Managing Psychological risk factors in the Workplace –
Many organisations remain unfamiliar with the inherent psychological risks to their workplace until such time they are exposed to costly workers compensation claims, or other litigious matters. This training program is designed to provide participants with practical strategies to identify and manage psychological risks in their workplace in an attempt to safeguard them against the direct and indirect costs of such risks. Whilst the program is aimed at Management level, it can be tailored to staff across all levels of your organisation to enhance a culture free from psychological risk.
Understanding and Preventing Workplace Bullying & Harassment –
Inappropriate behaviour in the workplace contributes to organisations experiencing increased staff turnover, absenteeism, workers compensation claims and decreased productivity. This training program is designed to increase awareness of overt and subtle bullying/harassment behaviours displayed in the workplace whilst recognising the negative impact this could have in not addressed early. Participant will gain a solid understanding of what constitutes Bullying/Harassment whilst developing effective techniques to address such behaviour.
Dealing with Staff During Times of Change –
Given the dynamic nature of most organisations change is imminent for ongoing innovation and success. Organisations who provide staff with effective support and guidance during times of change experience improved outcomes without having a negative impact on productivity. This program is designed to provide manager with the tools required to manage staff during change resulting from organisational restructures, mergers and/or redundancies.
Developing Supportive Leadership Skills –
Often leaders are appointed internally within organisations through career progression based on strong performance and technical/product skills, however they may not have the fundamental leadership skills to enhance staff performance.
