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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Research current information on health benefits of work and best practice RTW strategies
   • Research the impacts of worklessness on individuals and communities
   • Analyse the health benefits of work for individuals and other stakeholder groups
   • Determine the role of health outcomes and forms of health outcome measurement in best practice RTW programs
   • Analyse organisational RTW data and identify issues or data collection improvement opportunities
   • Evaluate the role of multiple strategies or solutions for RTW programs to optimise outcomes including biopsychosocial approaches
2. Develop effective communication strategies to promote health benefits of work
   • Design programs or projects that aim to improve understanding of health benefits of work
   • Communicate information on health benefits of work to stakeholders internal and external to the organisation
3. Influence RTW for individuals and organisations
   • Review policies and procedures to embed the health benefits of RTW and support for early intervention and proactive collaboration between all stakeholders to achieve outcomes
   • Develop solutions to address complex barriers to RTW and issues relating to worker and employer motivation
   • Design projects or activities that initiate changes to perceptions and behaviours of individuals, treating practitioners, family and/or co-workers
   • Establish collaborative relationships and negotiate with organisational staff, specialists and treating practitioners to advocate and achieve RTW strategies
   • Assist organisations with strategies to support RTW clients in the workplace

Performance Evidence

Evidence of the ability to:

research current information on the health benefits of work and best practice return to work (RTW) and apply to work practices

collect and prepare a report on the analysis of quantitative data and qualitative information relating to RTW programs within an organisation

design a program or project that advocates the health benefits of RTW that includes practical examples of tools that might be used to promote the health benefits of work message

review policies and procedures to embed the health benefits of RTW

effectively prepare and present information in meetings and in dealings with organisational staff, specialists and treating practitioners.

Note: if a specific volume or frequency is not stated, then evidence must be provided at least once.

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Knowledge Evidence

To complete the unit requirements safely and effectively, the individual must:

define worklessness and the impacts on individuals and communities

summarise key points of current literature and research relating to health benefits of work

outline the factors that influence health outcomes in compensation and personal injury schemes including:

scheme design

psychosocial factors

socioeconomic factors

outline the role of perception and attitudes towards injury or illness and how it impacts on an individual’s RTW program

distinguish between health outcome, health status and health outcome measure

explain how health and health outcomes are measured and the types of tools used

describe procedures for collecting organisational data

describe the key features of qualitative and quantitative organisational data

explain how health outcome measurement relates to personal injury claim management

outline the benefits and challenges of integrating a health outcomes approach in personal injury schemes

explain the term biopsychosocial and provide examples in a personal injury scheme context

describe key features of organisational policies and procedures relating to RTW strategies

outline the key barriers to RTW and the links to employer and worker motivation.

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