Kate Atkins attended the following webinars in May: “An Exploration of Strategies Used to Stay Productive at Work” through the Work Wellness and Disability prevention Institute – information regarding strategies to help manage pain in the workplace CRPS through OTA – better understanding of CRPS She is also doing an Icare Webinar on Restrictive Practices…
DetailsKarren Talbot (OT) attended Suicide Intervention Training with Livingworks. This was a two day workshop that helped Karren recognise suicidal thoughts in others, gave instruction on how to ask the person about those thoughts and then develop a plan to keep them safe. Karren found this enormously beneficial Kate Atkins (OT) attended two webinars in…
DetailsGreer Neil attended Exposure Therapy for Anxiety in August. It was held in Brisbane through the AASW. This course highlighted how debilitating anxiety is and reminded Greer of how difficult it is for many of our clients returning to the workforce faced with anxiety. The course acknowledged the 5 ways that people deal with things…
DetailsJenny Fuller attended a 1-day seminar on 1 August in Brisbane run by the HFESA (Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Australia, Qld Branch) ‘Knowledge through sharing’. The day comprised various presentations on trending topics in ergonomics and human factors, presented by ergonomists and academic experts from related fields. Some of the topics covered included: Case…
DetailsBecky Zropf attended ‘The Dark side of Rehab’ Forum in Hobart. It was a one day Forum which focused on the future of rehabilitation. There were some very thought provoking sessions on managing complex psychological claims and visual ergonomics. Natasha Roberts attended the “Explain Pain” two day course run by the NOI group and presented…
DetailsBecky Zropf (Director) attended the OT National Private Practise Symposium at Stamford Grand Hotel in Adelaide on Friday 25th and Saturday 26th May. There were some interesting thought provoking messages about Resilience, as well as the ‘seven strategies for business success in 2020’. Workcom staff are looking forward to putting these great strategies into practice…
DetailsJane Andary has recently attended a two-day training course for accreditation to deliver the THRIVE program. This program is currently being provided to injured workers in the workers compensation arena. THRIVE was developed by Damik Consulting and based on 15 years of research in Emotional Intelligence by the Swinburne University team, utilising Intelligence theory, tools…
DetailsDorle Minikin attended a 2 day workshop “Understanding Neuroplasticity: From Knowing to Doing” in March. Learning Objectives & Outcomes included (among other topics) the following: Review of the neuroanatomy and the human brain’s functions and structures Be able to define neuroplasticity, neurogenesis and brain reorganisation Be able to describe the brain’s development across a person’s…
DetailsRichard Robilliard attended Anjelo Ratnachandra’s Understanding Pain workshop on Thursday 26 October. Anjelo gave us a great insight into how to effectively educate claimants about the nature of pain as well as the Disability Model and how the cycle of how pain leads to unhelpful thoughts and behaviours is self-perpetuation (and how we can show the claimant effective…
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