Supporting people with their return to work journey following illness or injury
Traditionally vocational rehabilitation such as career redirection, return to work planning and employer engagement is often seen as a later intervention for insurers and solicitors who are employing case managers to support claimants following injury or illness.
Research and evidence shows, however, that having meaningful work conversations and intervening with vocational rehabilitation at an early stage can support the whole rehabilitation process.
Working To Wellbeing has designed a specialist Vocational Rehabilitation Coaching approach for the case management sector. Their programmes enable people to retain a working mindset and to have work conversations at an early stage alongside other rehabilitation interventions that clients may be receiving.
Vocational Rehabilitation Coaching Programme for Case Management
Our Vocational Rehabilitation Coaching programmes provide support for clients to maintain a working mindset and improve their workability whilst recovering from illness or injury. Our vocational rehabilitation specialists integrate with the client’s MDT team to facilitate a return to work when ready.
Early Intervention
ASSESSMENT AND MDT RECOMMENDATIONS
Exploration of workability, symptom experience and job role or career prospects. Providing work rehabilitation recommendations for the MDT with the goal of retaining a work mindset.
Early intervention includes an initial work-focused biopsychosocial assessment and recommendations as to:
- The clinical support required to rehabilitate them back to their work role to provide guidance and advice to the MDT from a work perspective
- The vocational support needed once ready to return to work e.g. phased return to work planning and implementation, and employer liaison
- The intervention required to enable them to accept and come to terms with their current circumstances to optimise clinical and vocational rehabilitation
Work Readiness
VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION COACHING
Regular Vocational Rehabilitation Coaching sessions focusing on recovery and preparation to return to work. Exploration of work options and opportunities. Engagement with relevant stakeholders.
- Individually tailored, work focused coaching programme designed to support an individual to come to terms with their injury and enable them to retain a working mindset
- Light touch Vocational Rehabilitation Coaching and MDT liaison
Return To Work
PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION
Active return to work planning including reasonable adjustments and liaison with employer. Career redirection and guidance where necessary.
- When ready, employer liaison and return to work planning
- Consider return to: own role, different role, new career and employer
- Throughout the process:
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- Updates for the case manager and client via specialist clinical portal
- Regular attendance at MDT meetings to provide the VR perspective and work related needs.
Our Clinical Team
All of our programmes are led by a specialist, award-winning team of HCPC registered health professionals, e.g. occupational therapists, physiotherapists, psychologists and CBT therapists. All of our clinical team receive specialist training to enable them to deliver effective Vocational Rehabilitation Coaching programmes.
To find out more about our clinical team, visit our ‘about us’ page.