This week is Brain Injury Awareness week #BIA2017. We at Purple Co have been providing services to people who live with injuries to their brains, and the functional consequences of these injuries, since the company … read more
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Re-Ignite: A New Approach to Job Placement for People Recovering From Illness & Injury
I, like so many Rehabilitation Professionals was operating under a very wrong assumption. You see I thought that the more senior a person was in the world of work, the higher they had climbed the … read more
What It Takes to Help a Rehabilitation and RTW Client Get a New Job
I’ve noticed a bit of a trend here at Purple Co. We are starting to receive an increased number of referrals for clients who have been job seeking for many months – sometimes for years … read more
The Purple Co Snap Shot – Here’s What We’ve Been Up To Lately
Over the past 9 months we have been keeping busy with an incredible range of clients. We reported on our outcomes and the value we bring to the industry back in March, and I thought … read more
Not Another Post About Planning?!
‘Planning is everything. Plans are nothing’ Field Marshal Helmuth Graf von Moltke Action Plans, Rehab plans, RTW plans, prevocational plans, independent living plans, socialisation plans, living skills plans – the world of recovery rehabilitation and … read more
Purple Co Through the Ages: 8 Years of Change
I still remember the moment I was on the phone to my Mum some 8 years ago when we were tossing around possible names for this new business. At the time I did not know that … read more
Let’s Bring Job Seeking Into The 21st Century
If you boil down all the different ways we can help our clients as Rehab and Return to Work Professionals, it comes down to one ultimate goal: help that person get back to work. Receiving … read more
What Does It Really Mean to “Engage” A Rehab Client?
At Purple Co, we are often sent referral requests to “engage” a client in recovery, rehabilitation and RTW. Now, most of us hear that phrase and think – OK this means the client isn’t engaged, … read more
Are your habits interrupting your ability to do good rehab?
Having delivered training to Rehabilitation Consultants in this industry for many years, I continue to be amazed at the seemingly simple things that get missed in the pursuit of doing the job at hand. One … read more
Adversarial Rehabilitation. Does it have to be this way?
In preparing to meet my brand new client, I had read through all of the documentation that the insurer had sent me; I was clear on their brief – help this man get back to … read more