People Connected To Purpose
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 it was timely to update us all on what we have been focused on and how we have been making a difference to the lives of our clients. Over the past 3 months we have helped people living with: Mood disorders Undifferentiated Connective Tissue Disease, Fibromyalgia & Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Multiple … [Read more...]
‘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 RTW is a planning nation. Who doesn't love a good plan? Estimating and planning are crucial to recovery and RTW success. How else do we take all the “needs” of all the “players” and help the client arrive at the end goal - the goal that meets … [Read more...]
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 a referral for job seeking support (i.e. help this client secure a new job) is commonplace. In fact, it's one of the core competencies that we, as rehabilitation counsellors, are required to develop as part of our profession. So if job seeking and placement is one of the core tenets of the rehab process, … [Read more...]
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, and that can mean a couple of things: - The client is resistant to being engaged. - The client is going to be difficult. - The client has no understanding of what rehabilitation can offer. When the referral is coming from an insurer, an employer or a regulatory authority … [Read more...]
