overview

The National Workers’ Compensation Summit returns for its 19th instalment in 2018, once again serving as Australia’s premier platform for legislative updates and business case studies in the realm of workers’ compensation.

With perspectives from Federal and State Government, the Summit will analyse key topics such as:

Reviewing and foreseeing the impact of regulatory and legislative changes
Implementing successful RTW and Injury Management frameworks
Utilising the benefits of technology
Best practice methods for injury prevention and creating safer working environments
Creating a fairer and more efficient system

The Summit will unite executives and practitioners from a range of backgrounds including insurance carriers, government, health and medical services, finance, manufacturers, construction, transport, academia and business services.

exhibitors

Workshops | 19 February 2018

WORKSHOP A | 9:00AM – 12:00PM

IMPROVING PSYCHOLOGICAL WELLBEING AND CREATING MENTALLY HEALTHY WORKPLACES

With the rising incidence of stress related claims in the workplace it is becoming increasingly important that organisations develop a proactive stance to minimise stress and its impact on mental health. Ad hoc approaches to managing mental health in the workplace are no longer appropriate. The steps in developing a risk management and strategic approach to workforce mental health is the focus of this presentation.

Key Points

Identifying risks
What does a mentally healthy organisation look like
Management’s role in developing a mentally healthy workplace culture
Incorporating mental health and mental fitness into an organisation’s strategic planning

Louise Rabbone, Managing Director & Principal Psychologist, The People Catalyst

WORKSHOP B | 1:00PM – 4:00PM

OVERCOMING CLAIMANT DISENGAGEMENT AND FEAR

Rosemary McKenzie-Ferguson, founder of Craig’s Table and Robert Aurbach, international compensation scheme designer, author and speaker come together to present a new view of what can be done when a claimant fails to recover as hoped.

The experience of most compensation systems deprives the claimant of their sense of personal control over their recovery, leading to focus on disability and sometimes hostile or confronting behaviour. You will learn, through the lens of the latest information from neuropsychology and Rosemary’s personal experience, how this occurs and why some claimants can become “difficult”. Rosemary will gently lead you through the story of Craig’s Table and demonstrate how it achieves success in re-engaging workers in their recovery. The SCARF™ model of response to the “Fight or Flight” response will be presented to provide you with additional tools to help calm heightened responses.

Rosemary McKenzie-Ferguson, Founder, Craig’s Table
Robert Aurbach, President and Principle Consultant Uncommon Approach Consulting, Board Member, Craig’s Table