Mental health and work 1

This voluntary standard specifies requirements for a documented and systematic approach to develop and sustain a psychologically healthy & safe workplace. Source: CSA Group

This tool supports primary care providers on the diagnosis and management of concussion in adult patients (≥18 years). The tool helps guide the assessment and diagnosis of concussion, and steps to create a tailored management and recovery plan with the patient. It also contains various resources for monitoring and follow-up visits. Source: Centre for Effective Practice

In order to access WSIB networks the patient must have an accepted claim for the injury. Section 37.1 of the Workplace and Safety and Insurance Act indicates that the WSIB is able to collect all information relevant to the injury or illness being claimed. Therefore, consent is not required if information is being requested by the WSIB when it is a patient claiming benefits under the Act. Source: Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997, S.O. 1997, c. 16, Sched. A

This Standard specifies the requirements for a work disability management (WDM) system that can be used by organizations to systematically manage their WDM activities. This Standard includes a framework for the management of work disability at the organizational level. It is applicable to small, medium, and large organizations in the private, not-for-profit, and public sectors with at least ten workers. Annex A provides details about the employer role in work disability management. Source: CSA group

In this presentation, Drew Sousa RN COHN (C) discusses how employers and healthcare providers can work collaboratively to support and facilitate return to work in an individual with a mental health condition, the organizational factors required to provide a healthy work environment, and how stigma impacts the ability to obtain appropriate healthcare services.

This section of the guideline refers to return to activity, work, and school considerations. Source: Ontario Neurotrauma foundation

ONF is internationally recognized for the guidelines for managing concussions (adults and children) and guideline for rehabilitating adults with moderate-to-severe TBI. These guidelines help healthcare professionals manage post-concussion symptoms and provide direction to rehabilitate persons with moderate-to-severe ABI. Starting in 2019 these Guidelines will become living guidelines to ensure that the most current research literature is incorporated into the recommendations. Source: Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation

A good resource for translating mental health symptoms into functional limitations and accommodation ideas is First Responders First.
Recovery and Return to Work is an important part of a holistic PTSD Plan. Return to Work for an worker who has suffered PTSD can involve careful balancing of the needs of the worker and the needs of the workplace/Employer. The Employer has a duty to accommodate, which means that you are required to “identify and change any rules, practices, expectations or procedures to meet the needs of employees so that they can perform to the best of their potential. This right to equality must be balanced with the employer’s right to run a productive workplace.” Source: First Responders First

The Management Standards approach will help organisations comply with the law and tackle work-related stress. Source: UK Government Health and Safety Executive

The Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Program of Care (mTBI POC) is a community-based health care program designed for early care of injured people with non-complex mTBI/concussion to help them recover and return to or stay at work. Source: WSIB