Work Placement Services Approach
Our focus is to provide high quality rehabilitation services. Our approach is to provide individualized programming and services to meet the specific needs to each situation. With more than 20 years of experience, we are able to efficiently organize the presenting information, provide an analysis of the problems and make recommendations for solutions.
Physical strengthening and fitness training are beneficial for successful return to work. Work Placement Programs use real work activities as the main component of the program. Our Work Hardening Placement Programs allow clients to increase their tolerances gradually and safely to achieve their maximum level of work functioning. A placement program also provides an opportunity for clients to test their cognitive abilities for work demands and their emotional tolerances for different situations and environments. Every work placement program is tailored to meet individual needs and has flexibility to accommodate the client as they progress towards their program goals.
We know that pain can have a direct impact on work place productivity. Over time, chronic pain problems can also impact on mental health and personality. Habits that aggravate chronic pain conditions such as avoiding certain activities and becoming deconditioned, expecting the worst and excessive worry about the future, reduced participation in meaningful activities, over reliance and dependency on others can be difficult to change. Forcing someone with chronic pain into a situation that is too difficult or challenging is probably going to make their pain problems worse. Conversely, a well planned program in a supportive work environment and with the right duties with some flexibility and accommodation can increase tolerances to reduce the overall impact of chronic pain. We believe that work place based training and a positive experience can be extremely beneficial to improved self-esteem and confidence in one’s abilities.
Recovery is usually not linear and it is expected that there will be some set backs. Clients need to make a commitment towards these challenges. We are committed to helping clients capitalize on their knowledge, training and work experience. We operate on a client centered standard of practice, with solution focused programs that are results oriented. We are able to provide programs ranging from entry level jobs to professional roles. The programs are somewhat flexible with regards to accommodating the best time of day for the client and we strive to find work-sites within reasonable travel distance for our clients. We work towards coordinating our programs with other healthcare services that may be ongoing such as psychological counseling, occupational therapy and physiotherapy treatment services, chiropractic or massage treatments to optimize our program outcomes.