Mental Health and Work: Recognise, Respond and Resource

Of interest to the following audience: Insurers and Employers.

• The big picture of mental health and work and how they interlink
• How to raise awareness of mental health in the workplace
• How to recognise, respond to and approach workers with mental health issues
• Solutions on how to minimise workplace stressors and subsequent mental health issues

Presenter: Angela Pilcher – Group State Manager WA SA NT, Rehab Management

Angela Pilcher is the Group State Manager for Rehab Management covering the WA, SA and NT regions. She has over ten years’ experience in workplace rehabilitation services and a strong background in psychological claims management. As part of her role, Angela offers one-on-one interaction with injured workers, providing vocational support and counselling, while also working with employers to build their capacity to prevent and manage psychological injury in the workplace. Angela has a Master of Occupational Health and Safety Environmental Management from Australian Catholic University, a Master of Business Management from Monash University and a Graduate Diploma in Psychology from Charles Darwin University. She has post-graduate qualifications in indigenous mental health and a wealth of experience working in rural and remote regions.

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The Impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19) on Workers’ Compensation Claims

Of interest to the following audience: Insurers and Employers

• Overview of industry findings on Coronavirus (COVID-19) impacts for injured people across Australia
• Exploration of Rehab Management data analysis during Coronavirus (COVID-19) including:
  • Mental wellbeing of the injured person
  • Return to work outcomes and rehabilitation program durations
  • Key return to work challenges such as reduced treatment access and lack of suitable duties
• Remaining positive: Embracing telehealth and other innovative solutions
• What can we all do from here to reduce long-term impacts to personal injury schemes?

Presenter: Michelle Barratt – National Innovation and Customer Engagement Manager, Rehab Management

Michelle is a registered psychologist with ten years of experience in the workplace rehabilitation sector. She has experience in supporting recovery at work following psychological injury and illness and collaborating with stakeholders to achieve safe and durable outcomes for people experiencing mental ill-health. Michelle has a passion for evidence-based service delivery which is tailored towards positive and inclusive customer experience. In her current role as a National Innovation and Customer Engagement Manager for Rehab Management, Michelle is responsible for developing, implementing and measuring the impact of psychosocial programs designed to prevent or mitigate mental and physical health impacts in the community. Michelle is a Member of the Australian Psychological Society and Australasian Life Underwriting and Claims Association.

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Topic 1: Responding to Sticky Situations

Of interest to the following audience: Employers and Employees

• How changes in the environment and within a business can impact on individuals
• How companies can respond to these changes to help staff members to manage change
• Explore the mental health continuum, individuals’ responses to change and how this applies to situations outside of one’s control
• How different business divisions can reassess how they view mental health in the workplace
• How can employers upskill their employees to be mentally resilient in a practical and simple way

Topic 2: Be Aware and Be Resilient

Of interest to the following audience: All

• An interactive webinar that guides attendees through the continuum of mental health and how to improve self-awareness and emotional management in building resilience at work
• Combination of lived experience and frameworks in psychological recovery
• Three-stage toolkit in building an individual’s mental health resilience and responding to situations that trigger our emotions in the workplace
• Provides examples of what an employer may want to consider for their employees to help them upskill their mental health
• Useful and practical follow up session to the 'Responding to Sticky Situations' webinar being held on Thursday 8 October at 12:00pm

Presenter: Camille Wilson - Grow Together Now

As the founder of Grow Together Now, a purpose-driven company that offers innovative solutions to addressing mental health in the workplace, Camille Wilson speaks with honesty, expertise, and most importantly, her own lived experience. She values the vital role that mental health plays in stabilising a workplace, and equally understands the severity of what mental illness can impose on an individual’s life. Camille has a Bachelor of Psychology from University of NSW (2012) and is currently part of the academic Master's program at the Brain and Mind Centre at The University of Sydney. Alongside this, she has worked within human resources for several years, where she has gained insight into how we currently handle mental health in the workplace. Camille hopes to inspire, educate and shift workplace culture to a mentally safe place to work.

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How to Exercise Your Way to Improved Wellbeing

Of interest to the following audience: All

• The importance of exercise on your physical and mental health
• Physical activity guidelines
• How to structure a good exercise plan
• Finding opportunities throughout the day to include incidental exercise
• Ten exercises you can do at home with no equipment

Presenter: Daniel Zeina – State Manager for VIC, Rehab Management

Daniel Zeina is the State Manager for Rehab Management in Victoria, where he oversees a portfolio of approximately 1,500 cases (comprising of both physical and mental health injuries) and manages a team of approximately 50 specialist allied health professionals. An accredited exercise physiologist since 2013, Daniel is also the Head of the Medical Department at a National Premier League football club (and has been for the past five years). At the football club, Daniel oversees the medical management of sub-elite footballers and manages high-performance rehabilitation across a senior team, including physiotherapists, exercise physiologists, and high-performance coaches. Daniel has also partnered with Victoria University to deliver one-off occupational rehabilitation lectures.

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Morning Motivation With Matthew Levy OAM

Of interest to the following audience: Job seekers

• Join Matthew Levy, Australian Paralympic swimmer, speaker and ambassador for a motivational webinar that defines the meaning of success, defying the odds and overcoming adversity
• Learn to create the tools for success, define your action plan and build a supportive inner circle
• Learn how to stay focussed on achieving your dream

Presenter: Matthew Levy OAM

Born at 15 weeks premature with cerebral palsy and vision impairment, Matthew Levy has survived over 50 operations on his brain, heart, lungs and ears. As part of the rehabilitation from his surgeries, Matthew found his passion and talent for swimming and realised that he could take it competitive. He has competed in four consecutive Paralympic Games, winning two gold, one silver and four bronze medals. He also holds four world records. Matt was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia in 2014 for his service to sport as a Gold Medalist at the London 2012 Paralympic games. He now works at Westpac Bank. His career success and positive outlook on life make him an inspiration to all.

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Managing Stress and Anxiety While Job Seeking

Of interest to the following audience: Job seekers

• Negative emotions in response to the stress and anxiety of job seeking, returning to work and being unemployed
• Under-regulation and over-regulation of emotions as common responses to the process of job seeking, returning to work and being unemployed
• Stepping out of the emotional cycle to find a middle ground, to sustain wise actions even when emotions such as stress and anxiety are present
• Practical examples and key tips on how to achieve emotional stability and make good decisions while job hunting, returning to work and being unemployed

Presenter: Dr Yvette Vardy – Clinical Psychologist

Dr Yvette Vardy is a clinical psychologist with fifteen years’ experience in treating individuals with mental illnesses. Her work includes the treatment of people with complex disorders, including helping those with personality disorders or traumatic histories to overcome their difficulties and recover. Yvette uses evidence-based practices and is passionate about providing treatments that work, ensuring clients are left with very tangible and concrete ways to manage themselves and their symptoms differently.

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Mental Resilience Through Adversity

Of interest to the following audience: Job seekers

• Presented by Heath Ducker, as featured on ABC’s Australian Story and author of A Room At The Top, his personal story of growing up “on the wrong side of the tracks”
• Listen to Heath's account of facing hardships and adversity from a young age, but coming out stronger on the other side
• How you can overcome challenging moments in life and achieve your goals, no matter what obstacles are in your way

Presenter: Heath Ducker

“Heath Ducker has overcome enormous obstacles and challenges to become a leader and role model for young people” – John Howard.

Heath Ducker grew up on the wrong side of the tracks. He lived with his emotionally fragile, single mother and nine siblings, conceived with half a dozen different fathers. Most days, there was nothing to eat but breakfast cereal. Soon after Heath's twelfth birthday, he was abused by the father of his only real friend. However, Heath was determined, from the outset, that he would not let his circumstances beat him. He is now a lawyer at Gadens in Sydney; a trek leader on the Kokoda Track with Adventure Kokoda; patron of Butterfly Day (children in war); a leader of the Youth Insearch Foundation and a director of the Aunties & Uncles Co-Operative Family Project. In 2008 Prime Minister Kevin Rudd presented him with ADC's Australian Leadership Award.

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Need Help Moving From Mind Clutter to Clarity, Inaction to Action or Uncertainty to Certainty?

Of interest to the following audience: All

• Learn how to activate the muscles of your mind with effective strategies to build resilience and improve wellbeing
• Bring a pen and notepad to this session, for an exercise that will energise your mind with a new perspective

Presenter: Maggie Lichaa

With her wealth of expertise and experience, Maggie deep dives into the universal concept of human connection, on her insatiable quest to enrich it. Believing that every individual has a profound purpose on the planet – this creative, deep thinker helps those who are feeling disconnected from their ideal place of wellbeing uncover their inner power through deep exploration of self, relationships with others and the world at large.Maggie helps purpose-led individuals and organisations expand their potential, so they can grow with intention, communicate authentically and thrive in meaningful ways. As a Human Connection Specialist, Maggie’s integrative approach combines her expertise in psychology and mindset coaching with her experience in private practice, healthcare, leadership, personal injury insurance and PhD research. Maggie supports both individuals and organisations as a mindset and personal development coach, writer, facilitator and keynote speaker.

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How to Exercise Your Way to Improved Wellbeing

Of interest to the following audience: All

• The importance of exercise on your physical and mental health
• Physical activity guidelines
• How to structure a good exercise plan
• Finding opportunities throughout the day to include incidental exercise
• Ten exercises you can do at home with no equipment

Presenter: Brennan Smith - Group State Manager for QLD, ACT and TAS, Rehab Management

Brennan Smith is the Group State Manager for Queensland, ACT and Tasmania, where he is in charge of leading a team of area managers, rehabilitation counsellors, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, psychologists and employment placement consultants. Brennan has over 10 years’ experience in workplace rehabilitation service delivery and has experience providing assessments and case management services for physical injury, including rehabilitation assessments, workplace assessments and ergonomic assessments. Brennan has a Bachelor of Science (Sports and Exercise Science) from the University of Sunshine Coast and a Master of Clinical Exercise Physiology from Australian Catholic University. Brennan is an industry expert lecturer at ACU for the Post Graduate Exercise Physiology program.

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