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View our insights, strategies, and real-world perspectives on helping individuals successfully return to work after injury, illness, or disability.
From labour market trends and best practices in case management to innovative tools that support sustainable employment, you’ll find articles here that explain complex vocational rehab concepts in plain language, offer actionable tips for effective return-to-work planning, and highlight success stories that inspire.
From Event to Continuum: Building a Sustainable Return-to-Work Strategy Through a Vocational Rehab Lens
Why does the Continuum Matter?
The longer an employee is off work, the harder it becomes to return. Research consistently shows that after about six months, the likelihood of returning drops significantly, and after two years, the probability of a durable return is extremely low
Building Inclusive Workplaces: How Diversity Strengthens Workplaces and Supports Disability Recovery
Building inclusive workplaces requires intentional strategies that value diversity, remove barriers, and support employees of all abilities. This blog discusses how inclusive practices strengthen collaboration and innovation, while highlighting practical approaches to accommodation that support disability recovery and successful return to work.
Navigating Vocational Rehabilitation and Return-to-Work Planning
Navigating vocational rehabilitation and return to work planning requires a coordinated, client-centred approach that aligns recovery, functional abilities, and real-world job demands. This overview highlights the importance of early intervention, collaboration among stakeholders, and tailored planning to support sustainable, timely reintegration into the workforce.
Measurement-Based Care and the Collaborative Care Model in Mental Health Disability Management
Managing mental health disability claims comes with unique challenges. This overview explores the MBC and CoCM models, highlights their value in case management and return to work planning, and introduces the RISE Program, which applies these frameworks to support recovery and sustainable workplace reintegration.
Reasonable, Reliable, Defensible: The Role of a Transferable Skills Analysis in Vocational Rehab
Transferable Skills Analyses (TSAs) help clarify vocational potential and inform return to work decisions, but knowing how to use them effectively matters. This blog covers key TSA components, when a Vocational Evaluation may be more appropriate, and how a case law-informed approach can strengthen outcomes, along with an introduction to our Advanced TSA with expanded analysis and skill assessments.
A Year of Innovation in Disability Case Management: Insights from Founder, Tracy Oman
In this insightful Q&A, Tracy Oman shares how her personal experience with injury inspired the launch of Integrated VRS, how the business is evolving within the Vocational Rehab industry, and how the RISE program is changing the game for mental health–related claims.