June 12th, 2016 9:52 pm

Who am I going to be – Soula ‘a’, ‘b’ or ‘c’?

By |2016-06-12T21:54:35+10:00June 12th, 2016|Categories: Living, My treatment|Tags: , , |

My new stim’s changed everything. I’m grateful. Can you imagine if the whole process (from trial to permanent implant) hadn’t change anything? In addition to the stim changing everything, I’m living a [...]

August 16th, 2014 9:51 am

Interactions Between Injured Workers and Insurers in Workers’ Compensation Systems: A Systematic Review of Qualitative Research Literature.

By |2023-01-24T16:13:29+11:00August 16th, 2014|Categories: Workcover|Tags: , , , , , |

Most research on the effects of compensation has concentrated on examining outcomes rather than considering the compensation process itself... The majority of interactions were negative and resulted in considerable psychosocial consequences for injured workers

August 4th, 2014 1:24 pm

Yet Another Comedy of Errors: Act III, the Outcome

By |2023-01-24T16:12:30+11:00August 4th, 2014|Categories: Workcover|Tags: , , , |

But we are grateful to the Conciliator and to WorkCover Assist who helped me to show that through Theo’s and my own initiative I have created my work position. Had we not done this I would have remained in receipt of full compensation payments and Theo could have found a job. Theo was allowed to explain the printmaking process to the VWA-appointed Agent (K) and to point out that it was impossible for me to undertake this task without significant assistance, as was the case for the creation of my book and for my daily work and living. However, their support, although most welcome, failed to make any impression on K or his successor, X. The roles of the Conciliator and WorkCover Assist in this comedy have been reduced to the pointless exercise of pushing pieces of paper around.

May 16th, 2014 9:06 pm

A new workers compensation programme in South Australia

By |2023-01-24T16:12:31+11:00May 16th, 2014|Categories: Help, Professional, Workcover|Tags: , , |

I met Rosemary McKenzie-Ferguson advocating an online forum for injured workers. She spoke in a way I'd never heard before, she spoke to me about support, empathy and trust, the ways an [...]

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