
Published on 11/03/2021
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Return To Work assistance programme: meet our partners
With Income Care income protection Insurance, you not only provide your staff members with a financial safety net, you also give them access to an assistance and guidance programme that will get them back to work safely and successfully. With AG, you can choose from four external partners, each with their own scientifically proven approach. Find out more about these four partners here.
With Income Care income protection Insurance, you not only provide your staff members with a financial safety net, you also give them access to an assistance and guidance programme that will get them back to work safely and successfully. With AG, you can choose from four external partners, each with their own scientifically proven approach. Find out more about these four partners here.
In the past few years, we have seen a rise in stress-related conditions such as burnout syndrome, and the coronavirus pandemic has only intensified this harsh reality. If you opt for Income Care income protection coverage, you not only provide a financial support to your staff members, you also give them access to an assistance and guidance programme run by our specialised partners.
- Active listening, self-soothing techniques, emotional regulation: at this stage, the participant's primary need is rest. CITES offers psychological counselling and/or body awareness and mindfulness sessions.
- Analysis and reactivation: next, during counselling sessions, the patient analyses his/her situation and identifies the resources needed to bring about positive change. This is the opportunity for the participant to take part in individual or group stress management modules.
- Return to work: the experts walk the participant through the different phases in the return-to-work process, the different prevention resources to contact at the company, etc.
- Consolidation: once the participant has returned to work, s/he can still attend sessions for a certain period of time to review all the knowledge gained during the programme.
- Need analysis: the process begins with an exploratory interview where the participant explains his/her situation and issues to a team of professionals. Based on this interview, the psychologists work with the staff member to design a made-to-measure assistance and guidance plan.
- Every assistance and guidance programme is always custom-designed to meet the patient's specific needs.
This programme is based on three action areas:
- Psychological counselling: The objective is to gain deeper insight into the cause(s) of stress, and to identify the resources needed to improve the situation.
- Career coaching: With the input of the staff member and the employer, Workplace Options (Réhalto) will review and determine the best way to get the participant fit for active duty again. How about modified job duties? Is part-time work a viable option?
- Physical fitness training: Through physical activity, the staff member will build up the necessary energy levels to help ease his/her transition back to work.
3. Oh My People
- The experts start by addressing the participant's physical symptoms.
- Next, the patient will be given the opportunity to try body awareness and physical activity.
- After that, the coaches will work on reorientation (career analysis, etc.) and relapse prevention, together with the staff member's input.
- In the final phase, the experts and the participant will jointly come up with a plan to get the participant back to work safely and successfully.
4. Ternat Medical Centre
- Recovery: the patient gets practice with relaxation and breathing techniques
- Sport: through physical exercise, the participant learns how to release tension and stress in the body
- Psychotherapy: this gives the participant the necessary tools to identify and defuse potential sources of irritation and/or events that could trigger a stress response
- Reintegration: in this phase, the participant gains insight into his/her situation and understands the underlying reasons for his/her conditions. S/he will then be in good shape to reach out to his/her employer, with a positive and proactive mindset. This is the opportunity to bring up the problems s/he has experienced and see what the employer can do to help. If communication with the employer is not an option, Ternat Medical Centre will help the participant choose another area of activity, find another job, etc.