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DWC has for years hosted a conference for stakeholders. This year the
conference came around again on the August calendar in Austin. There was
something a little different and refreshing this year– the tone and focus of
one of the more memorable presentations. The WorkCompCollege presenters
went well beyond comp basics, calling for a paradigm shift in the way we view
the role of workers’ compensation by suggesting the focus should shift from
only compensating injured workers to focusing on helping them recover. A
new name could be the Workers’ Recovery System (this writer’s suggestion, not
theirs).
Their panel discussion addressed what a whole person recovery mind set can look
like. From rebranding to reflect the higher purpose of comp, to looking
beyond the physical to consider psychosocial issues, to choosing words and
attitudes carefully, the discussions included suggestions on best practices to
enable this change in approach to take hold. Perhaps if it does, less
regulation would result and injured workers would be better served. Maybe the
lawyers would be out of business. Definitely something to think about! If you
want to know more about this new idea, contact Mark Pew at mpew@workcompcollege.com. Mark has a
great work sheet he can send you called Establishing a Whole Person Recovery
Mindset in Workers’ Compensation.
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