| Workplace stress and psychological injury continues to be a challenging and costly issue for the individual, the organisation and the community. Aclaim has developed an innovative approach to the assessment and management of workplace stress that delivers improved financial, social and health outcomes for all parties. Aclaim works with all parties to challenge maladaptive responses to workplace stress. Factors such as team morale, leadership, change management and employee control over work tasks have a direct effect on the stress levels of the workforce. Workforce disengagement through increased absenteeism and staff turnover, increased grievance reports and lower productivity are signs of workplace stress that can ultimately lead to a workplace psychological injury. | Aclaim has identified through extensive assessment of workplaces, work related injuries and workers compensation claims a range of individual and corporate attitudes and actions that impact on the prevalence and course of psychological injury. Aclaim has developed an Early Intervention Assessment which incorporates this experience, current research findings and critical analysis of the assessment process. An initial liability assessment of psychological injury provides a unique opportunity to create an alliance between the injured worker and the employer. It is recognised that an adversarial position is often adopted in this situation. Using the principles of conflict resolution, focus is on moving parties beyond their adopted positions so that underlying issues can be resolved. An Early Intervention Assessment identifies causative factors to the injury and particularly organisational causative factors as experienced by the injured worker. Negotiating with the injured worker and the employer on agreement for targetted areas of organisational change, identifying psychosocial risk factors and setting an expectation for return to work and recovery can deliver significant improvement in the outcomes of psychological injury. | Research indicates that the culture of an organisation and leadership style significantly influence how employees perceives their value within the workforce. Aclaim assists businesses and organisations to utilise the information obtained in assessment of workplace stress and individual psychological injury . Each assessment is an opportunity for the introduction of proactive approaches to reduce further workplace injury. The psychological health and resilience of the workforce is crucial to meeting the fluctuating demands of the workplace. A successful business or organisation recognises the value of a productive and enthusiastic workforce. Leadership within a business or organisation is the link between the workforce and the goals of the organisation. Supportive leadership that offers clear direction, is empathic and models consistent good corporate behaviour encourages a positive workplace culture and directly affects the mental health of the workforce. Aclaim supports staff and managers to develop solution focused outcomes that improve workplace culture for all levels of the workforce. |
