Trauma, ACC, Early Intervention, Acceptable use of I&T policy Flashcards
What is Trauma
Distressing event or experience that can have an impact on your ability to cope and function
Under what circumstances must a supervisor make a referral to their District Wellness Advisor? (12)
- Critical Incidents
- Notifiable injury or illness
- Threat to employees life on duty
- DVI
- Delayed body recoveries
- Unnatural death
- Numerous critical incidents in short time
- Operational incidents involving loss of life to Police
- Where Police interventions fail to prevent loss of life or serious injury to others (eg 1D, failed negotiations)
- Death or serious injury to child or baby
- Incidents involving Police employees or family members
- Unpleasant or stressful duties (protracted enquiries, cases where aggravated or unpleasant factors exist)
What is your duty of care when looking after Health & Wellbeing of employees (3)
- Ecourage to keep wellbeing of staff front of mind (including scopes, volunteers etc)
- Take wellness needs into consideration during operational planning
- Ensure supervisors completing mandatory referrals per trauma support policy
What occurs during the initial assessment once a referal is made to the Wellness Advisor (WA)
WA contacts employee (either phone, email, in person)
Provides information on support available
Where particularly traumatic, or employee needs additional support, WA meets employee and determines further need for specialist support
When is referal to psychologist mandatory
- In exceptional circumstances - eg natural disasters, mass homicides
- Critical incident.- and their actions may have resulted in death or life threatening injury of a person ie: firearms incident, fleeing driver
What constitutes Expectional Circumstances and what is required under Trauma policy
Significant exposure to trauma, eg natural disasters, mass homicides.
Mandatory referral to psychologist is required
What constitutes Critical Incident and what is required under Trauma policy
Their actions may have contributed to the death or life threatening injury of a person. Ie use of Firearm, fleeing driver crash.
Referal to psychologist for futher assessment and/or debrief must occur
In what time frame after a Critical incident or exceptional circumstances should the psychologist appointment/s occur?
- First appointment no earlier than 72 hours after incident
- Second appointment within 10 days post incident
In regards to rehabiltation and return to work of employees absent because of illness or injury. Best practice rehabilitation relies on what? (7)
- Early, appropriate contact with employee
- Medical, social, work needs assessed and recorded ASAP.
- Rehabiltatin meeting involving all parties as soon as possible after injury/incapacity
- Return to work/Rehab plan-operational developed and agreed upon ASAP
- Regular ongoing meetings, all parties. Return to work/Rehab plan-operational upated.
- Rehab process continues until returns to pre incapcity role or alternative role.
- Specialist Medical advice sought where appropriate
What must a supervisor do to ensure guidelines around rehabilitation and return to work processes are followed
Take a lead role in initiating and managing rehabilitation of employees following work absences due to illness or injury
What is AEP
ACC’s Accredited Employer Programme.
Police are an AEP and are responsible for manging any workplace injuries
- Who is responsible for managing workplace injuries?
- Who manages injuries resulting from motorvehicle accidents and other complex injuries?
- Police, contract out to Gallagher Bassett
- ACC
What does Gallagher Basset (GB) do on behalf of Police in relation to managing work place injuries? (5)
- Lodges claims
- Determines cover
- Decides entitlements including weekly compensation
- Manages treatment and rehabilitation
- Manages safe return to work
What are the benifits to Police of being an accredited employer? (5)
- Employees needs assessed, appropriate treatment and more tailored approach.
- Can offer flexible working environment enabling quicker return to work
- Developed systems that prevent harm and support empoyees when injured.
- Provide support and targeted rehab plans focussing on specific needs of Police employees
- Reduced ACC levies. Police funds costs associated with all claims made by employees
- When does GB manage non-work related injuries?
- Can an employee choose for GB not to manage a non-work injury
- ACC allocates non work injuries to GB if employee is off work for more than 7 days.
- Yes