Return to Work Program

If requested, the OT can combine the Job Analysis with a Physical Assessment of the client. With an understanding of the client's capabilities as well as the demands of the job, the OT can formulate a Return to Work plan. The OT will seek agreement to the plan from the attending physician, physiotherapist, client, employer and other professionals as required.

Once a consensus on the Return to Work plan has been obtained, the OT will implement the plan. Typically this is graduated over several weeks to allow for tolerances to build and may include ergonomic modifications to the workplace, modified duties, education for the process. At each stage, barriers to the client's progress are identified and actions taken to systematically overcome them.