IOH have a team of highly skilled psychologists, who provide a range of services that assist in assessing and treating psychological injuries and illness.
Therapy
IOH Psychologists are able to provide psychological assessment and ongoing therapeutic counselling to assist individuals who may have been diagnosed with depression, anxiety or who are suffering after a recent traumatic event. Psychologists can also assist with Disability and Adjustment Counselling, Anger Management and Relationship Issues.
Other Services Include:
Conflict Resolution
To resolve intractable differences between staff. The goal of conflict resolution is to facilitate effective communication within a team, thus increasing morale and productivity and decreasing time lost from work due to stress. As part of the conflict resolution services, we are able to provide Mediation services by trained practitioners.
Employee Assistance Programs
EAP is a workplace funded Staff Counselling Service allowing staff to confidentially utilise counselling services to resolve problems (whether personal or work). This approach is used by many businesses who understand such problems can distract workers from their jobs thus impacting on productivity and morale. Implementing EAP can build staff loyalty and a culture of support and engagement.
Staff Development Programs
Service is specified in conjunction with employers. These are designed to address widespread staff needs such as handling stress, communication, time management, conflict resolution, assertiveness, team development and dealing with difficult clients.
Early Prevention of Chronic Pain
Addresses the problems associated with long-term sufferers of chronic pain and this barrier to return to work.
Stress Audits
Psychologists work with management and staff to identify sources of stress – stressors – within a workplace. In consultation with the workplace, the psychologists can develop training programs to address issues before stress impacts on the team dynamics. They can also review the company’s policies and procedures to ensure that identified stressors are managed appropriately.
Circumstances in which stress audits prove effective include: ongoing conflict (with other workers, or customers), major organisational change (such as restructuring and implementation of new quality systems), and high risk environments (eg. where armed holdups or assaults are a risk factor.
Individual Stress Assessments
Individual Stress Assessments are used by employers and insurers in the early stages of injury management to assist in the determination of liability and to reduce time lost from work. These assessments include a factual investigation as well as a psychological and occupational stress assessment. Professional recommendations are provided regarding treatment, return to work activities and early intervention strategies. These benefit all parties as the issues are dealt with from the perspective of early intervention leading to improved return to work opportunities.
Neuropsychological Assessments
Neuropsychological Assessments are used to develop management plans following head injury and brain function impairment.
Vocational Assessment Tools
Vocational Assessment Tools can be offered for assessing personality, abilities and suitability for particular duties and/or occupations. The results of these professional tests can provide invaluable guidelines when considering employment of new staff, redeployment, identification of suitable duties after injury and other staff movements.