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Abilita Program

Mend Services is now licensed to deliver the "Abilita Program" in NSW/ACT. This is a comprehensive, evidence-based practice approach to the management of the psychosocial factors that accompany musculoskeletal injuries. It has achieved impressive results in other jurisdictions.

The Program provides:

An online questionnaire to identify influential psychosocial factors that affect the worker in the areas of work, home life and cultural differences. The "Abilita Program" generates an Initial Report that indicates the level of risk that recovery may be delayed, and whether persistent pain or disability may develop.

A structured coaching course is delivered to assist participants to develop improved coping and self management skills. Participants are actively involved in improving their own health outcomes, have increased functional capacity and gain greater confidence to remain in, or return to work and community.

A repeat online assessment is performed on the completion of the"Abilita Program". This generates the Impact Report, which provides a comparison with the Initial Report, as a means to give an objective and measurable of change to the key beliefs and perceptions that drive recovery.

It is recommended that the Initial Report and Impact Report is provided to both the injured person and their Medical Practitioner. The "Abilita Program" includes engagement of all treating practitioners.

The self-report questionnaire provides the injured person an opportunity to communicate the impact this incident has had on their life. The programme uses a collaborative and targeted rehabilitation process that will lead to goal attainment.

The strength of the "Abilita Program" is that it is a standardised process of Biopsychosocial Rehabilitation integrated into usual rehabilitation programs; it normalises self-management of injury and reduces the expectation that treatment solutions are the only pathway to recovery. A reduction in psychosocial risk factors is a predictor of successful return to work.

The data Mend has confirms very impressive results from "Abilita Program" coaching when assessment is undertaken before 26 weeks case duration, however significant gains are also recorded immediately post intervention for long duration cases. It has a wide application that can be tailored within the rehabilitation process.

This Program is an innovative strategy that epitomises the Biopsychosocial approach to Injury Management as described in the Heads of Workers Compensation Authorities (HWCA) position paper released in October 2009.

Mend Services would welcome an opportunity to implement this newly available and innovative approach within your service delivery.

Please contact our Abilita Program Coordinator Fiona Curdie-Evans on (02) 8745 5300 for further information or to organise a meeting. To refer to us email: Fatima Emerton