Page 2236 - Week 06 - Monday, 11 May 2009

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(a) Following favourable performance in 2006/07 against the Department’s workers compensation premium, further premium reduction strategies were identified and included investment in training senior managers to prepare them to recognise, act on and appropriately manage early behavioural warning signs of stress and associated psychological injury. The training was to provide participants a practical framework illustrating the levels of intervention which are essential strategies by the employer to reduce the incidence of stress.

(b) Three ‘Getting There First’ workshops were held at the Pilgrim House at Northbourne Ave, and three were held at the Centre for Learning and Teaching at Stirling.

(c) Each workshop was one and a half (1.5) days in duration. It comprised a full-day session and a half-day recall session.

(d) Merryn Crawford of Merryn Crawford Consulting facilitated the workshops.

(e) A panel of three members comprising the Manager of People and Workplace Strategy, Team Leader of JACS Injury Prevention and Management, and Acting Manager of Organisational Development, proposed that the ‘Getting There First: A Workshop for Managers’ training be offered to key staff with managerial responsibilities. The program was approved by the Chief Executive.

The decision to procure the services of Merryn Crawford Consulting was due to:

• Their program being developed in consultation with and endorsed by Comcare (the ACTPS insurer);

• Inability to find any other course providers who could offer a similar content or learning objectives;

• Value for money;

• The program being readily available.

(f) 81 staff from the Department have attended the ‘Getting There First’ workshops. They consisted of the following classifications:

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