On World Mental Health Day (October 10, 2023), Carmen Schroder, a Research Officer at the Institute for Safety, Compensation and Recovery Research (ISCRR) presented at Comcare’s Psychosocial Health and Safety Forum on approaches to tackling vicarious trauma in the workplace....
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WorkSafe Victoria’s WorkWell Toolkit is an online resource that helps businesses prevent mental injury from occurring in their workplaces. While tools like this are useful, small to medium sized businesses with under 200 employees, often require more tailored support to...
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Spring has arrived and the ISCRR team are well underway with projects outlined in our 2023/24 Annual Plan. These include 22 research projects currently underway that span topics including building design to reduce occupational violence and aggression in residential care...
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Blaire Dobiecki At ISCRR, we like to show our appreciation for the wonderful work of our passionate and talented staff members. This month we are showcasing Blaire Dobiecki, ISCRR Research Communications Officer. Blaire is part of the Research Communications and...
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Marie Muggivan In June ISCRR welcomed our newest member of the team, Marie Muggivan! Marie is our new Research Program and Operations Officer and plays a key role in research project management and executive support. Marie is responsible for a...
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“I’d say the first three years on the trauma and orthopaedic ward I was subject to multiple times a week aggression and violence. I was punched on that ward and threatened with scissors…Then for the next four years in ED...
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With the end of the financial year, we hope you take stock of your achievements to date and begin with renewed vigour for the year ahead. Over the past financial year ISCRR delivered 13 research projects carried out by ISCRR’s...
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Carmen Schroder At ISCRR, we like to show our appreciation for the wonderful work of our passionate and talented staff members. This month we are showcasing Carmen Schroder, ISCRR Research Officer. Carmen works in the research team on various evaluations...
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As part of their professional development, our Research Communications and Translation team attended a series of research impact workshops in late April, hosted by Dr Tamika Heiden of the Research Impact Academy. The sessions focused on how to create, capture...
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It’s well known that psychosocial factors play a dominant role in work-related disability. Often, workers delay their return to work longer than their medical condition physically requires. Dr Mary Wyatt (above left with Dr Sarah Oxford and Dr Janine McMillan),...
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