What’s on: Professional development
Mark these return to work professional development and networking opportunities on your calendar and check out these useful resources:
Events
- Brisbane Work Well Conference 2026 – Brisbane, 7 October 2026.
- Annual National Workers’ Compensation Summit 2026 – Victoria, 11-12 August 2026
- Australian Rehabilitation Providers Association (ARPA) National Conference 2026 – Perth, 1-2 September 2026.
- PIEF 2026 Conference & Awards – Geelong, 25-27 October 2026
Resources
- Updated guidance: managing workplace psychosocial risk
- It Pays to Care:
- Follow the five steps in the Guiding the way resource to support a worker experiencing a psychological injury.
- Find more resources within the Australian Rehabilitation Provider’s Association’s national campaign - Good to Go.
- Review your safety and rehabilitation and return to work processes and systems using the Safety fundamentals toolkit.
- Register for the Injury Prevention and Management (IPaM) program to receive tailored, free and independent support and advice to improve health, safety and return to work systems and develop positive policies, procedures and practices.
- Build your return to work planning capability and knowledge by subscribing to this e-bulletin and the Return to Work Queensland Facebook page.
- Print and display the If you’re injured at work (PDF, 0.85 MB) posters.
- Watch this video for ways to support your worker if their claim is not accepted.
- Mentally healthy workplaces toolkit
- Training courses for rehabilitation and return to work coordinators
- Access free, independent, confidential and expert support and advisory services available to employers and workers and people making a claim at any point in the claim journey.