Frequently Asked Questions

The process starts with an initial assessment. From here, we would develop a plan with you and your team. If everyone is onboard with the plan we would start the work simulation. 

As the program is custom to you, this really depends on your goals, your availabilities or funding parameters. As a general rule, our program is structured 3 hours per day, 3 days per week.  

There is no set timeframe as this is guided by the goals that need to be explored. As a guide we had people attend anywhere from 2 hours once off to 6 months. However, on average our program is about 6 weeks in duration.  

No. The aim of the work simulation program is to gradually build your capacity for work. We often have people who have no certified work capacity and we work with their treatment team to set the biopsychosocial baseline and we build on this. We will also regularly speak to your treatment providers before and thorough the program so that everyone is up to date.   

Yes. We work closely with surgeons to ensure work tasks can be commenced as early as possible within the appropriate recovery timeframes.  Prehabilitation or "prehab" is an individualised program designed to help people, better withstand and bounce back from an anticipated physically stressful event, such as surgery.  It aims to increase your work specific strength before, not after, a medical procedure.  Prehab can shorten the recovery time for a patient. 

We can work with you to explore your career or work goals before we undertake a specific Work Simulation Program or Functional Capacity Evaluation and provide recommendations regarding your specific capacity for work. 

We can simulate activities of daily living tasks to build capacity and promote independence.

Working with treatment providers, we are able to undertake graduated exposure therapy in a controlled and supportive environment.

Before proceeding on the path of career change, or training, we can simulate physical and cognitive demands of future work to test if the people meet the required demands. 

Yes. We will work with your employer to ensure that our program doesn't interfere with any suitable duties that you maybe performing at work. In addition, we can also set up some work simulation components at your work. 

To date, we have been able to simulate any job that was presented to us. We have been doing this since 2018, and we have gained extensive experience and knowledge across a wide range of jobs. 

Each person who comes to see us has their own goals. Depending on these goals and the available funding, we will work with you to ensure that we can provide the best possible solution based on your needs. We have had people attend our facility for one-off assessments, and others who have spent up to 6 months with us. 

No, we work closely with your treatment providers and ensure that the services we provide complement the services provided by your treatment team. In other words, we collaborate and provide work-specific information to your team to ensure maximum benefit to you. 

Yes, we can work with you to connect you with the open labour market whenever you are ready.