Syllabus

• Week 1

  Introduction: Why Job Retention?

  • Introductions

    Experienced Job Retention practitioners Roger Butterworth and David Costello introduce the course to learners.

  • Mental Health and Employment

    This section will look at the links between mental health and employment and go over some key statistics.

  • Disability and Work

    This section looks at some facts and statistics surrounding disability and work.

  • Mythbusting

    This section will bust some common myths around disabilities.

  • The Fit Note and Employee Wellbeing Initiatives

    This section will explain what the Fit Note is, and go over some employee wellbeing initiatives.

  • Job Retention Approaches and IPS

    This section will look at the various similarities and differences between Job Retention approaches and IPS.

  • Key Players in Job Retention

    This section will go over the key players in job retention and touch upon the different sizes and types of employers.

  • Consolidating your learning

    Wrapping up Week 1, this section looks at how you can consolidate your learning.

  • Additional Resources

    This section provides some additional resources that learners can peruse.

• Week 2

  The Assessment Process

  • Introduction

    This section provides an introduction to Week 2 of the course.

  • Capabilities, Skills, Approaches

    This section covers some of the capabilities, skills, and the nature of the approach required to undertake job retention work effectively.

  • Video Role Play Scene One

    This section will take learners through a video role play simulating the assessment process.

  • Disclosure

    This session looks at the role of disclosure in the job retention process.

  • Establishing contact with the employer

    This section goes over the various stages involved in establishing contact with a client's employer.

  • Video Role Play Scene Two

    This section consists of a short video role play scenario where an employer meeting takes place.

  • Consolidating your learning

    The last section of this module serves as a way for you to consolidate your learning.

  • Additional Resources

    This section contains additional resources to supplement whatever you have learned in this module.

• Week 3

  Returning to Work

  • Introduction

    An introduction to Week/Module 3 of the course.

  • The Accommodation Process

    This section looks at the accommodation process involved in Job Retention work.

  • Health and Safety Checks

    This section will look at the undertaking of health and safety checks and risk assessments.

  • The Equality Act and Reasonable Adjustments

    This section looks at the definition of disability, and explores how reasonable adjustments can be brokered.

  • Examples of Reasonable Adjustments

    This section will delve into both general and specific examples of reasonable adjustments.

  • The Return to Work

    This section will outline the various steps involved in planning a client's return to work.

  • Video Role Play Scene Three

    This video role play looks at the return to work meeting.

  • Consolidating your learning

    This section will help consolidate your learning thus far.

  • Additional Resources

    This section contains additional resources to supplement learning.

• Week 4

  Additional Knowledge and Resources

  • Introduction

    This section provides an introduction to the last module of the course.

  • Monitoring the Return to Work

    This section looks at the various steps involved in monitoring and evaluating a client's return to work.

  • Video Role Play Scene Four

    This scene depicts how the client's return to work is monitored.

  • Dealing with Difficult Issues

    This section looks at some difficult issues one might grapple with during the job retention journey.

  • Signposting and Discharging

    This section looks at the different ways a client can be supported during and post dismissal from their role.

  • Consolidating your learning

    This section will focus on how you can consolidate your learning so far.

  • Learning from Experienced Practitioners

    This section will contain an interview with some experienced practitioners of Job Retention.

  • Individual Learning Activity: Quiz

    This section contains a quiz to help refresh your learning.

  • Additional Resources

    Some additional resources to supplement your learning.

Who will you learn with?