Prevention Link is thrilled to announce that our training dates for winter and spring 2023 are now open for registration! Along with our popular introductory workshops Level 1 and Level 2, we offer Level 5 this time (please look carefully what prerequisites are). We have also added one-day workshops, including Return to Work 101, Principles of Accommodation Law, and Hearings in Writing.
You will have an option to enroll in our in-person Workers’ Compensation training, taking place at Bayview Wildwood Resort on April 23-28, 2023. Participants in this training will have the option of taking either our introductory courses of Level 1 & Level 2, or taking our Level 4 course, Return to Work.
Also available in person, will be Mental Health First Aid – Basic training, as a two-day course, which gives participants the skills to provide assistance to a person who has a mental health problem or is experiencing a mental health crisis. Just as physical first aid is administered to an injured person before professional medical care can be offered, mental health first aid will help to bridge a gap in treatment. More information can be found here.
Who should attend:
WSIB representatives, Workers’ Compensation activists, RTW specialists, union leadership and union stewards, H&S representatives and activists, supervisors, human resources specialists, employers and young workers.
LEVEL 1: RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS – Virtual
Duration: 12 hours. Prerequisites: None.
February 15 – March 1, 2023
The first of six core certification courses offered within Prevention Link’s disability prevention curriculum. This introductory course begins by exploring the history of Ontario’s compensation system and the development of legislation and the general principles of the system.
Participants learn the basics of a disability prevention framework, including:
- Types of workplace injuries and occupational illnesses;
- The legal tests applied by the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) when considering entitlement;
- The method to report an injury;
- The steps to initiate a claim;
- Reporting strategies, including time limits and potential penalties.
Cost: $399.00. Register early to get $50.00 discount!
LEVEL 2: BENEFITS AND SERVICES – Virtual
Duration: 12 hours. Prerequisites: Level 1.
» January 25, 2023 – February 8, 2023
» April 5-19, 2023
In the second of six core certification courses, offered within Prevention Link’s core curriculum, participants will become familiar with the significance of legislation (WSIA), regulations, and policies, including the history of legislative change and Bills that have amended the WSIA.
Participants will:
- Explore changes to the legislation and their effects on benefits and services;
- Discuss the benefits and services available under three district eras;
- Explore benefit calculations including Non-Economic Loss (NEL) and Loss of Earnings (LOE).
Cost: $399.00. Register early to get $50.00 discount!
LEVEL 5: MEDICAL ORIENTATION – In-person
Prerequisites: Level 1 and Level 2; and either Level 3 or 4.
March 27-31, 2023
The fifth of six core certification courses offered within Prevention Link’s core curriculum is an advanced course designed to assists participants in understanding medical terminology, anatomy, diagnostic testing and surgical procedures in order to interpret information in Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) files. Participants will be exposed to medical terminology and human anatomy with attention to the different skeletal and organ systems.
This course will take place on March 27-31, 2023 at Toronto Don Valley Hotel & Suites.
Cost: $699.00. Register early to get $50.00 discount!
RETURN TO WORK 101 – Virtual
Duration: 6 hours. Prerequisites: None.
This workshop provides participants with the tools to develop strategies to assist workers with disabilities, individually and collectively; and return them to long term healthy and productive employment. The workshop will review noteworthy case law and Human Rights legislation.
» February 2, 2023
» March 28, 2023
» April 6, 2023
» May 3, 2023
Cost: $99.00. Register early to get $20.00 discount!
PRINCIPLES OF ACCOMMODATION LAW
Duration: 3 hours. Prerequisites: None.
With a focus on the protected ground of disability and the social area of employment, this workshop will advance a participant’s understanding of human rights legislation and the Duty to Accommodate. The definitions of discrimination will be explored, the requirements for requesting and responding to accommodation needs will be outlined, and what constitutes “undue hardship” will be examined. This workshop provides participants with the resources and tools to develop strategies to assist workers with disabilities, individually and collectively, and support return to long-term healthy and productive employment.
» February 15, 2023 (Virtual)
» March 29, 2023 (Virtual)
» April 18, 2023 (Virtual)
» May 17, 2023 (In-Person)
Cost: $99.00. Register early to get $20.00 discount!
HEARINGS IN WRITING
Duration: 6 hours. Prerequisites: None.
This workshop will help participants understand the goals and challenges of legal submission writing and how to address them. In accordance with the WSIB’s Practice and Procedures and with WSIAT’s Practice Directions, participants will learn how to organize and structure submissions to be clear and reader focused. Using various outlines and templates, the traditional structure of a submission is examined with attention given to strategies and guidelines to produce an effective written hearing submission. Participants will explore making facts and law persuasive and the technical components of writing, including referring to and attaching documents and a professional format will be reviewed.
» February 16, 2023 (Virtual)
» March 30, 2023 (Virtual)
» April 19, 2023 (Virtual)
» May 16, 2023 (In-person)
Cost: $99.00. Register early to get $20.00 discount!
WORKERS’ COMP SPRING TRAINING – In-person
April 23-28, 2023
Level 1: Rights & Obligations
» History & principles of Workers’ Compensation
» When is an injury compensable?
» Reporting an injury & filing a claim
AND
Level 2: Benefits & Services
(Prerequisite: Level 1)
» Regulation & policy
» Funding the system
» Professional responsibilities
OR
Level 4: Return to Work
(Prerequisites: Level 1 & Level 2)
» Return to Work best practices
» The Duty to Accommodate
» Elimination of barriers
Registration for Level 1 & Level 2.
Registration for Level 4, Return to Work.
This course will take place on April 23-28, 2023 at Bayview Wildwood Resort.