WorkFocus’ award-winning Capacity Development Program (CDP) helps clients build, demonstrate and achieve medical certification for capacity for work and is designed specifically for clients with no capacity for work who require upgrade to some capacity to enable rehabilitation, retraining and return to work intervention.

Build capacity

By graded participation in everyday home-based activities, we help clients improve their tolerances and capacities for work movements, positions and postures.

Demonstrate capacity

The movements, positions and postures used in home tasks such as standing, walking, sitting, reaching and carrying, are also the functional abilities we need for work. Demonstrated capacity at home also demonstrates capacity to complete those same activities for work.

Certified capacity

This provides evidence for certification for capacity for work to be provided by the Treating Doctor. Clients can then engage in further rehabilitation, retraining and return to work activities.

The Capacity Development Program is suited for clients:

With no capacity for work who require upgrade to some capacity to enable rehabilitation, retraining and return to work

Who have completed treatment or other upgrading e.g. exercise and remain unfit

Experiencing pain, as it is individually developed and paced to a person’s injury, illness and starting level of function

Capacity Development Program is a 4-week program provided face to face or by telehealth, with no special equipment needed.

Outcomes

Improved capacities for
life and work

Upgraded certification to some capacity for work

Pilot study of return to work outcomes and service provision results

of referrals commenced and completed the programme

of referrals completing the programme achieved certification of capacity for some work at the programme completion

of participants increased their participation in their ADL’s as part of their programme

of participants engaged in further interventions and wellness activities (exercise, hydrotherapy, psychology, workplace rehabilitation) following the programme

If you have a client who currently has no capacity and would benefit from this unique, innovative program please contact our team.

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Capacity Development Program