Centre for Excellence

  • ISSA Guidelines:
  • Return to Work and Reintegration

Centre for Excellence

  • ISSA Guidelines:
  • Return to Work and Reintegration

Return to Work and Reintegration -
B.1. Holistic Process

The term “holistic” refers to the whole and not just selected parts of a person or system. The return to work is a complex and comprehensive process involving many stakeholders and several activities which must come together to achieve the common goal of the return to work of a person who has an occupational or non-occupational injury, disability and/or health condition. Therefore, it is important to adopt a return to work approach which is holistic, integrated and inclusive. The overall goal is to maintain the person’s work ability and existing connections to working life.