Focus Areas
Through Roxanne’s skillset, she aims to utilise the application of occupational therapy tools, in order to bring meaning to the workplace.
Reintegrating of people with disabilities into jobs
Roxanne helps individuals with disabilities to find work, as well as provides assistance to employers to support employees with disabilities in the workplace.
Roxanne identifies and places clients living with disabilities into suitable jobs, and provides her clients with the necessary support in the workplace to fulfill their job roles.
Roxanne also helps companies, which have the capacity and are equipped to employ disabled individuals, to identify suitable candidates for job roles. Alongside this consultation work, Roxanne provides regular support in the workplace. These services often fall under the services of Diversity Equity and Inclusion within a company.
Functional capacity evaluations (FCE)
Functional Capacity Evaluation identifies optimally fit job roles and environments for workers, in light of their physical and cognitive ability.
Roxanne advises on functional capacity evaluation that can be done before or after the person is employed to ensure that they are appropriately suited for a job. This evaluation should also be done after a worker falls ill or is injured, to ensure that they remain suited for their job role.
Roxanne encourages the use of Ergo Science testing, in conjunction with standardised physical and cognitive testing, which helps provide suitable sound recommendations on return-to-work programming and further medical management that needs to take place.
Ergonomic assessments and recommendations
Roxanne advises, either in person or virtually, if a workspace needs ergonomic modifications.
Return to work programing/ case management
Roxanne consults on return-to-work programming. These make use of graded return-to-work plans that ensure a safe and suitable return to the individual’s job.
Creating spaces for healthy and productive work
Roxanne assists with employee wellness programming. Employee wellness programmes help individuals to incorporate healthy work practises in the workplace so that they can achieve optimal work performance, whilst maintaining their health needs.
Conducting accessibility audits
Roxanne consults with companies and individuals on workspace and personal dwelling modification (accessibility base). Consultation within the workspace and personal dwellings help ensure that office and personal spaces are accessible for all employees and employers.