Can an individual therapist do the same thing as WorkReturnsSM?
Yes and no. An individual therapist can address the psychological issues that prevent clients from returning to work. But in our experience, the group setting is crucial to successful outcomes. For example, at the beginning of treatment most clients are hopeless and skeptical about their ability to return to work. In a group setting we can address these issues through interactions with clients who are at the end of treatment and prepared to return to their job. These successful clients can empathize with the beginning clients and instill hope that they too can overcome their psychological problems and successfully return to work. This type of “modeling for success” becomes contagious, and can only occur in a group format.
