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Participants in this training series will have the option of taking either our popular introductory courses of Level 1 & Level 2, or taking our Level 4 course, Return to Work.

This training will take place at Bayview Wildwood Resort on April 23-28, 2023.
Cost: $1,800.00. Deadline to register: April 10, 2023. Register early to get $100.00 discount!
Registration for Level 1 & Level 2.
Registration for Level 4: Return to Work.

Level 1: Rights & Obligations
» History & principles of workers’ compensation
» Types of injuries and illnesses
» Reporting an injury and filing a claim
» Legal tests for entitlement
AND
Level 2: Benefits & Services
(Prerequisite: Level 1)
» Regulation & policy
» Benefits & services
» Funding the system
» Professional responsibilities
» Calculation of benefits
OR
Level 4: Return to Work
(Prerequisites: Level 1 & Level 2)
This course is designed for those who will or currently assist injured workers individually or collectively through a therapeutic return to work (RTW) and provides workplace parties with the tools necessary to develop strategies that ensure successful outcomes.
» Return to Work best practices
» The Duty to Accommodate
» Elimination of barriers

We added more courses to our 2023 schedule and can’t wait to see you in our virtual and in-person classes. Ensuring that injured, ill, and disabled workers are protected in the workplace is everyone’s responsibility. This challenge requires education, awareness and commitment from workers, unions, employers and the community at large. Prevention Link offers comprehensive training programs beneficial to workers, union and employer leadership.

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.

Choose from a variety of core curriculum or  topical courses below. Sign up today OR we can provide training just for your members, staff or workplace! Check our courses and contact us to schedule at your convenience.

CORE CURRICULUM

LEVEL 1: RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS – Virtual
Duration: 12 hours. Prerequisites: None.
» February 15 – March 1
» June 1-15
» November 28 – December 12

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 – February 8
» April 5-19
» September 14-28

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 3: APPEALS & DISPUTE RESOLUTION – In-person
WORKER ADVOCATE EDITION
Prerequisites: Level 1 & Level 2
» October 22-27

An interactive and analytical course, Prevention Link has developed a holistic and intuitive course meant to build participants into mock hearing settings. Using case file examples and mock hearings, this intensive course will provide participants with the practical skills to prepare and present oral hearings before the Workplace Safety Insurance Board as well as the Workplace Safety Insurance and Appeals Tribunal.

We will examine reviewing of the file; gathering additional evidence; researching law; policy and precedent; preparation of witnesses; and questioning, cross-questioning and re-direct at a hearing.

LEVEL 4 RETURN TO WORK – In-person
Prerequisites: Level 1 & Level 2
» September 18-22

This course is designed for those who will or currently assist injured workers individually or
collectively through a therapeutic return to work (RTW) and provides workplace parties with the
tools necessary to develop strategies that ensure successful outcomes.

» Return to Work best practices
» The Duty to Accommodate
» Elimination of barriers

LEVEL 5: MEDICAL ORIENTATION – In-person
Prerequisites: Level 1 and Level 2; and either Level 3 or 4.
» March 27-31

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 at Toronto Don Valley Hotel & Suites.
Cost: $699.00. Register early to get $50.00 discount!

SPRING TRAINING: LEVEL 1 & 2 OR LEVEL 4 – In-person
» April 23-28
Registration for Level 1 & Level 2.
Registration for Level 4, Return to Work.

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

This training will take place at Bayview Wildwood Resort.
Cost: $1,800.00. Register early to get $100.00 discount!

 

TOPICAL WORKSHOPS

RETURN TO WORK 101
» February 2 (Virtual)
» March 28 (Virtual)
» April 6 (Virtual)
» May 3 (Virtual)
» September 26 (In-person)

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.

Cost: $99.00. Register early to get $20.00 discount!

PRINCIPLES OF ACCOMMODATION LAW
» February 15 (Virtual)
» March 29 (Virtual)
» April 18 (Virtual)
» May 17 (In-Person)
» September 28 (In-Person)

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.

Cost: $99.00. Register early to get $20.00 discount!

HEARINGS IN WRITING
» February 16 (Virtual)
» March 30 (Virtual)
» April 19 (Virtual)
» May 16 (In-person)
» September 27 (In-person)

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.

Cost: $99.00. Register early to get $20.00 discount!

MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID BASIC
» October 4-5 (In-person)

Prevention Link, on behalf of the Mental Health Commission of Canada, is proud to offer this 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. **Participants must be present for the full length of the course in order to be certified.**

OFL Classroom, Toronto, ON
9 A.M. to 5 P.M.

Cost includes HST, course material, guided instruction, certificate of completion, lunch.
Spaces are limited.

Mental Health 101, Mindfulness & Challenges in Life & Self Care
» February 28 (Virtual)
» April 26 (In-person)

Facilitated by Registered Nurse Wendy Stanyon, Associate Professor at the Ontario Tech University, Prevention Link is hosting an online 1/2-day workshop created for basic training for Mental Health in the workplace and conversations around destigmatization.

 

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.

 

 

Prevention Link is thrilled to announce our virtual training dates for this fall. Along with our popular introductory workshops of Level 1 and Level 2, we have added other workshops. We have updated the Return to Work 101 one-day workshop and converted it for use online via Canvas. We have also added the Principles of Accommodation Law workshop to our inventory of available courses. You will also have another opportunity to take Mental Health First Aid course and get certified by the Mental Health Commission of Canada.

Who should attend: WSIB representatives, Workers’ Compensation activists, RTW specialists, union leadership and union stewards, H&S representatives and activists, supervisors and employers, young workers.

Click on a date for more details, schedule, and to register.

LEVEL 1: RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS
Explore your rights & obligations under the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act. This introductory course begins by exploring the history of the health and safety and compensation systems in Ontario, the development of legislation and the general principles of the system. There are 8 self-paced modules (10 hours), with presentations, videos, discussions, and quizzes.

Course Overview:

• History & Principles of Workers’ Compensation
• When is an Injury Compensable
• Reporting an Injury and Filing a Claim
• Return to Work Basics

October 13-27, 2021
The deadline to register is September 29, 2021.
Register before September 20^th to receive our early bird discount.
Cost: $399.00. Register early to get $50.00 discount!

LEVEL 2: BENEFITS AND SERVICES (Prerequisite course: Level 1)
Participants explore the significance of legislation (OHSA, WSIA), regulations and policy, changes to the legislation, including the effects these changes have had on benefits, and the benefits available under the WSIA. They also explore detailed examples of benefit calculations and parameters affecting the final numbers, as well as the structure of the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) and appeal system, and the adjudication process.

Course Overview:

• Regulation & Policy
• Benefits & Services
• Funding the System
• Professional Responsibilities
• WSIB File Examination

November 23 – December 7, 2021
The deadline to register is November 9, 2021.
Register before October 26^th to receive our early bird discount.
Cost: $399.00. Register early to get $50.00 discount!

RETURN TO WORK 101
The online version is based entirely on the in-person curriculum but has been structured to provide the personal and fun interaction that you are accustomed to, with the advantage of allowing you to work at your own pace.

The objective of this course is to provide 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 course will review noteworthy case Law and Human Rights legislation.

Cost: $99.00. Register early to get $20.00 discount!

September 28 – October 5, 2021
The deadline to register is September 10, 2021.

October 21, 2021
The deadline to register is October 5, 2021.
Register before September 20^th to receive our early bird discount.

PRINCIPLES OF ACCOMMODATION LAW
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. We will explore definitions of discrimination, outline the requirements for requesting and responding to accommodation needs, and examine what constitutes “undue hardship.”

Cost: $99.00. Register early to get $20.00 discount!

November 25, 2021
The deadline to register is November 5, 2021.
Register before October 22^nd to receive our early bird discount.

December 1, 2021
The deadline to register is November 12, 2021.
Register before October 29^th to receive our early bird discount.

MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID
Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) is the support provided to a person who may be experiencing a decline in their mental well-being or a mental health crisis. Course participants will learn how to recognize signs that a person may be experiencing a decline in their mental well-being or a mental health crisis and encourage that person to:

• Talk about declines in their mental well-being.
• Discuss professional and other supports that could help with recovery to improve mental well-being.
• Reach out to these supports.
• Assist in a mental health or substance use crisis.
• Use MHFA actions to maintain one’s own mental well-being.

Cost: $169.00.

October 22 and 29, 2021
The deadline to register is October 19, 2021 at 12 p.m.
Enrollment Codes are provided to participants from October 8 to October 19, 2021.

ABOUT OUR ONLINE TRAINING
Our team has created interactive courses using an industry-leading Learning Management System with modules, presentations, videos, and discussions to make this valuable program engaging. Learn all about the workers’ compensation system in Ontario from the comfort of your own home with the support of the Prevention Link Team.

Testimonials

“Thank you for leading this course. You are very knowledgeable, and I appreciate that you went the extra mile to provide us with extra information and guiding us towards documents and policies related to our areas of need. Your efforts were very much appreciated.” A.P. – OECTA

“I really appreciated the opportunity to do the virtual training. This wouldn’t be my preferred mode of learning, but given the circumstances, I’m glad I didn’t have to delay my training until things returned to normal.” E.M. – ETFO

“Thank you so much for the support and the training was very good. So well thought out and presented, I feel much better equipped now to help people.” J.M. – Toronto, Ontario

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