Workers’ Compensation Board Services
What is the Workers’ Compensation Board?
The Workers’ Compensation Board (WCB) provides no-fault disability insurance for workers and employers in the province of Alberta, including wage-replacement benefits and medical aid. The program is 100% funded by the employer. The WCB makes claim benefit decisions and supports rehabilitation services based on assessing claims and applying the Workers’ Compensation Board Act. If a person has been injured at work, either physically or psychologically, they have the right to report their injury/illness to their employer.
“You don't get injured workers well to put them back to work. You put them back to work to get them well.”
Why is Work So
Important?
Productive activity is essential for mental health and well-being. Prolonged absence from one’s normal routine, including work, can be detrimental to our mental, emotional, physical, and social health. Discussing work-related concerns with your healthcare provider and creating a plan to address these issues is the first step to recovery. When we avoid discussing and addressing work-related challenges, we can delay recovery time, and subsequently increase risk for depression, anxiety, social isolation, poorer quality of life, and even premature death.
WCB Treatment Services
What is the Claims Process?
In order to submit a claim, WCB requires information about the injury from the worker, employer, and healthcare provider. Once notified, employers are required by law to report the injury to WCB within 72 hours if a worker is unable to do their job beyond the day of accident, or if they need medical treatment beyond first aid. Healthcare providers are required by law to report a workplace injury and treatment to WCB within 48 hours of treatment, including the physical or psychological symptoms that are causing a person to be off work for more than a day and unable to perform their regular working duties. If the information gathered supports a compensable work-related condition, the claim is accepted, and benefits and services begin.
Care Wherever You Are
Our team can provide virtual care services (online or over the phone) to people across Alberta who have concerns about their physical, emotional, or cognitive health.
“You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.”
Care Wherever You Are
Our team can provide virtual care services (online or over the phone) to people across Alberta who have concerns about their physical, emotional, or cognitive health.
“You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.”
Heal Following a Work-Related Injury or Illness
Rehabilitation services are tailored to address both physical and psychological concerns, including mood, anxiety, pain, and sleep management.
Address Work-Related Concerns
Building assertiveness and communication skills, as well as addressing challenges within the work environment, can promote a smoother transition and minimize the risk of future issues.
Build Confidence in Returning to Work
Increase resilience and build confidence in return to work readiness by developing helpful coping skills for mental health concerns, work stressors, and physical ailments.
Our Approach to Rehabilitation
Our clinic offers specialized services for claimants under the Worker’s Compensation Board. Treatment focuses on recovery related to returning to work and involves addressing concerns about a person’s inability to perform their duties. A gradual return to work plan and recommendations for workplace adjustments or accommodations (temporary or permanent) may be required in returning to a role of productivity. Please connect with us directly to discuss how we can assist you in addressing physical or psychological concerns resulting from a worksite injury or illness.
