Sorry to be a pedant but an Occupational
Psychologist is the very person to find out the work-related stressors involved
and make useful recommendations as to how they might be overcome. However, an occupational psychologist,
unless also clinically qualified, will not be able to pronounce upon the mental
state of the worker(s).
Kevin
Kevin MAGUIRE BSc BA MSc
CPsychol MCIEH, Senior Lecturer, Environmental Health and Safety Management,
The School of Property and Construction, The Nottingham Trent University,
Burton Street, Nottingham NG1 4BU, United Kingdom. Telephone ++44 (0)115
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-----Original Message-----
From: david mills
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Sent: 12 March 2004 19:20
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Subject: Opinion wanted -
Specialist referral without examination.
Hi All
Just
wondered what the group's view on this problem would be:
Industrial
dispute ongoing in large organisation and many staff currently working to rule.
A group
of staff refuse to do certain activities they say are not part of their duties.
Management
tell them you are not doing your duties and we are going to send you home
without pay as a disciplinary measure.
The
group of employees then say we are stressed and we are going off sick (which
they do). They then produce sick lines from their GPs.
HR rings
up OH and says they want us to refer these people to Dr X, an occupational
psychologist.
We don't
know Dr X and HR does not want us to see these people at OH unit, they just
want us to do the referral and organise for Dr X to examine these people at the
OH unit. We are told we should do this as they pay for us and it is normal
procedure.
What
would your response be, and why?
(as you
can guess we said NO, and they didn't like it).
Will be
interested to see the various opinions
Many
Thanks
Dr David
MJ Mills