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Hi Noel I feel that the biggest problem is consistency- applying a consistent approach which can be benchmarked and continually assessed and evaluated is the approach which will give credibility to the activity. Capability assessment tools can be useful and disciplines such as OT are the experts here, however as with any assessment we should be then looking at potential job roles and assessing fitness to the role which is not the case in disability assessment. I feel that as a professional it is very difficult to assess against a broad criteria- ie fit for work, it is the what ,when, how , where or if you like the devil in the detail. I empathise with disability assessors, as it as though they are being asked to use a crystal ball . My view is that research needs to be around how we can categorise these roles and use tools which relate to the categories- maybe a stepped approach using a maitrix for functional ie MS dexterity etc and going onto sensory vision audio smell and that will help fitting the individual to role- but maybe to simplistic. Jules On 28 October 2014 16:45, Noel O'Reilly <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hello > I am putting together an article for the OH journal on assessments of > fitness to work and wonder if there are any questions you would like to see > answered. > Is the subject of interest to you? It may have wider importance in future > with the launch of the national fit for work service and Scottish > equivalent, the involvement of OH practitioners in assessments for work > function in relation to moving individuals from benefits and into work and > more broadly the need to asses fitness to work within organisations. > Here are examples of the questions the article could address, but if you > disagree with these or have other suggestions it would be really helpful if > you could let me know: > • To what extent do OH practitioners do assessments already and to > what extent is it a new approach? > • How do feel about a ‘hands-off’ assessment approach? > • What methods are available to assess work functional capacity for > different areas of incapacity (eg, audio, MSDs)? > • How do OH practitioners feel about doing assessments given the bad > publicity in the past and the strong views of disability lobbyists? > • What templates and tools are available? > • Do OH professionals make good disability assessors? > > PLEASE SEND YOUR RESPONSES OFF LIST, I.E. TO ME ONLY > > Many thanks > Noel O’Reilly > Editor > Occupational Health journal > > ******************************** > Please remove this footer before replying. > > OCC-HEALTH ARCHIVES: > http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/occ-health.html > > CONFERENCES AND STUDY DAYS: > http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/filearea.cgi?LMGT1=OCC-HEALTH > ******************************** Please remove this footer before replying. OCC-HEALTH ARCHIVES: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/occ-health.html CONFERENCES AND STUDY DAYS: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/filearea.cgi?LMGT1=OCC-HEALTH