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Injury Psychology Resource Library
A growing library covering the questions injured workers and people recovering from motor vehicle accidents ask most: how treatment works, what to expect, your rights under the Workers Compensation and CTP schemes, and the psychological symptoms that often follow an injury. Written for people navigating injury and recovery in New South Wales. The information here is general and educational. It is not personal advice and does not replace speaking with your treating doctor or psychologist.
Workers Compensation / WorkCover
For people injured at work and navigating a Workers Compensation (WorkCover) claim in NSW.
Getting started and your rights
Your right to choose your treating psychologist under the NSW Workers Compensation scheme, and how to do it.
A step-by-step guide to the approval process, from GP referral to the AHTR and insurer approval.
What happens, what you'll be asked, and how to prepare, so the first session feels less daunting.
What SIRA approval means, why it matters for WorkCover and CTP treatment, and how to check.
What to look for when choosing a psychologist, including SIRA approval, scheme experience, access, and fit.
Why there is no fixed number, how sessions are approved, and what happens when more are needed.
Whether you can start psychology before your claim is fully decided, and who to ask about your situation.
Why a treatment request might not be approved, and how a decision can be reviewed with clinical information.
Symptoms and recovery
How a physical workplace injury can carry a psychological toll, and the symptoms to look out for.
Why anxiety is common after a workplace injury, what it can feel like, and how treatment helps.
Intrusive memories, hypervigilance, avoidance, and loss of confidence after a distressing event at work.
The emotional impact of the claim process itself, and how psychological support can help.
How a graded, clinically guided return supports recovery, paced to your readiness, and how psychology helps.
How psychological injury from bullying or a hostile workplace is treated under the NSW Workers Compensation scheme.
Motor Vehicle Accident / CTP
For people recovering from a car accident or motor vehicle accident (sometimes searched as an MVA) under the NSW CTP scheme.
Getting started and your rights
How psychological treatment works after a motor vehicle accident, and how it can be funded under CTP.
How treatment is approved and funded under the CTP scheme after an accident, and who to contact.
What to look for when choosing a psychologist after a car accident, including SIRA approval and scheme experience.
Symptoms and recovery
The common psychological symptoms after an accident, when to seek support, and how treatment helps.
Why driving and travel anxiety happen after an accident, and what psychological treatment can do to help.
Anxiety as a passenger after an accident, even for confident drivers, and how treatment helps.
Why panic attacks happen after an accident, what they feel like, and how treatment can help.
Why sleep is disrupted after an accident, how it affects recovery, and how treatment can help.
Why mood often drops after an accident, what to look for, and how treatment can help.
General
Questions that apply across both the Workers Compensation and CTP schemes.
How telehealth works, whether it is covered under both schemes, and who it suits.
When changing is worth considering, why not to rush it, and how to think it through with your psychologist and GP.
Why recovery varies from person to person, what influences it, and how progress is understood.
What EMDR is, how it works, and when it may help after a workplace injury or motor vehicle accident.
How ongoing pain affects mood, function and recovery, and how psychological support can help.
How tinnitus can affect concentration, sleep and mood, and how psychological support helps.
What a psychological IME involves under WorkCover or CTP, and how your treating psychologist can help you prepare.
An overview of how psychological permanent impairment is assessed under the WorkCover and CTP schemes.
What to consider about ongoing support once a Workers Compensation or CTP claim comes to an end.
The difference between the two professions, and which one is usually involved in WorkCover or CTP treatment.
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