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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.
In-depth guides
Longer, clinically reviewed guides that bring the key evidence, practical recovery information and NSW scheme context together in one place.
Trauma symptoms, anxiety, sleep, pain, treatment, recovery and the NSW CTP context after a motor vehicle accident.
Why driving and passenger fear can persist, how avoidance works, and a practical graded approach to rebuilding confidence.
Anxiety, trauma, pain, fear of reinjury, loss of routine, treatment and the current NSW Workers Compensation context.
Uncertainty, insurer communication, IMEs, perceived scrutiny, anger and practical ways to protect recovery from claim stress.
Your Injury Recovery Team
Recovery after injury can involve several people with different roles. This guide explains how medical care, physical rehabilitation, psychological treatment, pain care, workplace rehabilitation, insurer coordination and legal support may fit together under NSW Workers Compensation and CTP.
Understand your injury recovery team →
A practical, clinician-reviewed guide to who does what, when different services may be useful, and how a coordinated team can support recovery without unnecessary duplication.
Workers Compensation / WorkCover
For people injured at work and navigating a Workers Compensation (WorkCover) claim in NSW. For treatment information and referrals, see the Workers Compensation psychologist service.
Getting started and your rights
Your right to choose your treating psychologist under the NSW Workers Compensation scheme, and how to do it.
How pre-approval and AHTR requirements work, including when psychology can begin without insurer pre-approval.
What happens, what you'll be asked, and how to prepare, so the first session feels less daunting.
What SIRA approval means for Workers Compensation, how it differs from CTP, and how to check a provider's status.
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
A detailed guide to psychological symptoms, maintaining factors, treatment, recovery and the current NSW Workers Compensation context.
Why anxiety is common after a workplace injury, what it can feel like, and how treatment helps.
Trauma after workplace violence, assault, serious accidents or witnessing traumatic incidents, including PTSD, treatment and recovery.
How repeated exposure to other people's traumatic experiences can affect workers, how it differs from burnout, and what supports treatment and recovery.
How claim uncertainty, assessments and repeated administration can interact with recovery, and practical ways to reduce the claim's psychological load.
How a graded, clinically guided return supports recovery, paced to your readiness, and how psychology helps.
Updated 2026 guidance on bullying, relevant conduct, psychological injury and accessing support 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. For treatment information and referrals, see the CTP psychologist service.
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 CTP experience, access, clinical fit and understanding of the scheme.
Symptoms and recovery
The common psychological symptoms after an accident, when to seek support, and how treatment helps.
Why driving fear persists, how avoidance maintains it, and how a safe graded return to driving can be approached in treatment.
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 psychological permanent impairment assessment under NSW Workers Compensation, including the July 2026 reforms.
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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