This continuing education manual provides licensed psychologists and graduate-level clinicians with a comprehensive, evidence-based understanding of the psychological consequences of workers' compensation claims. It examines prevalence rates, personal and systemic predictors of distress, mental health service utilization, and mechanisms by which compensation processes influence psychological morbidity. The course integrates large-scale empirical data and systematic reviews into frameworks for clinical practice, policy development, and research, emphasizing screening, treatment planning, advocacy, and system reform to improve outcomes for injured workers.

Licensed Psychologists Graduate-Level Clinicians Clinical Psychologists Mental Health Professionals

Program Objectives

Identify 4 key personal and systemic predictors of psychological distress in workers' compensation claimants

Describe 3 psychological pathways linking the compensation process to mental health outcomes

Analyze mental health service utilization patterns among injured workers and barriers to care

Apply evidence-based clinical interventions for psychological distress related to workers' compensation claims