Ben Humphreys
Branch Manager – Sydney, Wollongong, ACT
Qualifications
B.A. Psychology, Post Grad Dip (Psychology)
Referrals
Contact
ben.humphreys@apm.net.au
0473 243 729
Professional affiliation and registration
- ASORC – Full Member (12037)
Ben is a Rehabilitation Counsellor who has consulted across both physical and psychological injuries over the past decade.
Ben has been managing teams since 2016, where he commenced as a Team Manager for a multidisciplinary team of occupational rehabilitation professionals in Sydney metro for three years.
Following this, Ben spent an additional four years as a Regional Manager, managing teams in Sydney, Wollongong, Canberra and Albury, where he received the 2021 ARPA NSW and National Excellence in Leadership awards.
Ben possesses a B.A. Psychology from Macquarie University and a Post Grad. Dip. (Psychology) from the University of Newcastle.
Skills and experience
- 8 years’ professional experience as a Rehabilitation Counsellor
- 7 years’ experience in managing occupational rehabilitation teams
- Promotion of the Health Benefits of Good Work
- Providing training to organisational customers in mental health, leadership, work health and safety, and injury prevention
- Providing clinically guided, best-practice counselling interventions that promote psychosocial improvements to the client’s quality of life
- Provision of occupational rehabilitation across worker’s insurance, CTP, life insurance, Comcare and DVA schemes
- Development and provision of market-leading return to work planning, functional reviews and case conferencing to ensure a safe and durable return to work
- Developing service level agreements and quoting for workplace ergonomics, outsourced return to work coordination, employee assistance programs, pre-employments, and drug and alcohol testing
- Ability to build rapport and manage competing stakeholder interests
Ben has gained experience in providing occupational rehabilitation services to a variety of industries, including:
- Financial services
- Civil infrastructure
- Mining and demolition
- Transport and logistics
- Insurance
- Education
- Hospitality and retail
- Government sector
- Waste and recycling