Praxis Partners is Dormant, but Bio-Psycho-Social Model Lives on

By Elaine Goodman, correspondent A professional consortium that advocated for a more holistic approach to treating injured workers is now dormant, but participants say the group’s work is still needed. Praxis Partners Consortium was a group that was active in 2013 and 2014 but stalled after its initial $13,000 in funding ran out. The group, the brainchild of Dr. Jennifer Christian, an occupational medicine consultant, established a website and held several panel discussions, including one on a bio-psycho-social model for treating disabled workers. Praxis Partners was effective at...