WEBINAR

Today I am grateful for attending a webinar on the topic "Considerations in Effective Policy Development for Addiction and Mental Health in the Workplace" facilitated by Darrin Taylor MTC CCAC CIP, National Director of Business Development, EHN Canada. Darrin is a Board Certified Interventionist, a Master Therapeutic Counsellor, a Canadian Certified Addiction Counsellor and a graduate of Queen's University. Today I appreciate this webinar for many reasons, for instance:

• This webinar was cost-effective, 100% free at this time of the COVID 19 pandemic for  supporting the mental health community and organizations to understand perspectives concerning addiction and mental health issues

• Today's webinar was over the app launcher, profoundly convenient and comfortable to join while two-meter social distance is still in practice

• No need to travel or drive at this time of the COVID 19 pandemic, just check internet connectivity 

• Today's webinar supported mental health practitioner to learn practical information on policy development and at the same time helped in further advancement in career development

• Webinar encouraged to broaden the perspective and understand the well-known misunderstanding that addiction and mental health disorders are obvious to recognize in the workplace 

• Today's webinar showed the flip side of reality,  for instance, such obvious figures are a rarity or arduous to recognize, taken messages were:
• Facts about the impact of addiction on workplace
• Costs to the business or organization
• Warning signs
• The culture around self-disclosure
• Assessment: Independent Medical Evaluation (IME)
• Treatment referrals
• Return to work planning
• The importance of aftercare
• Compliance monitoring

• Wise and sensible outlining and consistent support is required to generate a culture that supports and promotes workplace wellbeing, self-disclosure, and a decrease of the stigma encompassing mental illness and addiction

• Entrepreneurs and employers who are victorious and flourishing are those who are proactive, informed, aware and knowledgeable

• This session had equipped individuals and associations with functional and practical information on thorough policy and system development

• Webinar facilitated the significance of connecting to high-quality therapy/healing or healing and the meaning of return-to-work outlining and monitoring in a considerate tone

• Find a webinar that fits into your professional or personal need at this time of the COVID 19 pandemic, is the advice of the day

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