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How to Manage and Improve the Effects of Depression at Work

Course Description:

Depression has become one of America’s most costly illnesses.  In fact, according to a recent Harvard study depression costs US employers $90 billion annually in absenteeism, lost productivity, short-term disability, high turnover, and suboptimal performance at work.

Research also shows that annual health care costs for depressed employees are four times higher than workers without depression.  This translates to $4,000 per year, per afflicted employee in medical services. 

What’s so staggering is that depression ranks among the top three workplace problems for employee assistance professionals, following only family crisis and stress. 

Find out how to minimize the effects of depression in your workplace.  Join CCM and our expert faculty in this critical audio conference to learn how to:

• recognize the symptoms of depression,
• improve employee health and increase productivity through organized screening and enhanced depression treatment, and
• abide by all legal standards set forth by the Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007.

You’ll also learn:

• Steps you need to take to get the proper treatment for your employee
• What legal boundaries you’re obligated to protect
• How to assess whether reasonable accommodations are required, and if so, what accommodations are appropriate and/or recommended
• How FMLA, ADA and Worker’s Compensation laws come into play when dealing with employees diagnosed with depression
• Strategies that encourage employees to take advantage of company resources
• Bottom line advantages of employer-provided help programs
• Depression carries a stigma: How to change the perception of managers and coworkers

You’ll also get the answers to your specific questions in the live Q&A session following the course presentation.

Featured Faculty:

Gerald Lewis, Ph.D, Gerald Lewis, Ph.D. & Associates, P.C.

A licensed Clinical Psychologist and has been practicing in the Boston area since 1977. He was the Chief Psychologist at the Marlboro Hospital, in-patient psychiatric unit from 1977 through 1985 and as Team Leader, was responsible for coordinating the clinical treatment and behavioral management of half the patients on the unit.

In 1985, he established a private practice and, as Co-Director, organized Mental Health Affiliates, a multidisciplinary group of mental health providers with two office locations. He provides litigation consultation/expert testimony in the areas of: Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), sexual harassment, workplace violence, fitness for duty, negligent retention/termination, Americans with Disabilities, malpractice, depression, drugs and alcohol issues, etc.

Dr. Lewis is a prolific writer and has authored numerous articles and three books: Critical Incident Stress and Trauma in the Workplace (1994) and Workplace Hostility: Myth & Reality (co-author, 1998). Organizational Crisis Management: The Human Factor (March 2006). In addition, he contributed the chapter, "Violence at Work: Causes and Protection" in Psychopathology in the Workplace: Recognition and Adaptation, edited by Thomas, J. and Hersen, M., Bruner-Rutledge, NY, 2004.

MONEY-BACK GUARANTEE:

We're so confident you'll get what you want out of this conference that we'll refund every penny if you're not completely satisfied. No questions asked! It's 100% risk-free!

Pricing:

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Your CD recording includes the complete audio conference presentation, audience Q&A and presentation materials.

APPROVED FOR RECERTIFICATION CREDIT:

HRCI - Receive 1.5 recertification credit hours toward PHR and SPHR recertification through the Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI). For more information about certification or recertification, please visit the HRCI homepage at www.hrci.org.

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