This ECHO will equip employers to make their workplaces ones where employees feel supported, unafraid to share their struggles, and to receive the support they need from their employer to be a good employee and, most importantly, get better.
Jacqueline A. Pogue, MPH, MAEmployers who address substance use and mental health in the workplace have healthier employees, increased productivity and profits, and fewer injuries and accidents. But it can be challenging to figure out how to manage these common workforce health problems.
Dartmouth Health’s next Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) virtual educational series will provide tools for employers who want to make their workplaces more recovery friendly, with practical presentations from employers, lawyers, physicians, and behavioral health professionals, combined with discussions of real-life situations encountered in the workplace. “Recovery Friendly Workplaces ECHO: Win-Win Strategies to Address Employee Substance Use and Mental Health” begins this month and spans across seven sessions, including:
- April 17: Understanding Substance Use Disorder and Eliminating Stigma
- May 1: Benefits and Challenges of Hiring Workers in Recovery
- May 15: Distinguishing Impairment from Other Performance Concerns
- May 29: Supportive Conversations and the Law
- June 12: Return to Work Agreements
- June 26: Drug Testing Best Practices and Considerations
- July 10: Workplace Culture for Safety and Mental Health
“Since the COVID pandemic, we are more aware than ever that tending to our mental and emotional health is essential, and that multiple areas of our lives suffer when we don’t get the help we need, including at work,” said Jacqueline A. Pogue, MPH, MA, research project manager at the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice. “This ECHO will equip employers to make their workplaces ones where employees feel supported, unafraid to share their struggles, and to receive the support they need from their employer to be a good employee and, most importantly, get better.”
All seven sessions will be held from 12-1 pm. Registration is required and free of charge. Click here to register for this Project ECHO series.
Project ECHO is a program of the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center.
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