NESA Webinar
** New Topic**
The Addressing Sensitive Health Issues in Employment Services
Friday 27 October 2023
12.00pm AEDT
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TARGET GROUP
Frontline staff
SUMMARY
Welcome to our webinar on addressing sensitive health issues for Employment Services participants. Health challenges can be deeply personal and can significantly impact an individual’s employment capacity. In this webinar, we will explore why health challenges are sensitive and provide you with effective strategies and communication techniques to navigate these discussions with sensitivity and professionalism for a desired outcome. By understanding the unique needs of individuals facing health challenges, we can create a supportive environment and empower them to overcome barriers and achieve success in the workplace.
WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT
• Understand the sensitivity surrounding health challenges in employment services.
• What is comorbidity and how it can affect our participants and servicing
• Develop specialised communication techniques to approach and discuss health issues with sensitivity and respect.
• Create a supportive and inclusive environment for individuals facing health challenges.
• Gain insights into legal considerations and reasonable accommodations specific to health challenges in employment services
• Acquire practical tools and resources to enhance your ability to provide comprehensive support to individuals with health challenges.
Facilitator
Sharon Mamo
Sharon is a qualified human services program designer and lecturer with many years of experience in Human Resources. For the last 5 years she has focused on researching and working with disengaged job seekers and their complex needs. Sharon combines clinical psychotherapy and professionalism with a natural and down-to-earth approach. Sharon is a qualified Drug and Alcohol Facilitator, Psychotherapist & Social Sciences Professional. She has worked as a psychotherapist in employment services for almost 10 years.
As an expert in encouraging mandated and resistant clients to change, she keynotes at national conferences on topics of behavioural change, AOD, mental health and neuropsychotherapy.
cost
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This live broadcast will include ample Q&A time. It is expected to run for no more than an hour.
A PDF copy of the presentation will be distributed to all registrants, and a certificate to participants.
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