Stigma in the Workplace
The stigma associated with a mental health diagnosis can cause challenges for employees and employers in the workplace. What is stigma? How can people effectively overcome stigma in the workplace? These and other questions will guide an interactive discussion between webinar participants and our guest expert, Dr. Zlatka Russinova.
Dr. Zlatka Russinova is a Research Associate Professor in the Department of Occupational Therapy and Principle Investigator at the Center. She currently is a Principal Co-Investigator for the NIDILRR-funded Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (RRTC) on Aging among Adults with Serious Mental Illnesses as well as another RRTC grant on Improving the Employment Outcomes among People with Serious Mental Illnesses.
As part of these grants, she leads projects that aim to enhance the community living and wellness of older adults with psychiatric disabilities. Zlatka is currently exploring the use of AI as a tool to increase client engagement in supported employment services. She is the Principal Investigator for the NIDILRR-funded Disability Rehabilitation Research Program (DRRP) grant aiming to enhance the supported employment services for people with psychiatric disabilities with a module addressing workplace prejudice and discrimination.
AMAs are not presentations but rather hour-long interactive question & answer webinars with an expert in employment. Regardless of whether you are a person living with a mental health condition, a family member, an administrator of a service, a provider, or a researcher, people from anywhere get answers to their questions.
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This event was supported by funding from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research. NIDILRR is a Center within the Administration for Community Living (ACL), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The contents of this project do not necessarily represent the policy of NIDILRR, ACL, HHS, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government.
