Managing Mental Health Disabilities in the Workplace
Employment attorneys discuss applicant and employee rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act and share how employers can support employees with psychiatric disabilities. This webinar discusses reasonable accommodations in the workplace, as well as how to appropriately discuss an employee’s mental health. The content in this video was created by GableGotwals: Attorneys at Law and […]
Preparing Your Workplace for Peer Integration
Peer specialists provide great value to the workplace, but first employers must integrate them into employment spaces. This Mental Health America webinar supports how organizational leadership can prepare for the integration of peer specialists by describing risk avoidance, success checklists, common myths, and how to be recovery-oriented. The content in this video was created by […]
Employing Young Adult Peer Workers
The Learning & Working During the Transition to Adulthood Rehabilitation Research Training Center provides a toolkit for effectively employing young adult peer providers. The toolkit discusses an overview of young adults in this role, hiring and training, supervision, and ensuring there is a culture of support in place in your organization. The content in this […]
Straight Talk About the ADA for Special Educators and Employment Specialists
Presenters discuss the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the role that educators and employment specialists play in transmitting information on the act to young adults entering postsecondary life. The pair discusses accommodations, existing policies, conversations with employers, and disclosure. View course on the TransCen website This training library was supported by funding from the […]
Peers as Professionals: Workplace Success
This training guides peer support specialists through discussions on ethics, feeling valued in the workplace, teamwork, advocating for the importance of peer support, communication, and maintaining core values. This pre-recorded presentation is valuable for peer providers, peer volunteers, employers, and supervisors. View video on the CAFE TA website This training library was supported by funding […]
Peer Supervision
When providing supervision for peer providers, preparation and informed management tactics are vital for the effective provision of peer services to positively impact individuals with serious mental health conditions (SMHC) in the workplace. This training is intended to equip supervisors, with and without lived experience of psychiatric disability, with a solid foundation for peer supervision. […]
Pathways to Self Sufficiency: Career & Technical Education for Youth with Emotional Disturbances
This webinar provides information and resources for those providing services for young adults with mental health conditions in school settings. Based on findings that Career and Technical Education (CTE) promotes positive employment and post-secondary outcomes, presenters guide you through the implementation of CTE in education transition planning for this population. Also discussed are legislative contexts, […]