Comprehensive Disability Management explores current knowledge of disability management and provides insight into new concepts. This book documents proven techniques for reducing the financial and human costs of disability. It introduces the first theoretical model in this developing profession and provides practical examples of how to implement and manage an effective disability management program. Formulates the business case for disability management in an organization, helping the reader understand how disability management fits into the overall functioning of a corporation. Presents a theoretical model that recognizes the influence of multiple issues on a disability outcome. Reviews proven disability management techniques for ensuring evidence-based best practice treatments.
Principles and Practices of Disability Management in Industry is the most comprehensive, multidisciplinary coverage of disability management strategies, interventions, and services ever put together. The content consists of the very latest practices within disability management that have universal applications. In addition, there is coverage that represents the interests of workers with injuries and disabilities, such as employers, health care providers, attorneys, unions, and other organizations, and educators.
The extent of mental illness concerns in the workforce is becoming increasingly apparent. Stress, depression, anxiety, workplace bullying and other issues are costing businesses billions every year in lost productivity, poor treatments and employee retention. Unless appropriately addressed, issues related to mental illness difficulties will result in stiff financial, organizational, and human costs for organizations. Drawing on empirical evidence from North America, the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand, the book provides a practical guide to identifying, understanding, treating and preventing individual and organizational mental health issues. The authors illustrate how organizations can save money and improve the health and wellbeing of their employees by using a psychological disability management approach in the treatment and accommodation of mental illness issues. This book will meet the needs of human resources professionals, administrators of employee assistance programs, industrial and organizational psychologists, mental health practitioners, those teaching or studying psychology and disability management, and more generally will serve to enlighten students of business management and practicing managers regarding a major workforce risk factor.
This title is directed primarily towards health care professionals outside of the United States. This book presents a holistic approach to the complete, long-term, day-to-day care of patients disabled by neurological conditions, emphasizing practices that promote physical well-being and minimize secondary complications. It focuses on physical management within the context of the lifestyle of the disabled person and primary caregiver. In addition, it highlights the difficulties commonly encountered when implementing a physical management regime, and discusses the importance of compromise. The complete physical management and day-to-day care is described in a practical and applicable way. Best practices are presented in relation to caring for a person with profound impairment and residual disability. Holistic and detailed long-term physical management strategies are described, related to the more severe and complex neurological conditions. Real-life examples help readers understand the applications of theory in practice. Case studies strengthen readers' critical thinking and decision making skills. Social considerations and the importance of therapeutic leisure activities are included.
Fact: Persons with disabilities are America's largest minority and most undertapped workforce. Fact: One in five working Americans will experience disability during their prime working years. Fact: The Americans with Disabilities Act presents new challenges--and opportunities--to employers. Fact: Employers are faced with skyrocketing costs for healthcare, disability payments, and workers compensation. Disability in the workplace can no longer be ignored. Employers must be prepared to manage it--not only to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), but to save money and careers. Here at last is the book that shows how. Written by three of the country's foremost authorities on the subject, Disability Management will help you find your way through territory that has been largely uncharted and commonly misunderstood. Step by step, you'll learn to create a disability management program tailored for your organization. You'll find targeted policies, practices, and procedures on every aspect of disability management--from assessing current needs to implementing low-cost job accommodations (ranging from flexible hours to specialized computers) that often boost productivity for employees both with and without disabilities. Dozens of ready-to-use forms and checklists will help you ensure that no crucial areas are being overlooked. Disability Management contains the complete ADA regulations and helps you interpret the Act's more ambiguous concepts. In-depth profiles of disability management programs in eight organizations offer models that you can adapt to your own needs. Also included in this comprehensive book are guidelines for using a case management approach, monitoring and evaluating your program, training supervisors--and preventing disabilities through sound health and safety practices. With a solid disability management program in place, your organization will get a better return on its financial and human resources. By following the guidelines in Disability Management, any business can achieve these far-reaching results: full compliance with the ADA and other legislation; a healthier, more productive, and more diverse workforce; reduced costs for medical care, disability benefits, and workers compensation; fewer absences and workplace disruptions when disability strikes; enhanced employee morale based on increased opportunity; and a better competitive position in a global economy.
This book addresses the developing field of Work Disability Prevention. Work disability does not only involve occupational disorders originating from the work or at the workplace, but addresses work absenteeism originating from any disorder or accident. This topic has become of primary importance due to the huge compensation costs and health issues involved. For employers it is a unique burden and in many countries compensation is not even linked to the cause of the disorder. In the past twenty years, studies have accumulated which emphasize the social causes of work disability. Governments and NGOs such as the World Bank, the International Labor Organization, and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development have produced alarming reports on the extent of this problem for developed and developing countries. However, no comprehensive book is presently available to help them address this emerging field where new knowledge should induce new ways of management.
