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#GETLOUD: Wellness in the Workplace
When I think of workplace wellness there has been a real disconnect with organization’s understanding the value of implementing practices and policies that support and value their employees. An organization’s employees truly are their most valuable assets; if they are...
#GETLOUD: Ashton Bennett Interviews CAES Candidate Isaac
As part of the CMHA Mental Health Week #GETLOUD campaign, I interviewed Isaac on managing mental health in the workplace. Isaac is an individual who I have been working with to obtain and retain employment. Ashton: Tell me about your experience with managing mental...
#GETLOUD: Olivia Golosky Interviews PH&S Member Hayley Richards
Olivia: What does mental health mean to you? Hayley: I think that mental health is more than just the absence of mental illness. To me, mental health in the workplace means that the individual feels that they are well, and capable of performing their duties to the...
Can Business Use Existing Strengths and New Mindsets to Create Workplace Inclusion?
Business has been aware of the benefits of diversity and inclusion in the workplace for years, but being aware of something isn’t the same as being good at it. Very few businesses have really nailed it; most of them know and admit it. Others proclaim ‘Mission...
Disability at Work: Leveraging Strengths
Maybe you’ve seen some of the article titles in magazines like Forbes and Inc. about the business case for diversity and the correlation between diversity and innovation. The Business community and the Human Resource community are becoming aware of ‘diversity...
Success Story: Finding Value in Diversity at Pet Valu
Amanda started at CAES with previous fast food experience, she expressed having lots of anxiety in those types of positions, and wanted CAES to help her find something more suitable. Amanda talked a lot about her love and passion for the well-being of pets/animals...
Guest Blog: Don’t let worry cramp your style
Employers have many factors to consider in all aspects of their business. Branding, clientele, profits, bills, and staffing are all huge factors for an employer to consider while trying to have a successful business, as well as many others. For some employers the...
Guest Blog: The Power of Mindset and Expectancies (Wolf Wolfensberger)
In our everyday life we have our set ideas or perceptions of how things should be, or will turn out. Positive and empowering mindsets have been the bread and butter for the self help book industry since its inception. This idea of if I believe that I can do...
Accessibility and Service Dogs: Natalie Humeston’s battle to make service dogs affordable for those in need.
“If I wanted to get certified as an accredited trainer [for service animals, specifically Emotional Support Animals] I would have to pay [up to] six thousand dollars for a six week course at Bergin University of Canine Studies.” says Natalie Humeston, who has been...
Guest Blog: What I learned during my first Disability Employment Awareness Month
During my time as a practicum student at CAES I had the opportunity to attend some of the Disability Employment Awareness Month (DEAM) events put on by the Calgary Employment First Network (and partners). The two main events I attended were the Calgary Economic...