- May 21, 12:00 pm PST
- Webinar
Whether you’re a frontline supervisor, HR professional, or workplace leader, your role in supporting employees through recovery and reintegration is essential—not only for the wellbeing of your team but also for the productivity and resilience of your organization.
By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:
- Recognize how a leader’s mindset can foster a supportive environment for employees returning to work after a health-related absence.
- Apply strategies to impact a timely return-to-work process following illness or injury.
- Identify the benefits of modified work options for both employee recovery and organizational productivity.
- Understand key concepts of work-disability and implement four leadership strategies to reduce the costs associated with work-disability, such as lost productivity and insurance claims.
- Respond confidently to health-related absences and effectively support employees in achieving optimal return-to-work outcomes.
Our presenter
Samuel Cervantes (he/him) is a Certified Disability Management Professional and Certified Consensus-Based Disability Management Auditor having spent the last 12 years in diverse workplace health & safety roles. He has facilitated workshops and led training on the Early Intervention & Return to Work efforts for employers across the province. Sam holds a Bachelor of Human Kinetics and a Master of Health Administration from UBC and is a part-time sessional instructor supporting the continuous education of current and aspiring disability management professionals. Among his many unearned privileges, he is grateful to his parents for immigrating from the Philippines to the territories of the Coast Salish people, where he is building a life with his partner and two young children in East Van.
