76% of employees feel burned out, drained, or exhausted at work. Nearly half of employee’s report feeling down, depressed or hopeless. This is increasing according to SHRM research, and yet more than one in three employees reported having done nothing to cope with these feelings.

Many of these people are experiencing definable mental health and wellness challenges which could be covered under the Americans with Disabilities Act, and may require HR professionals to design and implement accommodations to help them flourish at work.

Mental Health and Wellness has emerged as one of the critical issues of our time and has only been compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic. Now is the time to understand what helping our people looks like, what works and which tools and policies we can access to solve one of the greatest challenges to our workforce.

Attendees will better understand how the stigma of mental illness and disability prevents people from talking about what they are going through.
Chapter members will be given resources to help them design appropriate ADA compliant accommodations for their workers.
Audience members will learn how to facilitate empathetic conversations with their employees to help uncover hidden challenges they might experiencing.

Breakfast will start to be served at 7:30am, program to start 8am. Breakfast is included in cost of admission.

About the presenter:

Matt Glowacki was born in 1973 in Janesville, Wisconsin. His birth drew attention because even though he was healthy, he was born without legs. In his professional career as a disability speaker and advocate, he has delivered his messages to over a million people at hundreds of regional and national conventions along with two sitting presidents of the United States.

Matt serves as the DE&I Workflex Director for Wisconsin SHRM. He was a member of the State of Wisconsin’s Partners in Policy Making for People with Disabilities Council, and has been selected for and served on the State of Wisconsin on the Governor’s Rehabilitation Council over the Department of Vocational Rehabilitation, the Wisconsin Easter Seal’s State Board, and the University of Wisconsin- Whitewater’s College of Arts and Communication Dean’s Advisory Board.

Matt was a member of the US Paralympic Sitting Volleyball Team for eight years. While playing matches in 26 countries, he competed in the 2000 Paralympic Games in Sydney, Australia, and in the World Championships in Cairo, Egypt in 2002.

In 2017, he published his first book, Able-Bodied Like Me. Reviewed by Kirkus as a, “Perceptive discussion of disability and bias.”

HR Competencies:

Leadership & Navigation
Business Acumen
Ethical Practices
Relationship Management
Critical Evaluation
Global & Cultural Effectiveness
Communication
HR Knowledge expertise/functional area: Business Management; Employee and Labor Relations; Employee Relations and Engagement; Employee Relations and Risk Management; Learning and Development; Measurement and Analysis; and Talent Development and Management

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