Disability Management: Theory, Strategy and Industry Practice, 7th Edition

Soaring disability costs can take a big chunk out of company profits.
The good news is that Integrated Disability Management Programs can reduce disability costs by 19%-25% and employee benefit costs by 15%-35%. The seventh edition of Disability Management: Theory, Strategy and Industry Practice is the perfect resource tool for creating, implementing, and understanding how to integrate an Integrated Disability Management Program with other workplace programs and provide proven management solutions to Canadian employers.

Features of This Book

• Provides a step-by-step approach on how to plan, design, implement, operate, evaluate, and continuously improve an Integrated Disability Management Program
• Features related policies, practice standards and procedures
• Offers practical advice on how to integrate an Integrated Disability Management Program with other workplace programs such as employee assistance, human resources, occupational health & safety, attendance control programs, and workplace wellness programs
• Offers charts, tables, illustrations and case studies to provide clear guidance, instruction and helpful advice
• Provides expert guidance on marketing disability management programs and communicating results, disability management education, illness and injury prevention techniques, disability management best practices, and the law concerning disability management and effective management of psychological disabilities in the workplace
• Answers important questions on effective management of all types of disability management claims and cases, disability management best practices, nursing best practices, ethical and legal considerations, cultural implications, and outsourcing approaches and techniques
• Covers professional skill development topics in career development, internal and external consulting skills, and disability management educational opportunities

What's New in This Edition

• A new chapter on Project Management, guiding the Disability Management Practitioner/Professional through bidding on and managing project work
• All 34 previous chapters have been updated with the latest statistics and figures, while drawing together theory and industry practices

Who Should Read This Book

• Employers, employees, unions, disability management practitioners/professionals, disability claims managers, human resources professionals, workgroups, and employee benefits consultants – to assist in creating or operating an Integrated Disability Management Program
• Lawyers – to advise employers and employees in this area
• Rehabilitation specialists and occupational health professionals (including nurses, therapists and physicians) – to assist employees in rehabilitation and return-to-work activities
• Safety professionals and wellness coordinators – to seek ways to prevent and/or mitigate workplace injury, illness occurrence and costs
• Government ministries
• Law libraries
• Academic – particularly schools offering courses on disability management programs