Useful Resources
- WorkSafeBC "vocational rehabilitation, your guide to returning to work" (Nov. 5, 2015)
- Becker, D. L., Swanson, S. J., Reese, S. L., Bond, G. R., & McLeman, B. M. (2019, December). Fidelity Manual Fourth Edition. Retrieved from IPS Works: https://ipsworks.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Final-Fidelity-Manual-Fourth-Edition-112619.pdf
- Workplace wellness is vital to employee well-being and the efficiency of company operations (Forbes, 2020; Jones et al., 2018).
- Poor physical, mental, emotional, and social wellness in the working environment results in billions of lost profits for businesses and struggling and suffering employees on a global scale (Gallup, 2023; Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, 2021).
- Workplace wellness can be described as our “ability to feel good and function effectively” in the working environment (McQuaid & Kern, 2018, p. 11). Also described as workplace wellbeing, it offers the resources needed to navigate the highs and lows of our professional lives and feel good “physically, mentally, emotionally, spiritually, intellectually, and socially” (McQuaid & Kern, 2018, p. 11).
- Such high levels of wellness and being able to achieve what we want at work have many positive outcomes, including (McQuaid & Kern, 2018):
- Improved Resilience and Energy
- Better Health and Happiness
- Boosted Social Connectivity
- Increased Productivity and Income