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SUMMARY:Opening General Session -- Wellness Benefits of Employment
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DESCRIPTION:<span style="font-size:16px;">Employment provides purpose, structure to one&rsquo;s day among other benefits. Gainful employment improves quality and length of life through multiple wellness dimensions. Far too often people with mental health and substance use challenges often are not supported to pursue paid employment or, are encouraged to stay on government benefits. This session will present employment in a wellness framework and will examine how providers, family members, and policy makers can transform the notion that a disability is a barrier to employment.&nbsp;<br />
<span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>Learning Objectives:</strong></span><br />
This session will enable participants to be able to:</span><br />
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		<span style="font-size:16px;">Define the numerous&nbsp; health and wellness benefits of employment;</span></li>
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		<span style="font-size:16px;">Examine how employment can address many social determinants of health; and,</span></li>
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		<span style="font-size:16px;">Describe how the wellness approach can enhance an individual&rsquo;s employment pursuits.</span></li>
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