Work-Life Studio
Work-Life Webinar & Trainings
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- Food Safety for Moms-to-Be Webcast
"What is Foodborne Illness—and How Does It Affect Me and My Unborn Baby?" Food Safety for Moms-to-Be, a U.S. Food and Drug Administration webcast, answers these questions and more! In just 20 minutes, you'll view all the need-to-know information on topic important to the health of moms-to-be and their unborn babies. - How to Support Nursing Women in Large Companies
This HHS Office of Women's Health video showcases large companies' options for expressing milk at work. Options include designated lactation rooms and spaces for multiple women to express milk at the same time. Several large companies give their solutions for how to make it work. - How to Support Nursing Women in Small Businesses
This HHS Office of Women's Health video showcases small businesses' creative options for managing their breastfeeding needs at work. Options include flexible spaces in offices, storage areas, and temporary flexible spaces. Several small companies share their solutions for how to make it work. - Space Solutions for Nursing Women at Work
This HHS Office of Women's Health video showcases several companies' creative options for providing private space to express milk at work, such as pop-up tents, flexible space in storage areas, and designated milk expression rooms.
- Overview of the Federal Child Care Subsidy Program
- Elder Care Guidance
- Federal Support for Nursing Mothers
Employee Assistance Programs
- Building an Effective Workplace Violence and Prevention Response Program
This video discusses how to become proactive in understanding and developing a comprehensive approach to workplace violence prevention. Formulate an agency policy and program using an interdisciplinary approach. - Domestic Violence Webcast
It is the policy of the Federal Government to promote the health and safety of its employees by acting to prevent domestic violence and providing support for Federal employees who are affected by such violence. On April 19, 2012, the Establishing Policies for Addressing Domestic Violence in the Federal Workforce Presidential Memorandum was released to Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies. This webcast provides an overview of the presidential memorandum, expectations for agencies, overview of guidance, and important considerations for policies. - Emergency Preparedness for Federal Employees in the National Capital Region
The goal of this course is to provide practical steps you can take to prepare for emergencies that could threaten your home, workplace, and community. This course is intended specifically for Federal employees living and working in the National Capital Region (NCR). - Introduction to Disaster Behavioral Health
The goal of this SAMHSA webinar is to educate participant about the mental health, substance abuse, and stress management needs of people who have been exposed to human-caused, natural, or technological disasters. Visit SAMHSA DTAC to learn more about resources dedicated to disaster behavioral health: http://beta.samhsa.gov/dtac. - Preventing Suicide: Everyone Plays a Role Webcast
Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the nation but is preventable through a public health approach. Through the use of echo sites (community-organized gathers) and technology, SAMHSA engaged the power of communities to prevent suicides. No one was audience, because everyone became a change agent as communities were catalyzed into action. For more information about suicide prevention visit: http://www.samhsa.gov/prevention/suicide.aspx. - Putting Yourself in the Other Person's Shoes
Putting Yourself in the Other Person's Shoes provides strategies for improving communication by considering and understanding the other person's perspective. The course describes effective communication styles and examines the impact of generational or cultural differences in workplace performance communications. - Workplace Violence Webcast
This video is a roundtable discussion from the National Institute of Health (NIH). It promotes civil behavior in the workplace and discusses the process NIH went through after a workplace violence event and their development and implementation of their CIVIL program.
- Introduction & History of Federal EAPs
- Federal EAP Guidance
- The Role of EAPs during Furloughs & Restructuring
General Work-Life
- Employee Engagement Communication and Psychological Safety Webcast
On July 26, 2016, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) hosted the webcast, Employee Engagement, Communication, and Psychological Safety, featuring Acting Director of the Department of Health and Human Services' Behavioral Health Services’ Organizational Development and Leadership division, Russell Robinson. This webcast explores the critical topics of employee engagement and psychological safety through the prism of communication. Psychological safety is defined as "the ability of an individual employee to show oneself without fear of negative consequences to self-image, status, or career". Russell discusses how ensuring communication channels are open and authentic, involving employees in decision-making, and facilitating discussions about organizational issues can increase trust in management and enable psychological safety and employee engagement. - Executive Excellence and Wellness through Strategic Leadership
This course is a tool you can use to gain valuable knowledge, strategies and resources on how to use strategic leadership skills in your work and personal life to achieve executive excellence and wellness. The strategies in this training — even if obvious or intuitive — are designed to provide a helpful reminder of the value of strategic approaches to both work and personal life. Duration: 30 minutes. - Maximizing Employee Engagement
This 30 minute course provides supervisors, managers and executives with practical guidance and resources to effectively engage their teams. This highly participatory course is designed to help provide learners with education about employee engagement and its relationship to organizational success, financial performance and employee outcomes such as retention and attraction. - Work-Life & Performance Culture
This third webinar in the OPM YouTube Series on the Human Capital Framework provides useful, practical information for aligning Work-Life programs to agency mission and strategy, creating a focus on inclusivity, harmonizing organizational culture to support and enhance performance, achieving positive outcomes for both employees and the agency, improving employee engagement and creativity, and incorporating continuous improvement through evaluation efforts. - 2012 Work-life Symposium Part 1
In support of the White House Council on Women and Girls' efforts to address the challenges in balancing work and family, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, hosted "A Symposium on Maximizing Work Life Effectiveness". This is Part 1 of 4 webcasts from the symposium. - 2012 Work-Life Symposium Part 2
In support of the White House Council on Women and Girls' efforts to address the challenges in balancing work and family, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, hosted "A Symposium on Maximizing Work Life Effectiveness". This is Part 2 of 4 webcasts from the symposium. - 2012 Work-Life Symposium Part 3
In support of the White House Council on Women and Girls' efforts to address the challenges in balancing work and family, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, hosted "A Symposium on Maximizing Work Life Effectiveness". This is Part 3 of 4 webcasts from the symposium. - 2012 Work-Life Symposium Part 4
In support of the White House Council on Women and Girls' efforts to address the challenges in balancing work and family, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, hosted "A Symposium on Maximizing Work Life Effectiveness". This is Part 4 of 4 webcasts from the symposium.
- Business Case for Work-Life Programs
Telework
- Telework Fundamentals – Employee Training
Telework can give you more control over your schedule, more time for family and community, and freedom from the interruptions of a noisy office. But will it work for you? This course gives you a brief, practical introduction to telework. It offers tools for deciding whether telework is a good fit for you and for the specific job you hold. It teaches you strategies for teleworking efficiently, staying "plugged in" to the office, and managing your interactions with co-workers and customers.
- Telework Fundamentals – Manager Training
Telework can help managers attract and retain the best qualified employees, provide them with uninterrupted blocks of time to work on key projects, and give their organization a way of functioning more effectively during crisis situations and other business interruptions. The course introduces managers to basic telework concepts. It walks managers through the process of developing a program, selecting employees for telework, and managing effectively in a telework environment.
- Advanced Business Case for Telework
- Business Case for Telework
- Telework Basics & Frequently Asked Questions
- Telework Enhancement Act & Policy Questions
Worksite Health & Wellness
- Challenge 2A: The Workforce That Will Stay
This workforce restructuring episode was recorded on June 21, 2012. This particular episode focuses on the workforce that stays. In one section, the role and impact of worksite health & wellness programs in helping the workforce during and after a restructuring and/or reduction in force is discussed. - Challenge 2B: The Workforce That Will Stay – Dr. Hunter and Well Being Domains, Kathy Christian, NASA Therapy Dogs
This workforce restructuring episode was recorded on June 21, 2012. This particular episode focuses on the workforce that stays. In one section, the role and impact of wellness programs in helping the workforce during and after a restructuring and/or reduction in force is discussed. - Food Safety for Moms-to-Be Webcast
"What is Foodborne Illness—and How Does It Affect Me and My Unborn Baby?" Food Safety for Moms-to-Be, a U.S. Food and Drug Administration webcast, answers these questions and more! In just 20 minutes, you'll view all the need-to-know information on topic important to the health of moms-to-be and their unborn babies. - How to Support Nursing Women in Large Companies
This HHS Office of Women's Health video showcases large companies' options for expressing milk at work. Options include designated lactation rooms and spaces for multiple women to express milk at the same time. Several large companies give their solutions for how to make it work. - How to Support Nursing Women in Small Businesses
This HHS Office of Women's Health video showcases small businesses' creative options for managing their breastfeeding needs at work. Options include flexible spaces in offices, storage areas, and temporary flexible spaces. Several small companies share their solutions for how to make it work. - Promoting Tobacco Cessation in the Federal Workforce Webinar (National Prevention Council)
This webinar discusses the promotion of tobacco cessation in the Federal workforce. It includes information regarding the National Prevention Strategy's recommendations, tobacco cessation supports available through the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program, and general information from CDC on how employers can help smokers quit. - Space Solutions for Nursing Women at Work
This HHS Office of Women's Health video showcases several companies' creative options for providing private space to express milk at work, such as pop-up tents, flexible space in storage areas, and designated milk expression rooms. - Using Health and Sustainability Guidelines in Federal Food Service Operations (National Prevention Council)
This webinar discusses the development of the Federal Health and Sustainability Guidelines, key components included in the guidelines, best practices for successful implementation, and the roles and responsibilities of Federal agencies.
- Creating More Health
- Federal Support for Nursing Mothers
- Healthy at Any Age
- Overview of a Comprehensive Worksite Health & Wellness Program