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Date: November 25, 2024 Mon
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1 results foundAuthor: Bensimon, Philippe Title: Wellness at Work: A Matter of Choice for a Better Future Summary: An emerging challenge for the federal government is responding to the growing number of public servants who suffer from some form of psychological injury or disability. May (2010) reported that depression, stress and other forms of mental illness accounted for nearly 45% of all disability claims in the federal public service. Given these statistics, it is becoming increasingly important for organizations to develop strategies that promote workplace wellness to counter these trends. This issue is even more important for the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC or Service) due to the stressful conditions in which a large proportion of our employees work. The workplace plays an important role in the physical and mental health of its employees, and confronting issues of job-related stressors can impact the entire organization. As such, the Research Branch examined the issue of CSC staff wellness, and identified innovative or emerging workplace wellness strategies delivered by other federal government organizations, as well as provincial and territorial departments of correction. In order to determine what workplace wellness strategies were being developed and delivered by other federal agencies, a survey was sent to 63 government departments and all 13 provincial and territorial departments of corrections in January, 2010. While the federal response rate was disappointing (30.1%), the respondents provided examples of wellness programs. Most of these interventions fell within four broad categories; (a) Learning and Development (e.g., educational strategies that promote employee wellness); (b) Supporting Fitness-oriented Activities; (c) Health Promotion/Health Screening activities (e.g., blood pressure and glucose screenings, body mass index, monitoring heart rates, and dental checks), and; (d) Employee Recognition Programs. Responses from eight provincial and territorial departments of correction (61.5% response rate) were generally similar to those presented by the federal agencies, although some innovative wellness programs had been introduced, such as self-directed spending accounts for wellness. Last, several strategies developed by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the Canadian Forces to increase wellness in their organizations are also reported. Altogether, there seems to be growing interest in the development of employer-sponsored wellness interventions that enable employees to increase their psychological and physical health. This study provides a starting point from which more extensive examination of the issues can be conducted. Details: Ottawa: Research Branch, Correctional Service of Canada, 2010. 54p. Source: Internet Resource: Research Report 2010 No. R-219: Accessed March 26, 2011 at: http://www.csc-scc.gc.ca/text/rsrch/reports/r219/r219-eng.pdf Year: 2010 Country: Canada URL: http://www.csc-scc.gc.ca/text/rsrch/reports/r219/r219-eng.pdf Shelf Number: 121118 Keywords: Corrections OfficersEmployee StressMental HealthPrison GuardsWork-Related Stress (Canada) |