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Experience of Employees with Disabilities

Diversity and Inclusion, Disability Management, Human Resources, Leadership
130 1hr
December 7, 2022
We'll discuss a grounded theory investigation on how employees with disabilities are treated at work. Topics will include mistreatment types, emotional impact, employee response, and the role of disability service providers in promoting workplace inclusion.

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We will review and discuss the results of a grounded theory investigation of how employees with disabilities are treated on the job. Priority talking points will include the types of workplace treatment reported by the participants; the emotional toll of workplace mistreatment; how employees respond to workplace mistreatment; and the intersection of individual, disability, and workplace environment in the treatment of employees with disabilities. We will conclude with a discussion of how disability service providers can partner with all stakeholders to ensure workplace inclusion of employees with disabilities.

Learning Outcomes

A better understanding of the treatment of employees with disabilities on the job, factors that influence how they rare treated, and how they respond to mistreatment.
Increased empathy for the emotional toll that workplace mistreatment takes on employees with disabilities.
An enhanced desire and ability to advocate for greater inclusion of employees with disabilities in workplace settings.

Speakers

Lynn C. Koch, Ph.D., CRC
Lynn C. Koch, Ph.D., CRC is a Professor of Rehabilitation Counseling in the Counselor Education Program at the University of Arkansas where she has been employed since 2006. Prior to joining the University of Arkansas faculty, she served as the Coordinator of the Rehabilitation Counseling Program at Kent State University and was a faculty member in the Center for Disability Studies for ten years. A nationally Certified Rehabilitation Counselor, Dr. Koch received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Arizona and her doctorate from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Dr. Koch’s most prominent research interest is the vocational and psychosocial implications of emerging disabilities. Since completing her doctorate in 1996, she has authored or co-authored more than 125 publications including professional journal articles; book chapters; and two books, Emerging Issues in Rehabilitation Counseling and Rehabilitation Counseling and Emerging Disabilities. Dr. Koch has received numerous awards for her research.

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