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Webinar Agenda I ntro duc tio ns • Unde rsta nding the c o nne c tio n b e twe e n • he a lthy ma rria g e a nd re la tio nship skills a nd b e ne fits to e mplo ye rs Pro mo ting He a lthy Re la tio nship Skills fo r • E mplo ye e s: A Guide fo r Wo rkfo rc e Pro fe ssio na ls L e sso ns F ro m T o le do Are a Ministrie s • L e sso ns F ro m PB&J F a mily Se rvic e s • Q&A •

National Resource Center for Healthy Marriage and Fam ilies Mission: Co nne c ting he a lthy ma rria g e • e duc a tio n skills a nd sa fe ty-ne t se rvic e s a s a n inte g ra te d a ppro a c h to stre ng the ning fa milie s

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Presenters John Wilc ox , c o -a utho r Pro mo ting He althy • Re latio nship Skills fo r E mplo ye e s: A Guide fo r Wo rkfo rc e Pro fe ssio nals T o o lkit rie dma n, c o -a utho r Pro mo ting He althy Doria n F • Re latio nship Skills fo r E mplo ye e s: A Guide fo r Wo rkfo rc e Pro fe ssio nals T o o lkit ile s , Dire c to r, Ke e ping I o g e the r , T o le do t T Avis F • Are a Ministrie s De a n Ma ’a ya n, Dire c to r o f De ve lo pme nt & • Stra te g ic I nitia tive s, PB&J F a mily Se rvic e s, I nc .

Prom oting Healthy Relationship Skills for Em ployees: A Guide for Workforce Professionals John Wilcox Dorian Friedm an

Background Co rpo ra te Vo ic e s fo r Wo rking F a milie s • pa rtne re d with I CF a nd the Na tio na l Re so urc e Ce nte r fo r He a lthy Ma rria g e a nd F a milie s to pro duc e a use r-frie ndly g uide fo r pra c titio ne rs, e mplo ye rs, a nd wo rkfo rc e pro fe ssio na ls. T he g uide a ddre sse s the impo rta nc e o f • pro mo ting he a lthy fa mily a nd ma rita l re la tio nships a s a n e ffe c tive stra te g y to impro ve inte rpe rso na l re la tio nships a nd pro duc tivity in the wo rkpla c e .

Background Pr o mo ting He althy Re latio nship Skills fo r • mplo ye e s fo c use s o n spe c ific ste ps E e mplo ye rs c a n ta ke to suppo rt e mplo ye e s, e nha nc e the ir inte rpe rso na l skills, a nd re duc e fa mily stre ss. E mplo ye r-spo nso re d pro g ra ms tha t stre ng the n • ke y inte rpe rso na l skills suc h a s c ommunic a tion a nd c onflic t re solution , a nd o ffe r suppo rt fo r re la te d skills suc h a s he a lthy pa re nting a nd fina nc ia l ma na g e me nt , c a n stre ng the n fa milie s and impro ve b usine ss o utc o me s.

Healthy Relationships … E mplo ye e stre ss c o sts Ame ric a n b usine sse s • b illio ns o f do lla rs e a c h ye a r in he a lth c a re c o sts, diminishe d pro duc tivity, a b se nte e ism a nd turno ve r. An o fte n o ve rlo o ke d so urc e o f stre ss • c o me s fro m e mplo ye e s’ re la tio nships a t ho me , inc luding the ir ma rria g e s.

… and Success on the Job Re se a rc h finding s o n he a lthy re la tio nships • sug g e st tha t forwa rd- thinking e mploye rs c a n pla y a positive role by ma king mode st inve stme nts in ke y re la tio nship skills fo r the ir e mplo ye e s. L o g ic a l pla c e s to sta rt: o I mpro ving c o mmunic a tio n o Co nflic t re so lutio n o Pa re nting o F ina nc ia l lite ra c y … sinc e the se skills c o rre la te with sta b ility a t • ho me a nd o n the jo b .

Stress Costs Business e ss is a c o mmo n pa rt o f the Ame ric a n Str • wo rkpla c e to da y Stre ss c o sts Ame ric a n b usine ss a n e stima te d • ye ar $150 to $300 billio n pe r (Ame ric a n I nstitute o f Stre ss, 2013; re la te d re se a rc h)

Stress Costs Business I nc re a se d stre ss drive s e mplo ye e turno ve r, • diminishe s pro duc tivity, a nd a ffe c ts me dic a l, le g a l, a nd insura nc e c o sts. So me studie s ha ve fo und 46% hig he r he a lth c a re spe nding fo r stre sse d e mplo ye e s*. Stre ss le a ds to hig he r wo rkpla c e a b se nte e ism • tha n illne ss a nd injury, a nd ha s b e e n linke d to a ra ng e o f he a lth issue s inc luding de pre ssio n a nd he a rt dise a se . T he Wo rld He a lth Org a niza tio n re c e ntly c a lle d • stre ss “the he a lth e pide mic o f the 21 st c e ntury” (*Go e tze l, And e rso n, Whitme r, Ozminko wski, Dunn & Wa sse rma n, 1998)

Outside Stress Matters F o r ma ny e mplo ye e s, a c o mmo n so urc e o f stre ss • fro m ho me is the ir re la tio nship with the ir spo use o r pa rtne r. o I n o ne surve y, 22 pe rc e nt o f e mplo ye e s sa id pe rso na l re la tio nship issue s we re the ir b ig g e st distra c tio n a t wo rk o Ano the r study e stima te d tha t Ame ric a n b usine sse s lo se $6.8 b illio n a ye a r due to wo rk lo ss a nd de c re a se d pro duc tivity linke d to ma rita l pro b le ms On a n individua l le ve l, the divo rc e o f o ne e mplo ye e • ma king $20 a n ho ur c o uld c o st his/ he r e mplo ye r a n e stima te d $8,000

Investing in Healthy Relationships Can Pay Real Dividends Re se a rc h sug g e sts tha t e mplo ye e s in he a lthy • a nd sta b le re la tio nships te nd to b e mo re pro duc tive , mo re c o mmitte d to the ir e mplo ye rs, a nd he a lthie r o ve ra ll. And e mplo ye e s in he a lthy ma rria g e s c a n no t • o nly sa ve e mplo ye rs in he a lth c a re c o sts a nd o the r e xpe nse s, b ut ma y e ve n inc re a se c o mpa ny pro fits. Whe n c o mpa nie s inve st in the physic a l a nd • e mo tio na l we llne ss o f the ir wo rke rs, the “ROI ” c a n ra ng e fro m $1.50 to a s muc h a s $6.85 fo r e ve ry do lla r spe nt.

Em ployer Best Practices Our re so urc e g uide pro file s five c o mpa nie s – fro m • dive rse industrie s a nd with diffe re nt wo rkfo rc e de mo g ra phic s – tha t ha ve inve ste d in he a lthy re la tio nship initia tive s fo r the ir e mplo ye e s. • AOL • Bon Se c our s He alth Syste m • CVS Car e mar k • E r nst & Young • PNC Bank T he ir e xpe rie nc e s o ffe rs va lua b le le sso ns fo r o the r • e mplo ye rs, b o th la rg e a nd sma ll, who a re c o mmitte d to a dding o r e xpa nding he a lthy re la tio nship e duc a tio n.

AOL T hro ug h AOL ’ s E mplo ye e Assista nc e Pro g ra m, • c o mpa ny sta ffe rs a nd the ir fa milie s c a n a c c e ss a n e ntire te a m o f pro fe ssio na ls to he lp with… o Ma rita l a nd re la tio nship pro b le ms o T ro ub le d c hildre n a nd a do le sc e nts o Anxie ty a nd de pre ssio n e nt Coac h” – a c o ntra c t c hild psyc ho lo g ist – A “Par • o ffe rs individua lize d c o unse ling , pa re nting se mina rs, we b ina rs a nd mo re

AOL e is o ffe re d thro ug h o n-side Ge ne r ous c hild c ar • c hild c a re c e nte rs, while sub sidie s a re a va ila b le to a ny inte re ste d e mplo ye e T he c o mpa ny’ s po pula r We llBaby pr am ogr • suppo rts e xpe c ta nt pa re nts thro ug h se mina rs, la c ta tio n c o a c hing , a nd e ve n fina nc ia l re wa rds fo r mo ms who me e t pro g ra m mile sto ne s a lo ng the wa y “If o ur e mplo ye e s ar e no t happy at ho me , the y’r e • no t go ing to be happy and pr o duc tive at wo r k,” says AOL ’s Stac e y Ge mme ll. “So fr o m a bo tto m- line standpo int, it c o mple te ly make s se nse .”

Bon Secours Health System T his $3.3 b illio n ne two rk o f ho spita ls a nd he a lth c a re • fa c ilitie s is a na tio na l le a de r in e mplo ye e he a lth a nd we llne ss initia tive s Po pula r pro g ra ms inc lude par e nting , financ ial • t , a nd str e duc tion c o unse ling , c la sse s suppor e ss r a nd wo rksho ps o “Hit the Pa use Butto n” c la ss re e No w , a n o nline pro g ra m de ve lo pe d o Stre ssF b y e xpe rts a t the Cle ve la nd Clinic Spe c ia l fo c us o n the uniq ue stre sso rs we ig hing o n • nurse s, do c to rs, a nd o the r he a lth c a re pro fe ssio na ls “We r e c o gnize that str e ss impac ts all ar e as o f an • e mplo ye e ’s life … and that c an have a de str uc tive e ffe c t o n family and pe r so nal r e latio nships,” says c ham. Julie Bur

CVS/ Carem ark T he c o mpa ny’ s mo tto – “de dic a te d to he lping • pe o ple o n the ir pa th to b e tte r he a lth” – e xte nds to CVS’ s dive rse wo rkfo rc e o f mo re tha n 200,000 a sso c ia te s na tio nwide . am pro mo te s he a lthy physic a l We llRe war ds pr ogr • life style s thro ug h sc re e ning s, a sse ssme nts, a nd fina nc ia l inc e ntive s fo r he a lthy b e ha vio r I n pa rtne rship with L ife Sc o pe , its E AP pro vide r, CVS • o ffe rs a wide ra ng e o f suppo rts a nd c o unse ling Stre ss a nd re la tio nship c o nflic ts a re a mo ng the to p re a so ns CVS e mplo ye e s se e k suppo rt