Empower Workplace Wellness: Addressing Co-Occurring Disorders in the Workplace
As the lines between work and non-work environments have blurred in our post-covid world, it’s more important than ever to use a coordinated approach to meet the needs of an organization and its employees. Known for exploring and challenging the boundaries of status quote and traditional thought, Ward Blanchard’s presentation and discussion will explore the current state of co-occurring disorders in the workplace, and how workplaces represent a critical point of contact for those struggling; by establishing a recovery supportive workplace, employers can create work environment that actively addresses the negative impact of co-occurring disorders, reduces stigma, supports treatment and long- recovery, and establishing employee-centered employee centered approach, dedicated to organizational wellness that also improves the bottom line!
Key Takeaways -
- Attendees will be educated in the current epidemiology and state of co-occurring disorders in the workplace and its impact on key organizational areas
- Attendees will be introduced how to assess and evaluate “Recovery Friendly workplace”
- Attendees will learn how companies plan to address co-occurring disorders in the workplace in 2025.
- Attendees will participate in discussion of an organization’s role in employee behavioral health matters.
Date/Time
Thursday, April 17, 2025
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Agenda
Networking and Lunch: 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Intro and Speaker: 12:00 - 1:00 PM
Wrap-Up: 1:00 PM
Location
Top Golf
8024 Savoy Corporate Drive
Charlotte, NC 28273
Ward Blanchard, MFT, MBA, CCS, LCAS
Born and raised on the coast of the Outer Banks of North Carolina, Ward’s professional career sprouted from the progressive roots of Southern California nearly 15 years ago. Ward’s behavioral health career was cultivated through working in all facets of the behavioral health treatment industry. In 2017, now living in Charlotte, NC--- Ward established The Blanchard Institute, LLC, a dual diagnosis outpatient treatment center that incorporates comprehensive family focused care. Ward and his team approach treatment for behavioral health conditions through a unique family systems model that utilizes multiple evidence-based modalities in their innovative Blanchard family restructuring process.
Ward has a Master’s Degree in Psychology—Marriage and Family Therapy and an MBA in Healthcare administration. Specializing in dual diagnosis, Ward obtained his advance addiction counseling education credential through California Association of Alcohol and Drug Counselors (CADC- II). Ward is also a Licensed Clinical Addiction Specialist (LCAS) and a credentialed Clinical Supervisor (CCS). Currently, Ward is honored to serve on the Board of Directors of Addiction Professionals of North Carolina (APNC), a NPO (501c3) empowering advocacy and professional development in the NC human service industry, as Vice President of Southwestern Region of North Carolina.
Ward’s fervent passion is centered on treating and educating individuals and families--- and educating professionals about the family system and the need for industry change and accountability. Suffering clients and families deserve professionals and treatment resources that are evidence based, progressive, compassionate---and treat this disease with empathy, compassion, and reverence for how deadly it is. Ward has presented extensively at national conferences, hospital systems, continuing medical education events, and public service events. The status quo is unacceptable, and the professional field---must be the change we want to see in our field.
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