2024

NIDMAR Celebrates 30th Anniversary

NIDMAR celebrated its 30th Anniversary on May 23 with a lineup of speakers and a new video highlighting achievements undertaken in the last 30 years.
Speakers included:
•  Dean Winsor, NIDMAR Co-Chair welcomed the invited guests.
•  Jennifer Whiteside, BC Minister of Labour who provided her congratulations by video.
•  Gord Johns, MP Courtenay-Alberni, spoke of his awareness of the plight of people with disabilities and lack of return to work opportunities.
•  Trevor Alexander, President and CEO, Alberta Workers’ Compensation Board, spoke of the role of WCBs in the return to work process.
•  Prof. Dr. Joachim Breuer, fr. President International Social Security Association; fr. President and CEO, Federal German Workers Compensation System, paid tribute to Ken Neumann, Co-Chair of NIDMAR for the past 18 years who is stepping down.
•  Ken Neumann, retiring Board Member, spoke of his years advocating on behalf of injured workers.
•  Sari Sairanon, NIDMAR incoming Co-Chair spoke about moving forward. A new video highlighting NIDMAR’s many achievements over the past 30 years was introduced by Trevor Jansen, Staggering Media and referenced his own personal family experience. Wolfgang Zimmermann, Executive Director of NIDMAR acted as MC for the event.

To view the video provided by BC’s Minister of Labour and the NIDMAR 30th Anniversary video, please click here NIDMAR 30th Anniversary Video

The CDMP Designation Explained

The CDMP Designation, Explained video sets out the leadership, opportunities, and impact that CDMPs can have, with their focus being to maintain employment for individuals living with a mental or physical impairment. They are specialized in effective early intervention, coordinating occupational rehabilitation, and guiding the process of returning an injured or disabled employee back into the workplace. They can be a great resource for HR and social workers as they apply a balanced and fair approach. They work with unions, employers, workers compensation boards, government departments and insurance providers in designing accessibility plans, meeting regulatory requirements, and instituting best practices. This 6-1/2 minute video also identifies some of the many varied career opportunities and financial stability that this profession provides for those having the CDMP designation.

The CSPDM Designation Explained Video

The Workplace Disability Management Assessment

The Workplace Disability Management Assessment: An employer’s guide to reducing costs and retaining valuable workers

This 12-minute video promotes the benefits of undertaking an assessment of a workplace program. And as Bill Dyer, Director of Program Assessments states, “…we are not here to point fingers and tell people that they haven’t been doing their jobs. In fact, the assessment is a supportive and confidential discussion with a consensus-based approach. And the only person who gets the report is the person who requested it.”

Under the current BC and Federal Government initiatives, the cost of a program assessment is covered by the grants, so there is no cost.

For further details and/or to apply, please go to:

Organizations located in British Columbia: https://www.nidmar.ca/news/full_story.asp?fid=284

Organizations located in Canada outside of British Columbia: https://www.nidmar.ca/news/full_story.asp?fid=295

 

Or, please contact NIDMAR at: [email protected]