Disability:IN Minnesota is pleased to partner with Cargill to host its March Meeting.
Featured Presentation: Cargill’s Psychological Well-Being Journey
Agenda:
8:00-8:15 am: Welcome and Member Updates
8:15-9:00 am: Featured Presentation: Cargill’s Psychological Well-Being Journey
8:45-9:00 am: Q&A and Employee Mental Health Idea Sharing
9:00-9:25 am: Virtual Networking
9:25-9:30: Wrap up
Description: In late 2019 Cargill recognized the need to build its mental health programs. The journey started with a survey to understand the gaps and opportunities and led to robust programs, training, and resources, including an anti-stigma campaign that is changing the company culture around mental health.
Participants will learn:
- What data was collected and how it built the foundation of the program
- New programs and resources that were created
- The “Be Mindful” Mental Health Awareness training
- The “How are you doing, really?” anti-stigma campaign
Presenter: (Andrea) Andi Blaylock, LCSW, CEAP, SAP is the Employee Relations Programs Senior Consultant representing North America for Cargill, Inc., managing employee support programs such as Employee Assistance and Work/Life, Drug and Alcohol, Workplace Violence, Crisis Intervention, and Outplacement. In this capacity Andi advises businesses and administrative functions on issues related to employee mental health, wellness and substance abuse and treatment. By recommending early intervention to employee personal problems, absenteeism is reduced while safety, productivity and engagement are increased.
In addition, Andi has been the Chair of the Cargill Ability Network (iCAN), Cargill’s disability focused business resource group, since July 2015. iCAN advocates for workplace inclusion practices for employees with disabilities of all types, including mental health.
Andi has been in the employee assistance and Human Resources field for fifteen years, following an earlier career in child welfare. She has extensive experience consulting and training work organizations of all sizes and industries on the impact of personal problems and work/life issues on the workplace. In addition, Andi has provided hundreds of hours of onsite critical incident response services to workplaces following individual employee trauma, workforce reorganization and natural disaster.
Andi is a licensed clinical social worker with a Master’s Degree from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. She regularly volunteers with Girls on the Run and Back on My Feet, two organizations that empower their clients through running, while also maintaining a small private practice focusing on couples.
