Reasonable Accommodations for Mental Health in the Workplace

After working for several years as a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor, Jenny Haykin, M.A., CRC, obtained a master’s degree in human resources development to focus her career on stay-at-work and return-to-work programming. The programs she has developed for employers in the Seattle area over the past 20 years have earned multiple national recognitions. She utilizes stay-at-work and return-to-work as the drivers of disability management and program integration. Her current responsibilities include oversight of PSE’s leaves, Workers’ Compensation, disability benefits, accommodations, Employee Assistance Program, medical case management, fitness for duty and ergonomics for medical issues programs. Jenny is a writer and international speaker on the topic of mental health in the workplace who has been quoted in news stories by CBS, the Wall Street Journal and other publications. She has been a contributor to projects with organizations such as the US Department of Health & Human Services, The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, and the Center for Workplace Mental Health.