NEW SERVICE: Progressive Goal Attainment Program

NEW SERVICE: Progressive Goal Attainment Program

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I recently finished specialized training to provide a structured disability counseling program - Progressive Goal Attainment Program (PGAP) that may be helpful for more serious workers' compensation, auto, or liability cases and for those who are having difficulty moving past their disability. It is a 15 week program designed to result in Return To Work (or in more serious cases improved quality of life). It is based on science and has numbers to back it up.

Injured or disabled: If you are like my other clients you are probably feeling very overwhelmed and cannot see your way past your current disability. This 15 week program can help move you forward in small, manageable steps. Email me for a free consult marysevinsky@icloud.com.

Professionals: I imagine this service might be effectively used to settle more challenging cases. I would even go so far as to say it could be used in place of "traditional" vocational services.  Email me for a free consult marysevinsky@icloud.com.

Here is more info, if you are interested: 

https://www.pgapworks.com/en/whatisthepgap/index.php 

Email me for a Password marysevinsky@icloud.com

From the PGAPWorks.com website: 

The treatment objectives of the PGAP® proceed from the view that return to work is the highest level of independence that can be offered to someone with a debilitating health or mental health condition. 


The PGAP® is currently the most researched risk-targeted intervention designed to reduce disability associated with a wide range of debilitating health and mental health conditions. 


The PGAP® is considered to be one of the most cost effective approaches for reducing disability and fostering return to work in individuals who suffer from a wide range of debilitating health and mental health conditions. 


The PGAP® has been shown to be effective in facilitating return to work in individuals who have sustained musculoskeletal injuries, individuals with chronic low back pain and fibromyalgia, as well as individual with debilitating mental health conditions such as depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. 

View  a brief, informational video here:

https://www.pgapworks.com/en/whatisthepgap/index.php 

Email me for a Password marysevinsky@icloud.com

Mary Sherwood, MS, CDMS, CCM, Occupational Consultant

Progressive Goal Attainment Program (PGAP) Certified 

Landline 302.644.1827 | Mobile:  410.444.1989 | Skype Mary.E.Sherwood | Google Hangout Mary@Life-Works.Info

Let me know how you are doing or how I can help! 

Comment below or reach out. 

Mary Sherwood, MS, CDMS, CCM, Occupational Consultant

Landline 302.644.1827 | Mobile:  410.444.1989 | Skype Mary.E.Sherwood | Online

Job Search Tip of the Day - Take a walk

If this describes you, take a walk!  YOU:

Have been sitting in front of a computer job searching for more than 2 hours
Are thirsty, hungry, tired, something else, but will do it in a minute after you _______
Have the remains of one or meals on or near your desk
Are squinting
Have a crimp in your back, leg or neck
Are blinking a lot
Wonder if it is sunny, cloudy, rainy, hot, or cold outside
Haven't seen another human face for 3 hours or more (TV doesn't count)
Are not dressed
Did not brush your teeth
Have a drink in front of you that should be hot, but is cold or vice versa)

You will find you are more productive and relaxed if you take regular breaks, but the effects of a walk outside can't be beat!

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5 Ways to Get a Job

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Recently, when explaining to a client that it was important to vary his approach to finding and applying to jobs, I stumbled upon the “Five Fingers of Job Search.”

In general, you are going to have the best results by spreading out your “hand” and tapping into more jobs.

Certainly other ways to get a job, but if you follow these recommendations, you are bound to be successful.To find the most jobs, you will want your fingers to spread over the following job search resources:  Read More

VACATION Vocations? How to Live & Work in a Resort Area

By CAREEREALISM-Approved Expert, Mary Sherwood Sevinsky, MS, CDMS, CCM

Who hasn’t gone on vacation to mourn leaving and say, “I wish I could live here…let’s not go back!” Well, as my husband would say that is unemployment, not vacation. A valid point, I think.

That having been said if you do have a regular vacation site and do have a sincere desire to relocate to that area, it is possible.

How? Keep in mind that resort areas have a very specialized economy. There are limited job opportunities for many traditional career paths, other than hospitality and amusement. There are, however, very definite niches and opportunities for self-employment.

The trick, of course is to identify a way to move to the beach, or maybe you prefer the mountains or lake such and such?

Next time you visit, take a hard look at the culture, the needs of the existing businesses, residents that live there. Where might you fit in? How can you fill a niche? Would it be through employment or self-employment?

Perhaps you can modify your current position to telecommute, at least part time. Consider proposing to work from home two days a week and the office three days. Try just one if that doesn’t work. Use the local time to further investigate your opportunities or explore gradually increasing your telecommuting days to a full time level.

A change in a position with your current employer might be possible. I returned to field work from a mid-level management, which allows me to work from home full time, wherever that may be!

Be creative.

If you are serious about moving to a resort area it will likely involve a change of pace. Think long and hard about whether you are ready for this change before making any commitments to a plan. Usually this pace is more palatable than a regular, hum drum, workaday life. But, don’t take this change lightly.

As with any career change (see my previous article: Dare to dream of change in your career) make sure youhave the resources to follow through on your plan, once you develop one. Will you need to work in a different field for a time to use as a stepping stone? Will you have to work two jobs because the cost of living is higher? Consider these in your planning.

Plan carefully and make sure your friends and loved ones are supportive of your plan (or be prepared to make a change in those relationships). Make a reasonable timeline – what will you accomplish by when. It is fine to adjust it as you go, but it is imperative to have one to work from.

When planning goals it is most often easiest to start with the long term goal and then back up to identify each step you need to take to reach it, followed by when you could hope to accomplish each step.

You may be able to make a smooth, gradual transition to your new life in a resort area or you may be able to arrange an all at once jump into your resort town. Either way, enjoy it!

Mary Sherwood Sevinsky writes career transition for the Examiner.com – her blog can be found athttp://www.examiner.com/x-20518-Wilmington-Career-Transition-Examiner. You can find contact her directly at www.marysevinsky.wordpress.com or www.linkedin.com/in/MarySevinsky.