Webcasts, Podcasts, and Live CoPs: Podcast: Assessment as a Business Engagement Strategy and Return to Work Tool for RETAIN, Dr. Joe Ashley

Listen to this three-part podcast as Dr. Joe Ashley discusses with RETAIN TA’s Director GeMar Neloms, how assessing workability of injured or ill individuals supports both business and worker engagement in return-to-work and stay -at-work options. This podcast starts with an overview of assessment, it’s role and value for engaging businesses and work samples and simulation all within the context of RETAIN and concludes with a real example. Part 2 of the podcast continues to draw from real world applications and takes a more in-depth look at work samples and simulation, the job analysis role and process and related value to small and medium size businesses. Part 3 of the series concludes with part 3 with Dr. Ashley highlighting transferability skills analysis, people, places and resources related to assessment and considerations and key takeaways for RETAIN state teams.

Subject Matter Expert: Dr. Joe Ashley

Moderator: GeMar Neloms, American Institutes for Research, Director-RETAIN TA

Approximate Run Time:

Part 1- 16 minutes
Part 2- 12 minutes
Part 3- 13 minutes

This podcast was prepared for the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Office of Disability Employment Policy and Retaining Employment and Talent After Injury/Illness Network (RETAIN) state grantees, by the American Institutes for Research under DOL Contract Number 1605DC-18-F-00429. The views expressed are those of the authors and should not be attributed to DOL, nor does mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement of same by the U.S. Government.