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Dr Mark Gabbay

'Using research to meet the challenges'

Prof Mark Gabbay leads the Fit for Work Research Group in Liverpool. He will present an update on research into sickness absence, the key challenges facing UK policy makers, service providers, professionals, employees and employers. He will address these challenges in the light of the available research, and suggest how professionals can address and negotiate issues around health and work with their patients and clients.

Ben Willmott

'Managing and supporting mental health at work'

Ben Willmott will cover:

• Managing mental health at work - why it is an increasingly important area for employers
• The implications for employers and health professionals of the revised F Med 3 ‘sicknote'
• Supporting people with health problems make lasting and successful returns to work

Kevin Friery

'I'm A Counsellor, Get Me Into There'

The wellbeing agenda requires counsellors to develop a new approach to professional practice. What are the skills and attitudes that will help, and what will hinder? How can we make a positive contribution and become a true strategic partner? What can counsellors offer over and above "Me and You In A Room"? With a background as a counsellor and a manager in the public, private and voluntary sectors, Clinical Director of a large Employee Wellbeing organisation and Chair of BACP Workplace, Kevin Friery brings a unique perspective to bear on these questions.