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Module Exercise Questions

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Module Exercise #1 (Modules 1&2):

1. In your own words, what is disability management? Please refer to the


goals of disability management in your response (e.g., function, early
intervention)
2. From your understanding, what are the main differences between medical
models of disability and social models of disability? What about each of
the models may or may not work in the contemporary Canadian
workplace?

Module Exercise #2 (Modules 3&4):

1. Are there any stakeholders that are more important in the disability
management process than others? Why or Why not? Explain your
reasoning.

2. Discuss 1-2 ways that you think organizational culture affects disability
management, disability duration and return-to-work.

Module Exercise #3 (Modules 5&6):

1. Explain your understanding of duty to accommodate. What role might a


disability manager play in addressing duty to accommodate?

2. In your opinion, and from the perspective of a disability manager, what


are the main benefits and challenges of an EAP/EFAP.
Module Exercise #4 (Modules 7&8):

1. Based on your learning to date, explain the benefits of having a disability


manager involved in a return-to-work plan. Make specific reference to the
role a disability manager may play in confidentiality, duty to accommodate,
and stay-at-work and return-to-work planning.

2. Imagine you are part of a new business with 1000 employees. You are
tasked with determining whether your company should choose internal or
external disability management services and identifying what types of
disability management programs and strategies the new business should
utilize. Identify whether you would recommend an internal or external
disability management program (and explain why) and state one important
program or one important strategy that would you recommend for this new
business? Defend and support your decisions.

Module Exercise #5 (Modules 9 &10):

1. Do you believe that disability managers should be required to abide by a


professional code of ethics? Why/why not? Learners are encouraged to
identify a scenario and use the decision-making guide by MacDonald to
illustrate, support, and clarify your opinion(s).

2. Identify one or more of the main legal principles that a disability manager
should know in their practice and explore how these principles interact
with disability management.

Module Exercise #6 (Modules 11&12):

1. Choose one of the recent debates/emerging discussions in disability


management presented throughout the readings for this module
(e.g. mental health in the workplace, accessibility legislation, the
Psychological Health and Safety standard). Discuss the implications that
these decisions/changes might have on disability management both in the
short-term and long-term; and consider differing stakeholder perspectives.

2. Do you think that disability management practices can/should be applied in


post-secondary education settings, where students would be parallel to
“employees”? Why/Why not?

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