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Improving Employee Engagement

Improving Employee Engagement

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After more than three years of significant changes to the job market and workplace, a recent Gallup report highlights a concerning decline in employee engagement, particularly among Gen Zers and young millennials. In 2022, only 32% of workers reported feeling engaged with their jobs, compared to 36% in 2020. This drop in engagement, especially among younger employees, is concerning for both employee mental health and overall company performance.

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Self-Regulation Strategies Support our Overall Health and Wellness

Self-Regulation Strategies Support our Overall Health and Wellness

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In addition to positively impacting your health, physical activity breaks are important for self-regulation, productivity, and focus. Here at the Alert Program®, we emphasize that we do exercise and take frequent movement breaks throughout the day because it’s an often missing piece of our self-care, and an important part of self-regulation. And understanding our self-regulation helps us tremendously to have more ease in our day.

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Prioritizing Workplace Mental Health and Well-Being

Prioritizing Workplace Mental Health and Well-Being

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Conversations around workplace mental health and well-being have rightfully received increased awareness in 2023. While employee mental health is still not a #1 priority in many workplaces, it’s become a much more widely discussed and prioritized topic. In 2022, the office of the U.S. Surgeon General released its framework for workplace mental health and well-being. This includes a list of “Five Essentials to support workplaces as engines of well-being.” These include: (1) Protection from Harm, (2) Connection & Community, (3) Work-Life Harmony, (4) Mattering at Work, and (5) Opportunity for Growth.

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High Marks Alert Program® Courses Continue!

High Marks Alert Program® Courses Continue!

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Each year, we carefully analyze the data and feedback from the Alert Program® Online Course and Your Best Self Online Course post-tests and evaluations. Sorting through your answers and comments helps us to continually improve our courses and offerings. We are thrilled to report that in the 2021-2022 assessment, the results continue to be outstanding. 

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How Self-Regulation Supports a Smooth Transition From High School to College

How Self-Regulation Supports a Smooth Transition From High School to College

It’s college admission season here in the US, which comes with a flood of emotions for high school students and families across the nation. Coming to a decision on where to begin one’s higher education journey can be one of the biggest decisions in a young adult’s life. And receiving acceptances and rejections can play […]

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The Alert Program®: Empowering Your Team and Organization

The Alert Program®: Empowering Your Team and Organization

Listen to this blog here! Within the span of two years, the job market has oscillated from hiring booms and job shortages, to hiring freezes and layoffs. More than ever, having a reliable, high-performing, and satisfied staff is essential to riding out unpredictable times. The ability to self-regulate is important in staying focused and efficient […]

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Meet the Alert Program® Founders

Meet the Alert Program® Founders

If you’re unfamiliar with this dynamic duo of occupational therapists or their fun and effective sensory regulation program, this is the place to be. Read on! The Alert Program® is a cognitive and experiential sensorimotor approach to teach children how to change and maintain levels of alertness necessary for any given task during their day (i.e., how to self-regulate). Sherry […]

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Brief Overview of the Alert Program® for Parents

Brief Overview of the Alert Program® for Parents

As parents, we all want to help our children to grow, play, and learn. For our young ones, perhaps we hope they will learn to dress themselves, learn to write their name, or learn good table manners. You might be surprised to learn that self-regulation is the basis of these and all goals we have […]

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