Communication, Healthy Relationships, and a World Class Life

Join a panel of experts and learn how developing good communication skills is critical for successful relationships, whether with your family, partner or at work.

DATE: Monday, July 17th
TIME: 6pm – 8pm pst
PLACE: Setá dine: lounge   13033 Philadelphia Street Whittier, CA 90601

Light appetizers and soft drinks will be provided. These workshops are designed to help injured workers however, friends, family, and anyone in the community are welcome.  This month our panelists will be:

3 Ways to Understand Your Anger
Amapola Ramirez
National Anger Management Association Specialist II
Abundance Guidance Center
CONTACT: abundanceguidancecenter@gmail.com | WEB: www.abundanceguiancecenter.org

3 Reasons Why Sex is More Than Intercourse
Dr. Brandye Manigat
Gynecologist and Libido Coach
Life Love Libido
CONTACT: drbrandye@lifelovelibido.com | WEB: www.lifelovelibido.com

3 Keys to Optimistic Parenting – Seeing Your Children with New Eyes
Erica Orosco Cruz
Director
Homeschool Garden
CONTACT: erica@homeschoolgardensite.com | WEB: www.homeschoolgardensite.com

Self-Advocacy and a World Class Life

Join a panel of experts and learn about speaking for yourself and making decisions about your own life after an injury and how you can improve the quality of YOUR life.

DATE: Monday, June 19 20th
TIME: 6pm – 8pm pst
PLACE: Setá dine: lounge   13033 Philadelphia Street Whittier, CA 90601

Light appetizers and soft drinks will be provided. These workshops are designed to help injured workers however, friends, family, and anyone in the community are welcome.  This month our panelists will be:

3 Ways to Take Responsibility for Your Own Life: Doctor and Lawyers will NOT Save You
Rosy Navarro “Fresita”
Interpreter
CONTACT: rosy2222@hotmail.com

3 Ways You Have More Power than You Think
Judy Dodgen LMFT
Marriage and Family Therapist
CONTACT: judyadodgen@gmail.com
www.judydodgen.com

Financial Planning and a World Class Life

Join a panel of experts and learn about finances, healthy eating, rehabilitation, medical do’s and don’ts, and how you can improve the quality of YOUR life.

DATE: Monday, May March 20th
TIME: 6pm – 8pm pst
PLACE: Atrium Business Center
6528 Greenleaf Ave, Whittier, CA 90601

Light appetizers and soft drinks will be provided. These workshops are designed to help injured workers however, friends, family and anyone in the community are welcome.  This month our panelists will be:

3 Tips for Financial Progress
Jose D. Rodriguez
Personal Banker, US Bank
CONTACT: jose.rodriguez3@usbank.com

3 Money Tips That Your Attorney Hasn’t Told You
Chelsea Galicia, Esq.
Freelance Lawyer
CONTACT: galiciachelsea@gmail.com

Stress and Pain Management and a World Class Life

Join a panel of experts and learn about healthy eating, rehabilitation, medical do’s and don’ts, and how you can improve the quality of YOUR life.

DATE: Monday, March 20th
TIME: 6pm – 8pm pst
PLACE: Atrium Business Center
6528 Greenleaf Ave, Whittier, CA 90601

Light appetizers and soft drinks will be provided. These workshops are designed to help injured workers however, friends, family and anyone in the community are welcome.  This month our panelists will be:

OWNER, PLAYHOUSE PILATES
TOPIC: Three Ways to Breathe Through Stress and Pain
WEB: www.playhousepilates.com
PH: 626.371.0000

Jose Chavez, CDAC 11, CSC, MAC, CAMF
SENIOR ANGER MANAGEMENT COUNSELOR
TOPIC: Three Tips for Keeping Your Cool in Frustrating Times
WEB: http://www.adaptawareduiprograms.com/
PH: 562.698.0474

Bill Tarkanian J.D., CATC-V
DIRECTOR OF OUTPATIENT & COMMUNITY SERVICES
TOPIC: Drugs & Pain Management: 3 Keys to Avoid Addiction
WEB: www.http://lacada.com/
PH: 562.906.2676

Healthy Living and a World Class Life

Join a panel of experts and learn about healthy eating, rehabilitation, medical do’s and don’ts, and how you can improve the quality of YOUR life.

DATE: Monday, March 20th
TIME: 6pm – 8pm pst
PLACE: Seta Dine Lounge
13033 Philadelphia St, Whittier, CA 90601

Light appetizers and soft drinks will be provided. These workshops are designed to help injured workers however, friends, family and anyone in the community are welcome.  This month our panelists will be:

Gemi Bertran-Lant, INHC,
Health Coach
Topic: 3 Tips for Healthy Eating
Web: www.healthcoachgemi.com
Phone: +1 (805) 550 7232

Eric Bravo CFT,
Owner, Back to Basics Training
Topic: Mobility and Getting Your Life Back
Web: www.back2basicstraining.com
Phone: 562.945.5636

Dr. Michele,
Holistic Podiatrist
Topic: 3 Ways to Save Your Life!
Web: www.drmichele.com
Phone: 626-442-1223

Who Are Injured Workers

Studies have estimated that approximately 50,000 annual U.S. deaths are attributable to past workplace exposure to hazardous agents.  In comparison, about 33,000 people died in traffic crashes in the United States in 2013.  While the estimate of three million serious work-
related injuries each year may seem extremely high, it is undoubtedly only a fraction of the true number. Numerous studies provide documentation that many, and perhaps the majority, of work-related injuries are not recorded by employers, and that the actual number of workers injured each year is likely to be far higher than the BLS estimate.

Services

AIW services are set out to assist injured workers and their families while they are in the process of having their case approved for disability benefits, so that workers get some help during a time of the uncertainty, financial crisis, and despair. Specifically, AIW will provide case management, family holiday experiences, vocational training assessments and linkage to services, job placement, workshops, and financial assistance for basic needs. In addition,  AIW will provide a resource center.

Poverty can be Closer Than You Think

Work injuries and illnesses contribute to the pressing issue of income inequality: they force working families out of the middle class and into poverty, and keep the families of lower-wage workers from entering the middle class.¹ For working families already struggling to meet basic necessities and set aside some savings, a work injury to a primary wage earner can be especially devastating.¹ There are also less tangible effects that are important but impossible to monetize.¹ Workplace injuries can diminish self-esteem and self-confidence, increase stress between spouses, children and other family members, and strain relations with friends, colleagues and supervisors. These indirect costs can translate into tangible economic costs, including lower wages.^1,[i]

In reality, the costs of workplace injury and illness are borne primarily by injured workers, their families, and taxpayer-supported safety-net programs. State legislatures and courts have made it increasingly difficult for injured workers to receive the payments for lost wages and medical expenses that they deserve.[ii] During this time period of litigation the injured worker gets nothing. See figure 1

[i] Keogh JP, Nuwayhid I, Gordon JL, Gucer PW. The impact of occupational injury on injured worker and family: Outcomes of upper extremity cumulative trauma disorders in Maryland

workers. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 2000; 38:498–506

[ii] Spieler, EA, Burton JF. The lack of correspondence between work-related disability and receipt of workers’ compensation benefits. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 2012; 55:487-505