Work is Medicine: The Impact of Childhood Trauma on Adult Work Experience
Work is Medicine: The Impact of Childhood Trauma on Adult Work Experience is organized by Massachusetts Medical Society (MMS).
Original Release Date: May 5, 2021
Termination Date: May 5, 2024
Intended Audience:
All primary care physicians, specialists, and other clinicians who treat patients of working age. Content will also be relevant to those who treat children and adolescents..
Course Overview:
Promoting safe work and continuation of work despite chronic stable health conditions is key to economic survival for many minority populations, who are at higher risk for having experienced childhood trauma. The COVID-19 pandemic has contributed to this disparate risk, with increased risk of COVID-19 death as well as economic impact and associated negative mental health outcomes. In this webinar recorded March 22, 2021, Dr. Marianne Cloeren reviews how Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) impact future work outcomes. This has implications for physicians caring for patients of all ages - with primary prevention opportunities for those working with children; secondary prevention opportunities when working with adults whose health conditions risk leading toward work disability if not carefully managed; and tertiary prevention opportunities for those working with adults who are not working, due to disabling health conditions. She explains the rationale for considering preventable work disability as a negative patient health outcome. She reviews the physical, psychological, and socioeconomic benefits of work and proposes approaches for using work prescriptions as part of a patient-centered treatment plan.
Course Objectives:
• State the physical, psychological, and socioeconomic benefits of work.
• Describe how Adverse Childhood Experiences impact future work disability.
• Recognize when work disability is a harmful patient outcome.