Women, Work, and Autoimmune Disease
Demos Medical Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-932603-68-2 (ISBN)
Women, Work, and Autoimmune Disease is a book for women who live with chronic illness, encouraging them to stay employed to preserve their independence and sense of self. Rich with information and inspiration, it is the voice of warmth, wisdom, understanding and compassion.
Filled with tips, tricks and first-person accounts from women who have made similar choices in their own lives, this unique book is a resounding call for self-reliance and resilience. The book identifies the factors that make working particularly difficult for women with Autoimmune Disease, and then offers practical suggestions to address them.
The authors take a hard, yet inspirational look at what it takes to be successful in a job, including developing strategies and tactics, evaluating communication skills, building a support team and considerations for self-employment.
Women, Work, and Autoimmune Disease covers issues such as:
The complex nature of Autoimmune Disease
The correlation between disease, diagnosis and career development
How life-changing strategies and concrete tactics can allow you to discover the spirit within
Rosalind Joffe, MEd - Building on her experience living with chronic illnesses, including MS and ulcerative colitis, Rosalind Joffe founded the executive career coaching practice, cicoach.com, dedicated to help others with chronic illness develop the competencies they need to succeed. She is a recognized national expert on chronic illness in the workplace. As a leading executive career coach, she has been quoted in The Wall Street Journal, The Boston Globe, ABC Radio, as well as a variety of regional and national media outlets. Rosalind has published in dozens of disease organization and health journals. She is a sought-after speaker and workshop leader for organizations that include the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, BiogenIdec, State Street Global, New Directions, Association of Career Professionals, HealthTalk.com, New England Arthritis Foundation, and the Scleroderma Association.||Joan Friedlander founded Lifework Business Partners, a national coaching andtraining company, in 2000. Joan works with entrepreneurs in servicebusinesses to develop strategies to move to the next phase of growth inbusiness without losing sight of their personal needs. She was diagnosedwith CrohnÇ Ùs disease in 1992, and with the exception of several short-termdisability leaves, has successfully managed her career. In addition tocoaching, Joan is a veteran facilitator of the Get Clients Now! marketingprogram, a paid speaker, and the author of two workbooks, The MasterCalendar Solution and An Introductory Guide to Delegation. Joan has beenquoted in Chronically Happy by Lori Hartwell and contributed to the secondedition of Get Clients Now! by C.J. Hayden
What Is an Autoimmune Disease, and Why Is It a Women's Issue? Why Should You Keep Working? The Challenges of the Workplace; Relationship among Diagnosis, Disease Course, and Career Development; Success in the Workplace: When Knowledge and Experience Are Not Enough; Talking about Your Chronic Illness; You're FiredÇby Your Body or Your Boss; Building Your Support Team; Developing Your Warrior Spirit: Hope and Resilience; Resources.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 1.7.2008 |
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| Verlagsort | New York, NY |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 127 x 197 mm |
| Gewicht | 254 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Beruf / Finanzen / Recht / Wirtschaft ► Bewerbung / Karriere |
| Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Krankheiten / Heilverfahren | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-932603-68-9 / 1932603689 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-932603-68-2 / 9781932603682 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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