This session will be presented by:  | Carmen Bellows Senior Consultant, Mental Health, Group Disability Western Region Sun Life Financial
Carmen is a Registered Psychologist and holds a Master of Arts degree in Counseling Psychology.
| She has extensive experience in the field of psychology, including community and workplace mental health. Her clinical experience includes working with survivors of torture and newly arrived refugees, critical incident response, large employee and family assistance programs, outpatient psychiatry departments and private practice. Carmen prepares and delivers psycho-educational presentations on topics such as Depression, Caring for Aged Family Members, Dealing with Difficult People in the Workplace and she is a presenter of workshops on Stress and Resilience and other topics relevant to workplace mental health.
As Senior Consultant, Mental Health, Carmen is responsible for coaching and training the western regional disability management team to improve their case management skills on claims related to mental illness and mental health influencing factors to optimize duration and supporting our clients in driving better workplace mental health. This has a direct impact on the quality of support for disability claimants coping with mental illness and in turn has a positive influence on workplace mental health. She is also a contributor to the mental health strategy at sun life and member of the board of directors of the Canadian Psychological Associatio | | |  | Sylvana Leclerc
Organizational Health Consultant, Integrated Health Solutions Sun Life Integrated Health Solutions (IHS) is a dedicated business area designed to support the workplace health objectives of Canadian organizations. As Consultant, Sylvana is part of a high performing team who delivers strategic consulting and insight to help Sun Life clients with their healthy workplace objectives. | Prior to joining Sun Life in January 2017, Sylvana was Consultant in Absence, Disability and Health Management at Willis Towers Watson. Sylvana also spent over 15 years managing Benefits and Wellness for a large Canadian transportation organization, spearheading innovative wellness programming and earning the organization several Provincial and National Awards. Over the years, she has also served on several Workplace Health & Wellness Advisory Boards.
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