Tools & Curriculum

Professor Allison Williams McMaster University, is joined in conversation by Mr. Brian Doyle, a member of the CAREWELL team and producer of the podcast series. Allison illustrates the topics discussed including, the motivation behind her area of research, the workplace standards for carer friendly workplaces she helped develop and implement in Canada and beyond, and other areas of research she is currently working on.

McMaster Continuing Education offers a free online self-paced Caregiving Essentials program taught by an experienced caregiver, author, and activist. It provides support and valuable knowledge to improve your overall health and well-being as a caregiver.

The number of workers in Canada who are also caregivers is on the rise. Nora Spinks, internationally recognized work-family consultant and researcher, shares how to create supportive work environments.

This fully accessible guide provides a user-friendly approach for workplaces to work towards being more carer-employee inclusive.

This fully accessible guide provides a user-friendly approach for workplaces to work towards being more carer-employee inclusive (DOCUMENT IN FRENCH).

A set of guidelines for employers/human resource professionals to best accommodate carer-employees.

A fact sheet about carer-employees and strategies for accommodation at work.

A business case for creating a human resource strategy that meets the profile of your organization’s employees.

4 easy steps to leverage your current HR practices to create a carer-inclusive culture

This tool informs carers in the workplace of their rights, provides carers with provincial resources, and offers strategies for carers to talk with their surpervisor, manager and/or team leader.

A tool to help managers build a supportive work environment to support carer-employees.

A short quiz to test your baseline knowledge on caregiving as an issue in Canada.

This tool provides strategies to recognize burnout in the workplace.