CareWise™ Consultant
Announcing
How to Expand your EAP and Benefits Program to Reduce Work and Caregiving Conflicts
A FREE Webinar on Tuesday, December 21, at 4pm ET
As year-end approaches, many HR and EAP professionals are looking toward 2022 wondering how to manage the “Great Resignation”, ongoing mental health issues, and absenteeism.
While making an impact for the 40% of employees with care challenges won’t solve every problem in your organization, it can make a difference for many.
To help companies like yours, the presentation offers some options for solutions you can implement immediately.
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The certified consultant business opportunity for experienced consultants
Presented by Lifeworkx INC.
CAREWISE™ SOLUTIONS
CERTIFICATION FOR CONSULTANTS
LET'S CHECKOUT THE OPPORTUNITY
Your decision to become a CareWise™ Solutions Certified Consultant begins with this outline.
For most consultants, this is a new area of opportunity unless you are already a Caregiver (perhaps caring for an aged relative for example).
So, here are the basics to get you started!
In this outline, LifeWorkx introduces you to the information-rich area of Caregiving – and also to the emerging area of intersection between Employee-Caregivers and employment…. The challenges and the solutions.
It gives you some of the basic information, helps you to understand what this can mean for your consultancy services, and provides links to more information.
Many of the benefits for your consulting business are listed here (and expanded during the certification program). You will see it’s a long list.
LifeWorkx respects your capabilities as an experienced consultant and provides, through CareWise™ Solutions Inc., the Certified Consultant network and brand and various support services… the CareWise™ Solutions Ecosystem.
The rest is up to you to apply and adapt these to your clients based on your experiences.
It’s a process, and we help at each step along the way. Just ask!
ABOUT LIFEWORKX & CAREWISE™ SOLUTIONS
- 1The company name is LifeWorkx Inc. which is a for-profit corporation
- 2CareWise™ Solutions, Inc. is an associated not-for-profit organization
- 3We also use the term – CareWise™ Solutions to refer to the branding of the information, understanding and action resources that form the basis of the CareWise™ information, products and services
- 4We call this the CareWise™ Solutions Ecosystem and Certified Consultants have full access to all its components .
WHO IS THIS CERTIFIED CONSULTANT OPPORTUNITY FOR?
EXPERIENCED CONSULTANTS – WHAT IS YOUR AREA OF SPECIALIZATION?
Any experienced consultant may apply for CareWise™ Solutions Certification – including but not limited to individuals consulting in:
Business Management
Business Services
Human Resources (HR)
Business Strategy
Employee Assistance Services (EAS)
Corporate Training/Training and Development Services and Programs
Technology Services (The Hardware/Software Interface)
Corporate Training/Training and Development Services and Programs
IT (Software Solutions Development and Deployment)
Career Transition
Recruitment
Benefits
Recruitment
Remuneration
Financial/Investment
Marketing
WHO CAN OBTAIN CERTIFICATION?
Only individuals can become Certified CareWise™ Solutions Consultants.
Businesses can sponsor their employees and can market the fact that they employ CareWise™ Solutions Certified Consultants. In future, we may also provide a category of certification for businesses.
For example, many corporates may sponsor one or more of their HR personnel to complete CareWise™ Solutions Certified Consultant training.
This is a strong marketing position for CareWise™ Solutions employers and sends a clear message to employees, future employees and customers that the organization is serious about best practice solutions.
Read on and you will find that this Outline provides you with preliminary information so you can have an understanding of not only WHY there is a LifeWorkx, CareWise™ Solutions Ecosystem, but HOW it provides you with unique consulting opportunities.
WHAT ARE THE DRIVERS?
THE STARTING POINT? LET’S LOOK AT THE HARVARD “CARING COMPANY” REPORT
American companies are facing a caregiving crisis—they just refuse to acknowledge it. Rising health care and professional caregiving costs and changing demographics over the past few decades have put great pressure on American employees as they try to balance work and care responsibilities. Yet many employers remain largely oblivious to the growing costs of this hidden “care economy”—costs that hurt employers and employees alike”.
As an experienced consultant, perhaps you are already checking out The Caring Company link to discover what is going on hereAs you read The Caring Company report, consider these questions…
- 1Who is a Caregiver?
- 2What Caregiving crisis?
- 3Who is an Employee-Caregiver?
- 4What does the crisis mean for employers?
- 5What does this mean for my business? And How can my consultancy services address these opportunities?
LET’S EXPLAIN!
This gives you some idea of the scope of the challenges for every employer.
At LifeWorkx we believe that the Harvard Report clearly shows just what a major issue the Caregiver crisis is for US businesses and for Employee-Caregivers, but it stops short of addressing the actions that employers can take in safeguarding their businesses from this crisis!
Maybe you are beginning to appreciate the rich motherlode of consulting opportunities that are in front of you as employers become aware of some of the implications for their business of the Employee-Caregiver challenges.
They impact every corner of every business…
Including strategy, policy, cultural, operations, technology, customer service and especially human resource challenges like recruitment, retention, benefits, performance and employment innovation!
This is where LifeWorkx comes to the rescue with its CareWise™ Solutions Ecosystem of programs, information, understanding and action resources.
While these are aimed at employers, Employee-Caregivers and anyone else who is part of this Ecosystem, they are especially relevant for Certified Consultants who are looking to find their niche market providing CareWise™ services for employers and/or Employee-Caregivers.
The field is wide open now for you!
WHAT DOES THE CAREWISE™ SOLUTIONS
OPPORTUNITY MEAN FOR YOUR BUSINESS?
We understand that terms like “unique” are used frequently… but as you read on, we are confident you will understand that it is an understatement in this case!
The CareWise™ Solutions Ecosystem IS unique! We are at the cutting edge of supporting employers and Employee-Caregivers to address the challenges, their impacts and solutions.
AND LifeWorkx is the ONLY organization specializing in this area! At LifeWorkx, we are the trailblazers.
So, as an experienced and successful consultant, you have already established your reputation and “presence” with your clients! They will open the door to you when you come knocking with the CareWise™ Solutions story!
The respect you have established works for you as you begin the discussions that are needed to build client understanding of the Employer and Employee-Caregiver challenges that each business faces. By using your consulting skills and experience you are well placed to create a CareWise™ Solutions road map with each client as you explore the implications for their business.
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For example, maybe you know that a respected senior manager in your business is on the verge of resignation because her Employee-Caregiver dual role demands have not been recognized or acted on by the C Suite colleagues. These resignations are avoidable and terribly destructive for most businesses if not addressed! Here is an entry point for Certified Consultants! The answers lie in the CareWise™ Solutions Ecosystem, combined with your experience.
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OR… HR can’t answer the questions “How many Employee-Caregivers do we have on the books? What are their challenges? What are we doing to address these challenges? What benefits work best for them? What can we do to retain our best employees as they become Employee-Caregivers?” For many organizations, these are important starting points for targeted CareWise™ Solutions We have the solutions; you have the capabilities to apply them.
ARE YOU EXCITED ABOUT PROVIDING NEW SERVICES, PROGRAMS,
RESOURCES… & FINDING NEW MARKETS FOR YOUR BUSINESS?
There are so many CareWise™ Solutions entry points for experienced consultants!
Being a certified CareWise™ Solutions Consultant opens new opportunities and markets built on your current foundations.
The CareWise™ Solutions Ecosystem is especially relevant for leveraging your good reputation and relationship with clients. It…
- 1Opens the opportunity for additional business lines – and applies across all industry sectors – Wherever there are employees there are Employee-Caregivers!
- 2Provides CareWise™ programs, services and products to build on, or expand your existing offerings.
- 3Enables new marketing opportunities with existing and new clients – built on the CareWise™ Solutions programs, services and products.
- 4Enables expansion of the client base and can open new markets with your existing clients.
- 5Supports enhancement of your brand
Essentially, we expect that CareWise™ Solutions Certified Consultants are very well placed to use the Ecosystem to open and build new revenue streams.
It’s a win for Consultants and for clients!
SO… WHAT ARE THE OPPORTUNITIES?
MAYBE WE CAN START WITH THESE EXAMPLES?
The CareWise™ business opportunities may include, but are not limited to:
- 1Identifying client CareWise™ Solutions needs/opportunities e.g. Working with managers and HR for outstanding insights into each client’s business.
- 2Introducing CareWise™ Business Planning and Policy Development.
- 3Identifying what it means for your clients to become CareWise™
- 4Addressing workplace CareWise™ culture change.
- 5Assisting clients to build CareWise™
- 6Identifying and promoting CareWise™ technologies for clients.
- 7Offering CareWise™ employment, recruitment, EAP solutions.
- 8Assisting clients to build the CareWise™ Ecosystem (The Way We Work, Live and Care)
- 9Receiving priority access to CareWise™ specialized information, understanding and action documents.
- 10Implementing mobile workforce CareWise™ Solutions for high-value employee attraction and retention of a modern workforce.
Of course, we don’t give all our secrets away here. An expanded list is included in the separate Certified Consultant Manual and forms an important part of the Consultant Certification Program)
WHY ARE THESE NUMBERS IMPORTANT
FOR YOUR BUSINESS?
These numbers are the drivers… and the opportunity for you to consider becoming a CareWise™ Solutions Certified Consultant. ( Note design )
42M+ EMPLOYEES ARE EMPLOYEE-CAREGIVERS
The research into the extent of the Caregiver crisis for employers in the USA conducted by AARP and others tells us that an estimated 42M+ employees in the USA come to work each day with caregiver responsibilities at home. Responsibilities that are very difficult to turn off as they walk out the door. Maybe you are one of them… It is very likely that some of your colleagues or your employers are.
72%+ OF ALL EMPLOYEES WILL BE EMPLOYEE-CAREGIVERS DURING THEIR WORK LIFE
We also know that more than 72%+ of all employees can expect to have Caregiver responsibilities at some time during their working life!
So, the odds are that if you aren’t already caring for your aged mom or dad, another relative or maybe a neighbor, or child… then at some time you probably will be…. And you will probably still be in the workforce!
24% OF ALL EMPLOYEES RIGHT NOW ARE EMPLOYEE-CAREGIVERS
24% is the approximate percentage of employees in each US business who currently have Dual Employment Responsibilities!
WHO ARE CAREWISE™ SOLUTIONS CONSULTANTS
- 1CareWise™ Solutions Certified Consultant is are experienced consultants who recognize the business opportunities presented by the CareWise™ Ecosystem.
- 2They must meet the CareWise™ Solutions Consultant Certification requirements.
- 3BTW, LifeWorkx certifies individuals as CareWise™ Solutions Consultants… and not organizations. Perhaps we will consider this evolution later!
For Employee-Caregivers it means emotional, health and financial challenges… family issues over care, finances, treatment and longer-term options, doctor visits, arrangements with professional Caregiver service providers and government agencies, late for work, called home for emergencies, feeling unable to contribute fully at work, looking to quit their job, employers not aware or supportive… and the list goes on.
It feels like a lot more than a dual role for many of these Caregivers, as they juggle everything! Often unsuccessfully.
Want more info right now? Can’t wait… Here is the website link www.lifeworkx2021.com
What is LifeWorkx inc and how does
CareWise™ Solutions Inc fit?
We saw earlier that LifeWorkx Inc is the for-profit parent company. It was established by Jeannette Galvanek in 2015.
It has an associated not-for-profit named CareWise™ Solutions Inc which is focused on government and other grants only available to NFP entities.
Certified Consultants can access the opportunities created by both organizations.
WHY IS LIFEWORKX OFFERING THIS OPPORTUNITY
LifeWorkx offers the Certified Consultant opportunity as part of a larger mission.
The LifeWorkx reason for being is to address the employment and life challenges of Employee-Caregivers and to provide the organizations they work for with the tailored workplace solutions they need to resolve the employment challenges.
We call this the CareWise™ approach…. which creates CareWise™ organizations… AND provides great opportunities for Certified Consultants to influence and help build these organizations.
WHAT IS THE LIFEWORKX NICHE ?
The LifeWorkx niche is the unoccupied territory where the needs of Employers and the needs of Employee-Caregivers intersect.
By occupying this space, LifeWorkx is-equipping organizations, in association with its Certified Consultants to become CareWise™.
This means providing CareWise™ Solutions information, developing understanding and providing action resources so organizations can adapt to the changing workforce dynamics and secure and retain the talent. This protects businesses from the internal and external forces impacting on their operations, sustainability and profitability.
FROM INFORMATION TO UNDERSTANDING TO ACTION
LifeWorkx provides Certified Consultants and their clients with effective employment and lifestyle solutions through its unique Ecosystem framework of integrated Information, Understanding and Actions that Consultants support businesses and Employee-Caregivers to build from to address each challenge.
These Ecosystem components, in practice, fit together like a jig-saw puzzle to address the challenges and provide the answers.
In our Ecosystem, you will find unmatched products and services not available elsewhere. These are the building blocks for effective and creative CareWise™ employment solutions.
This is covered in more detail in the Certified Consultant Manual and the Certification Program.
“As the owner of LifeWorkx, Inc., Jeannette addresses the often-hidden impacts – on employment, lifestyle and well-being – of Employee-Caregivers and Caregivers generally who are often stretched to the breaking point meeting their dual responsibilities. Jeannette is also passionate about shaping national work, life and caring strategy as well as its local implementation.
Through LifeWorkx she focuses on bringing together the corporate challenges of a shrinking labor market and its linkages to the impacts on increasing numbers of employees with caregiving responsibilities.
She was educated at Quinnipiac, Harvard and Insead International Universities, and has held many executive positions with a global tech company which sharpened her skills in corporate and national policy development and implementation.
As a mother of two daughters with special needs, she has personally experienced some of the employment, financial and other impacts of juggling her multiple responsibilities.
Jeannette understands the personal effects of mixing employment with caregiving responsibilities. Her Employee-Caregiving overload led to her walking out the door and never returning to her influential corporate position.
This may help explain why the LifeWorkx focus is on supporting employers and Employee-Caregivers find employment solutions that make leaving a job an option of last resort for Employee-Caregivers.
Jeannette is driving LifeWorkx in new directions to identify and apply realistic solutions for business and employees. This next stage of the LifeWorkx journey is implementing engaging resources, programs and processes that work to break the outdated caregiver ideologies and move caregiving from the
realm of healthcare and government organizations into the mainstream of corporate and individual change and transition.
As Jeannette says: “LifeWorkx now has exceptional resources available, and I cannot stand by and watch the same burdens happen as more than 70 million baby boomers age and need more care.
It’s time to bring all the parties together to find answers and create real solutions. It’s a personal mission with big goals!”
WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY CAREWISE™ SOLUTIONS?
- 1LifeWorkx created the term CareWise™ to describe any action that demonstrates pro-Employee-Caregiver or Caregiver understanding and support.
- 2CareWise™ Solutions can be developed and implemented by corporations, managers, HR personnel, Employee-Caregivers and Consultants.
- 3LifeWorkx provides ready-packaged information, understanding and action resources to support CareWise™ Solutions.
- 4The use of the CareWise™ Solutions brand and logo is available to Certified Consultants for brand enhancement.
WHAT DOES CONSULTANT CERTIFICATION MEAN?
Following CareWise™ Solutions Certification, CareWise™ Consultants are: ( YELLOW COLOR BACK )
- 1Trained and confident in the use of the CareWise™ programs and resources and licensed to use them.
- 2Capable of developing and implementing new service lines based on the CareWise™ Solutions.
- 3Licensed to display the CareWise™ Certified Consultant logo.
- 4Approved to access CareWise™ Solutions resources and services through the store at heavily discounted prices – for integration into their consultancy services and processes – and for profitable on-selling to clients.
- 5Approved to participate in and benefit from CareWise™ Solutions marketing programs.
- 6Able to access specialist CareWise™ technical and peer support from LifeWorkx directly, and from the expanding and diverse Certified Consultant network.
- 7First to be informed of new CareWise™ Solutions developments, programs and resources.
- 8Supported regularly through formal and informal communication systems to remain up-to-date with the CareWise™ Solutions Ecosystem, best practice and internal networking.
- 9Linked into an effective business “presence” across the country for clients who demand a local presence for their geographically diverse operations – through the Certified Consultant network.
WHAT ARE OUR BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP BASICS?
The underlying principle is that Certified Consultants are responsible for their own business decisions.
Certified Consultants are not LifeWorkx employees, so LifeWorkx is careful to avoid stepping into your decision-making prerogatives.
A decision to become a Certified CareWise™ Consultant is based on your personal criteria and understanding, so we will do what we can to provide the information and understanding you need.
A well as providing CareWise™ Solutions induction, training, networking, support and resources, LifeWorkx also passes through leads from organizations that it receives. In many cases, the opportunity is there for you to convert these leads into work.
What are the Benefits
for consultants?
Being a Certified CareWise™ consultant means additional business benefits including:
- 1Opportunities to attract a broader range of clients through the comprehensive range of CareWise™ Information, Understanding and Action
- 2Opportunities to link to LifeWorkx Inc.- the for-profit arm with referrals of website contacts by LifeWorkx Inc… AND CareWise™ Solutions Inc the not-for-profit organization that provides opportunities to jointly tender for government and similar grants as they become available.
- 3Enhanced credibility through the “reach” and “capability” of your organization by its participation in the CareWise™ Solutions national network. This is very attractive to larger organizations who look for national partners for their solutions. This alone opens the door to potentially substantial projects across company locations… especially those looking for local service provision by large consultancies.
- 4Enhanced “reach” and “presence” with your Consultant profile added to LifeWorkx website, use of the CareWise™ Solutions logo and extending your consultant network.
- 5Promote your CareWise™ Solutions success stories on the LifeWorkx website and on social media.
- 6Access to CareWise™ Solutions and social media coverage opportunities..
- 7Access to specialized LifeWorkx staff to support your programs – and Certified Consultants in your network who add capability.
- 8Access to proprietary LifeWorkx and CareWise™ Solutions
- 9Professional recognition through the CareWise™ Solutions brand connection.
- 9Many others that we introduce in the Certified Consultant Program.
How do I access the CareWise™
Certification opportunity?
WHAT IS THE COST?
LifeWorkx adopts a professional approach to the certification, registration and support of its qualified consultants. This is a unique opportunity to be a leader in this rapidly emerging area of CareWise™ Solutions for all businesses and for more than 42M employee-caregivers.
This adds value to the brand and means that only experienced and capable consultants who have completed the application and certification process can access the full range of CareWise™ Solutions resources and services and market their services as CareWise™ Solutions Certified Consultants, with the associated branding.
To support and develop the CareWise™ Solutions Certified Consultant brand, LifeWorkx applies the following fees:
Initial Application processing fee
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Initial Registration & certification fees
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Annual registration fees
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Notes:
- 1All payments are plus tax where applicable.
- 2Payments are non-refundable, except where this contravenes applicable law.
- 3The annual Registration Fee includes quarterly required Zoom group online professional and networking conversations
- 4These are intended for Consultants to remain current with CareWise™ Solutions resources and client solutions, to share ideas, experiences, to build inter-company, interdisciplinary CareWise relationships and review customers’ needs and successes.
- 5It is proposed that Certified Consultants participate at least 2x a year with each conversation being 2-3 hours maximum.
- 6These will be advised in advance and the prior reading resources distributed at least 10 days prior to the online conference.
- 7Other Certified Consultant professional support processes may be introduced, including but not limited to:
- 8Structured small group processes to address key CareWise™ client challenges.
- 9A CareWise Client Innovation Program Conference (annual) structured as a hands-on approach, and continuous learning cycle leading to a new program, products/services development to address client feedback, listen to each other, spot trends, address collaboration across their businesses for better solutions and open opportunities such as collaborative grant or funding applications and bring key people together for a customer-specific solution.
- 9Fees are subject to change without notice.
ARE YOU READY TO CHECK THIS OUT?
- 1Your starting point is to download The Certified Consultant Application Process & Preliminary checklist.
- 2This is a self-assessment tool to help you consider the opportunity.
- 3After you read this document, and if the opportunity looks right for you, then…
- 4Download the Consultant Application Form from the LifeWorkx web site, Consultant page at lifeworkx2021.com/become-a-consultant
If you have any questions, please contact Jeannette Galvanek, CEO, LifeWorkx Inc.
Thank you for joining us at CareWise Solutions! How may I help you?
I am a decision-maker for in-home and community-based caregiving services.
I am a working family caregiver.
I am responsible for healthcare-to-home transitions.
I manage a professional care workforce in a skilled care facility or healthcare organization.
My organization needs help to resolve the work/caregiving crisis.
My responsibility is to purchase employee benefit packages.
