Courses

Global Epidemic of Engineered Stone Silicosis: Lessons from California

In this timely Occupational & Environmental Grand Rounds Lecture Series session, attendees will examine the emerging epidemic of silicosis associated with engineered stone fabrication. Dr. Kristin Cummings, Chief of the Occupational Health Branch at the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), will review epidemiologic trends and describe the occupational health surveillance efforts underway at CDPH. Dr. Sheiphali Gandhi, Assistant Professor of Medicine and Occupational Pulmonologist at University of California San Francisco, will discuss the distinctive clinical presentation, diagnostic challenges, and management considerations of engineered stone-associated silicosis. Drawing on California’s experience, this session will equip Pacific Northwest OEM clinicians with the knowledge needed to recognize, evaluate, and manage potential regional cases and to contribute to prevention efforts within their own practice settings.

PRESENTERS:

• Kristin Cummings, MD, MPH - Chief of the Occupational Health Branch of the California Department of Public Health (CDPH)
• Sheiphali Gandhi, MD, MPH - Assistant Professor at the University of California San Francisco in the Divisions of Occupational, Environmental, and Climate Medicine and Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep, and Allergy Medicine

This course serves as the key required course for individuals enrolling in the joint UW DEOHS CE/OHWC Total Worker Health® (TWH) Certificate Program. Individuals not seeking the TWH Certificate may enroll and attend this introductory course as a standalone. This course is offered in collaboration with the Oregon Healthy Workforce Center and Portland State University Occupational Health Psychology and Total Worker Health Program.

People, and how they feel about their work, can have a very significant impact on how they emotionally engage in the workplace each and every day. 

Today’s safety leaders need to understand stress, and emotions in the workplace in order to design a healthy work environment for the 21st century. This course will provide opportunities to examine, explore, and practice positive approaches for increasing individual and group levels of motivation, inclusivity and emotional effectiveness with the ultimate goal of fostering a safe work environment. 

Past participants have shared the importance of learning about psychological capital, hope, efficacy, resiliency and optimism, as a resource in themselves and in others, in order to prepare the people they lead to effectively cope with stress and to effectively manage their emotions. 

Participants will complete an online self-survey to discover what constitutes their positive psychological strengths and potential areas for development.

This OEM Grand Rounds session will equip occupational medicine clinicians with an overview of comprehensive rehabilitation programs for injured workers. Participants will learn how to match patients to the appropriate rehabilitation program and determine optimal referral timing during recovery. The speakers will also examine how common barriers to recovery, such as mental health and psychosocial challenges, fear avoidance, pain-related disability, and vocational or claim-related factors can be addressed to improve functional outcomes and support safe, timely return to work.

Presenters:

• Heather Kroll, MD - Co-Founder & Co-Director, Rehabilitation Institute of Washington (RIW) 

• Sean Tollison, PhD - Psychologist, Clinical Director of Pain Management Programs, Rehabilitation Institute of Washington (RIW)

Accelerating Leadership Development

Safety improves when motivation is strong. 

Motivation influences whether workers follow procedures, raise concerns, and stay engaged when conditions are challenging. When motivation declines, compliance becomes unreliable and accidents become more likely. Motivation does not stand alone, it is shaped by four core capabilities that determine how leaders grow their capacity to lead in complexity.

This course provides practical insight into the theories, capabilities, and motivational drivers that accelerate leadership effectiveness and strengthen safety performance at every level of an organization. 

Past participants include health and safety professionals seeking to improve safety compliance and lead the adoption of rapidly changing workplace requirements. As part of the course, participants complete an online self-survey to examine their motivation and leadership capacity and learn how to activate positive leadership capabilities—referred to as leader developmental readiness.

About the Instructor:

Molly Breysse Cox, MA, PhD, U.W. NW Center for Occupational Health & Safety

Dr. Breysse Cox has over 25 years of change management work experience with Fortune 500 companies. This includes leadership positions in IT, Operations, Customer Service, Product Management, and Marketing. She joined the U.W. Center for Leadership & Strategic Thinking in the Foster School of Business in 2014 as a faculty and leadership associate for undergraduate and graduate. Dr. Breysse Cox has experience in transformational change projects, including designing and deploying new technology, organizational change, and leadership development. Her work is focused on fostering trust and psychological safety in education and the workplace. In addition, she was chosen in 2008 as the recipient of Women in Technology International’s Leadership Award for leadership in support of women in IT.

Transformational Leadership Development

Leadership that drives lasting change goes beyond position and authority, it connects to how people think, feel, and act every day.

This course focuses on the three positive styles of the Full Range Leadership model and the four core components within each style. You will be invited to explore how authentic, transactional, and transformational capabilities influence day-to-day actions, leadership effectiveness, and the impact you have on others.

Through reflection, dialogue, and practical application, you will deepen your awareness of the leadership capabilities that build trust, motivation, and commitment—capabilities essential for creating healthy, safe, and high-performing work environments.

Past participants consistently report that understanding how these leadership styles have strengthened their ability to lead meaningful, positive change across their organizations.

As part of the course, participants will complete a self-assessment to identify leadership strengths and opportunities for growth. This will provide a powerful foundation for developing greater leadership effectiveness in health and safety roles and in the complex, real-world contexts leaders face every day.

Motivation plays an important part of someone’s willingness to adhere to safety protocols and guidelines, reducing risks and accidents in the workplace. Leadership effectiveness can be accelerated by understanding what theories, capabilities, and motivation foster leader and follower development at all levels of experience.  This course will provide insight into unlocking the motivations and abilities related to increasing your leadership effectiveness. 

Our past participants have been health and safety professionals looking to foster safety compliance, to face challenges bringing about the adoption of fast-changing requirements in the workplace. Participants will complete an online self-survey to explore their motivation and ability to understand how to activate positive leadership capabilities, which we refer to as leader developmental readiness.

About the Instructor:

Molly Breysse Cox, MA, PhD, U.W. NW Center for Occupational Health & Safety

Dr. Breysse Cox has over 25 years of change management work experience with Fortune 500 companies. This includes leadership positions in IT, Operations, Customer Service, Product Management, and Marketing. She joined the CLST team in 2014 as a Leadership Development Coach and Instructor for undergraduate and graduate courses in the UW Foster School of Business. Dr. Breysse Cox has experience in transformational change projects, including designing and deploying new technology, organizational change, and leadership development. Her work is focused on fostering safety and psychological safety in education and the workplace. In addition, she was chosen in 2008 as the recipient of Women in Technology International’s Leadership Award for leadership in support of women in IT.

Featured Content Advisor: Bruce Avolio, Executive Director of CLST, UW Foster School of Business; Professor of Management, Mark Pigott Chair in Business Strategic Leadership.

People, and how they feel about their work, can have a very significant impact on how they emotionally engage in the workplace each and every day. 

Today’s safety leaders need to understand stress, and emotions in the workplace in order to design a healthy work environment for the 21st century. This course will provide opportunities to examine, explore, and practice positive approaches for increasing individual and group levels of motivation, inclusivity and emotional effectiveness with the ultimate goal of fostering a safe work environment. 

Past participants have shared the importance of learning about psychological capital, hope, efficacy, resiliency and optimism, as a resource in themselves and in others, in order to prepare the people they lead to effectively cope with stress and to effectively manage their emotions. 

Participants will complete an online self-survey to discover what constitutes their positive psychological strengths and potential areas for development.

As a health and safety professional, your needs for effectively managing change are complex. You often need to influence others without having positional authority.

Evidence-based models, frameworks, and practical experience come together in a course designed to develop and foster change management practices as a leader, supervisor, and individual. This course will provide frameworks to apply as you navigate through this course and beyond with clients, employees, and organizations that are not ready for or are resistant to change. 

Participants will learn strategies to foster effective change. You'll also build on your network of peers as you share real experiences and challenges. This includes discussions designed to challenge your assumptions and to provide specific ways of thinking that you can employ when addressing real-life interactions.

Transformational Leadership Development

Leadership that drives lasting change goes beyond position and authority, it connects to how people think, feel, and act every day.

This course focuses on the three positive styles of the Full Range Leadership model and the four core components within each style. You will be invited to explore how authentic, transactional, and transformational capabilities influence day-to-day actions, leadership effectiveness, and the impact you have on others.

Through reflection, dialogue, and practical application, you will deepen your awareness of the leadership capabilities that build trust, motivation, and commitment—capabilities essential for creating healthy, safe, and high-performing work environments.

Past participants consistently report that understanding how these leadership styles have strengthened their ability to lead meaningful, positive change across their organizations.

As part of the course, participants will complete a self-assessment to identify leadership strengths and opportunities for growth. This will provide a powerful foundation for developing greater leadership effectiveness in health and safety roles and in the complex, real-world contexts leaders face every day.

Motivation plays an important part of someone’s willingness to adhere to safety protocols and guidelines, reducing risks and accidents in the workplace. Leadership effectiveness can be accelerated by understanding what theories, capabilities, and motivation foster leader and follower development at all levels of experience.  This course will provide insight into unlocking the motivations and abilities related to increasing your leadership effectiveness. 

Our past participants have been health and safety professionals looking to foster safety compliance, to face challenges bringing about the adoption of fast-changing requirements in the workplace. Participants will complete an online self-survey to explore their motivation and ability to understand how to activate positive leadership capabilities, which we refer to as leader developmental readiness.

About the Instructor:

Molly Breysse Cox, MA, PhD, U.W. NW Center for Occupational Health & Safety

Dr. Breysse Cox has over 25 years of change management work experience with Fortune 500 companies. This includes leadership positions in IT, Operations, Customer Service, Product Management, and Marketing. She joined the CLST team in 2014 as a Leadership Development Coach and Instructor for undergraduate and graduate courses in the UW Foster School of Business. Dr. Breysse Cox has experience in transformational change projects, including designing and deploying new technology, organizational change, and leadership development. Her work is focused on fostering safety and psychological safety in education and the workplace. In addition, she was chosen in 2008 as the recipient of Women in Technology International’s Leadership Award for leadership in support of women in IT.

Featured Content Advisor: Bruce Avolio, Executive Director of CLST, UW Foster School of Business; Professor of Management, Mark Pigott Chair in Business Strategic Leadership.

People, and how they feel about their work, can have a very significant impact on how they emotionally engage in the workplace each and every day. 

Today’s safety leaders need to understand stress, and emotions in the workplace in order to design a healthy work environment for the 21st century. This course will provide opportunities to examine, explore, and practice positive approaches for increasing individual and group levels of motivation, inclusivity and emotional effectiveness with the ultimate goal of fostering a safe work environment. 

Past participants have shared the importance of learning about psychological capital, hope, efficacy, resiliency and optimism, as a resource in themselves and in others, in order to prepare the people they lead to effectively cope with stress and to effectively manage their emotions. 

Participants will complete an online self-survey to discover what constitutes their positive psychological strengths and potential areas for development.

As a health and safety professional, your needs for effectively managing change are complex. You often need to influence others without having positional authority.

Evidence-based models, frameworks, and practical experience come together in a course designed to develop and foster change management practices as a leader, supervisor, and individual. This course will provide frameworks to apply as you navigate through this course and beyond with clients, employees, and organizations that are not ready for or are resistant to change. 

Participants will learn strategies to foster effective change. You'll also build on your network of peers as you share real experiences and challenges. This includes discussions designed to challenge your assumptions and to provide specific ways of thinking that you can employ when addressing real-life interactions.

Transformational Leadership Development

Leadership that drives lasting change goes beyond position and authority, it connects to how people think, feel, and act every day.

This course focuses on the three positive styles of the Full Range Leadership model and the four core components within each style. You will be invited to explore how authentic, transactional, and transformational capabilities influence day-to-day actions, leadership effectiveness, and the impact you have on others.

Through reflection, dialogue, and practical application, you will deepen your awareness of the leadership capabilities that build trust, motivation, and commitment—capabilities essential for creating healthy, safe, and high-performing work environments.

Past participants consistently report that understanding how these leadership styles have strengthened their ability to lead meaningful, positive change across their organizations.

As part of the course, participants will complete a self-assessment to identify leadership strengths and opportunities for growth. This will provide a powerful foundation for developing greater leadership effectiveness in health and safety roles and in the complex, real-world contexts leaders face every day.