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Season 4, Episode 43

Mental health and education are the focus of the ULA’s services

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Dave Megenhardt

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Dave Megenhardt, Executive Director of United Labor Agency (ULA), joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast and spoke about ULA programs that help retrain and prepare workers to change careers. 

The ULA helps workers transition to a new industry or career. They provide the worker with educational courses in the new industry, and once the courses are complete, the organization then helps connect the worker with employers in that new industry.

Not only does the ULA provide hands-on training, but they also offer another program called the Union Counselor’s Association, which helps workers deal with their mental health. As Megenhardt pointed out, a layoff or career change may be one of the hardest times in the life of a worker. Counseling can help ease the transition to a new career and better position the worker for future success.

The ULA also wants to increase the number of programs they offer to workers. In order to assist all workers, the ULA wants to expand its Union Counselor Association to provide licensed counseling sessions to any worker who needs help. Megenhardt added that the ULA is also  working to create new single-session online educational courses. 

Listen to the entire episode to learn more about these topics.


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