Gallup suggests a humbling statistic that only 34% of US employees and 15% of worldwide employees stay engaged in their workplace. Their satisfaction and happiness are integral to a company's morale, productivity, and success.

Wearing a face mask whenever you're in public has become at least a temporary reality for many of us. Wearing a mask might be inconvenient and may even cause you to cut your shopping short so you can take it off. For some people, though, face masks are causing problems beyond just being an inconvenience. They are causing an actual communication issue because people cannot see other people's mouths.

Whether in college, from others in your chosen profession, or from your parents, you've probably gotten a lot of career advice. Yet, a Forbes article last year shared some important career advice that you've likely never heard before. According to the article, there are five things that you should focus on to make your career meaningful.

About 35 years ago, several tornadoes hit eastern North Carolina. At that time, the University of North Carolina's Child and Adolescent Program created a series of coloring books to help children and their families cope. That history inspired Lindsey Atkins, a social worker who currently serves as a clinical instructor for the same UNC program. Atkins wrote a story called Joey the Kangaroo and Her Coping with COVID Plan that includes illustrations for children to color. Like the coloring books from decades ago, the social worker's COVID coloring book is meant to give children and their families tools to deal with the pandemic's emotional impact.

Have you ever been in the middle of a conversation and went to use a word and realized "oh, that's not the word I want...this is"? This language mishap happens so quickly in conversation that it often goes unnoticed; the wrong word is quickly scrapped and replaced with the proper word that the brain was looking for and the conversation moves forward seamlessly. This all is recorded to happen at 40 milliseconds, so fast it goes undetected in the conscious mind.

How many people do you know that have never left a job? The answer is probably zero. So why do people leave their jobs? Most of the time it somehow relates to their manager, either directly or indirectly. Having strong managers can help improve retention of good employees.

Less than 20 percent of disabled adults are employed according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The Fly Brave Foundation, a nonprofit based in Sacramento, California, exists to create bridges to employment for adults with developmental disabilities who have aged out of the school system.

Traumatic brain injuries occur from an external force such as a car accident, fall or sports injury. The damage can range from minor to very severe. After sustaining a brain injury therapy may be necessary to regain normal motor function. More severe injuries require intense therapy usually in an inpatient setting such as a rehabilitation hospital. This includes multiple types of therapy, every day for several hours. Once enough progress is made therapy can continue in an outpatient setting or even at home.

Getting hired can be just as much about your strength as a candidate as it is about who you know. Networking is an important skill in today's job market, especially when you are up against job-seekers as brilliant as you are. Here are five tips to maximize your benefit from professional connections.

Parkinson's disease gradually chips away at a person's physical abilities. The nervous disorder usually starts with uncontrollable shaking. Gradually, it begins slowing down a person's movements. Then stiff limbs and difficulty with balance and standing come in. All these debilitating symptoms greatly affect a person's health-related quality of life (HRQoL). HRQoL is a term that looks at the social, emotional, mental, and physical well-being of a person, with particular regard to how their health is affecting these aspects of their lives.

Life is an endless cycle of actions and reactions. Every moment of every day we make choices based off of the information in front of us. Each decision leads to another. On and on we go, living out the consequences of these choices. But what if, instead of constantly making these knee-jerk decisions, we took a step back and thought our choices through?

Being a social worker takes a lot of energy and patience. Social workers help people through some of the most trying times of their lives, all while maintaining a caring, positive, solutions-oriented attitude. Although it's a tough job, there are perks to social work, too. Being a social worker comes with the emotional satisfaction of doing something valuable.