Mission
To prepare people to return to work after disability.
To empower clients to improve their functioning.
To promote workplace mental health & healthy living.
To assist employers to accommodate workers with disabilities.
Approach
Client-centred and collaborative
Oriented to worker role and workplace issues
Solution focused
Engagement in meaningful activity
June 2000
ERGO-Wise launches its unique cognitive work hardening (CWH) program (bridge2work®) to the market in Ottawa
2004
Adeena showcases CWH through an article she published in Occupational Therapy Now, the professional magazine of the Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists
2009
Adeena is awarded the Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists’ Innovative Practice Award
2009-2015
ERGO-Wise’s CWH program is rigorously studied by Adeena during her doctoral studies with research findings providing support for its effectiveness as a return-to-work (RTW) intervention
2013
Adeena publishes a manuscript introducing CWH to the academic and clinical occupational therapy worlds in Work: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment & Rehabilitation
2014
Adeena publishes a manuscript presenting the theoretical underpinnings of CWH in BMC Health Services Research
2015
Adeena completes her doctoral thesis - “The effectiveness of cognitive work hardening in preparing people with depression to return to work” (Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario)
2018
Adeena publishes a manuscript highlighting the quantitative findings of her doctoral research in the Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy
ERGO-Wise launches a Facebook page (@adeenaot) providing tips for healthy living with emphasis on mental health
2019
Adeena publishes a manuscript highlighting the qualitative findings of her doctoral research in Work: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment and Rehabilitation
Adeena is awarded the Canadian Occupational Therapy Foundation (COTF) 2019 Marita Dyrbye Mental Health Award for activities that enhance the practice of occupational therapy in mental health
2020
Adeena adapts her cognitive work hardening program (bridge2work®) for telepractice delivery in response to Covid-19
ERGO-Wise celebrates 20 years of providing occupational therapy services - in particular, cognitive work hardening - to the Ottawa and surrounding communities
Adeena launches cwhconnect.com as a knowledge sharing resource for occupational therapists. It includes a CWH Awareness Tool that Adeena created to introduce key intervention concepts
2021
Adeena expands her commitment to knowledge transfer by offering training to international occupational therapists on the CWH intervention
Adeena publishes a case report illustrating the practical application of CWH in the journal Frontiers in Psychiatry
2022
ERGO-Wise® name. logo, and tag line are officially registered in accordance with the Canadian Trademarks Act
2023
Adeena collaborates with a colleague on the writing of a White Paper that discusses CWH as an effective claims tool within the disability insurance industry (cwhconnect.com)
2024
Adeena kicks off the OSOT Occupational Odyssey Campaign: Inspiring Journeys in OT by being the first OT highlighted in this series
Adeena publishes a cognitive work hardening training manual for occupational therapists (available through Amazon in 10 countries)
Adeena publishes an article in Occupational Therapy Now titled "Cognitive work hardening fills a gap in return-to-work after depression"