Recently added articles from The Journal of Employee Assistance:
Positioning your EAP for the recovery.(Front Desk)(employee assistance programs)
Oct 01, 2009; Lund, Maria ... What would you have done differently 12 months ago if you had known that today we would be in the midst of the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression? What would you have done to help your employer and employee clients survive the recession, and what changes in strategy or ...
Back to the EAP Core Technology.(Letter)(Letter to the editor)
Oct 01, 2009; Sandin, Donald ... As a founding member of EAPA (then known as ALMACA), I read with great interest the 3rd quarter 2009 issue of the Journal of Employee Assistance and particularly the articles titled "Do 'Free' EAPs Offer Discernible Value," "The New EAP Purchasing Realities," and "Commodity or Craft: The ...
Intervention strategies for evidence-based EAPs: enough research has been conducted on secondary intervention strategies to enable employee assistance professionals to develop an evidence-based EAP.
Oct 01, 2009; Weiss, Richard M. ... In recent years, articles in this journal have attempted to offer solutions to the commoditization of employee assistance programs. Some EA practitioners (Burke 2008; Hughes 2007) have advocated a renewed focus on the field's core competency of solving problems related to human behavior ...
Is addiction a disease? Addicts speak of a loss of control, and addiction is best viewed as such. EA professionals can help by educating alcoholics and addicts about the nature of their condition and holding them responsible for maintaining abstinence.
Oct 01, 2009; Sandor, Richard S. ... Is addiction a disease? For academics, it's a subject of debate; for the public (and many clinicians), it's an article of faith. But for employee assistance professionals, it's a dilemma--a very difficult dilemma with consequences that reach far beyond the wellbeing of any individual ...
Depression: a lot bigger than you think: the absenteeism- and presenteeism-related costs of depression outweigh the medical and pharmaceutical costs and make a strong case for EAP intervention against this condition.
Oct 01, 2009; Parry, Thomas ... For any benefits or employee assistance professional seeking financial support for program expansion, the question likely to be asked by senior management is, "What return are we getting for our benefits investment?" Like it or not, those senior managers are doing their job, ...
Helping HR professionals boost resiliency skills: human resources professionals often feel isolated and stressed because of the nature of their work, making them a key audience for EAPs.
Oct 01, 2009; Greet, Kathleen ... Employee assistance professionals are accustomed to serving multiple clients, including employees, managers, household members, and human resources (HR) professionals. Recent layoffs and other economic-related upheavals have increased pressure on HR professionals, who are on the front ...
Measuring workplace outcomes in EAPs: until EAPs can demonstrate they produce positive workplace outcomes, they will continue to lack credibility with employers and be seen as commodities.
Oct 01, 2009; Lennox, Richard ... What defines an effective EAP? Are the most effective EAP providers those that obtain the highest utilization rates? Retain accounts over time? Earn the most money? Have the most Fortune 500 employers as clients? Build the best Websites? Demonstrate adherence to industry standards? ...
Social media: the EA professional's role: the increasing use of social media sites is causing headaches for workers and their employers and creating opportunities for EA professionals to prevent and resolve conflicts.
Oct 01, 2009; McMillan, Wendy ... As social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter continue to gain followers in the global multi-generational workforce, the potential for negative impacts on the workplace has become apparent. A simple comment on one of these sites, for example, may lead to defamatory lawsuits and, ...
Productivity losses from depression more costly than treatment.
Oct 01, 2009; ... Employees who are disabled by depression miss significantly more work days than employees who take disability leave for other reasons, and they also do much less work when they are at their jobs, according to research on more than 400,000 workers by the Integrated Benefits Institute. ...
Older adults working longer; younger adults staying in school.(Survey)
Oct 01, 2009; ... Older adults are staying in the labor force longer and younger adults are staying out of it longer, strengthening two trends that formed about two decades ago and have intensified during the current recession, according to a survey by the Pew Research Center's Social & Demographic Trends ...
Health insurance premiums exceed $13,000 for families.(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2009; ... Average annual family premiums for employer-sponsored health insurance rose 5 percent this year, to $13,375, but the average single premium did not significantly increase, breaking a longstanding trend, according to the Kaiser Family Health Foundation. The survey, conducted from ...
Recession prompting many workers to change their health behaviors.(Survey)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2009; ... With prospects for economic recovery still uncertain and improvements in job markets unlikely to materialize for several months, many U.S. workers are taking their health and well-being into their own hands, with both positive and negative results. A survey of 1,500 workers at ...
One-third of young workers live with their parents.(Survey)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2009; ... One in three U.S. workers ages 18 to 35 are living in their parents' homes, the same percentage as live on their own, according to a survey commissioned by the AFL-CIO, which represents 11.5 million workers in the United States. Only 31 percent of young workers say they make ...
Time switch leads to increase in work injuries.(Survey)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2009; ... The switch from standard time to daylight saving time each March in the United States can mean more than just turning clocks ahead one hour--it can mean a greater risk of workplace injury. An analysis of mine injuries from 1983 to 2006 revealed that 576,292 injuries were ...
Younger adults, women more likely to consider or attempt suicide.(Survey)
Oct 01, 2009; ... Nearly 8.3 million U.S. adults ages 18 and older thought seriously about committing suicide in the past year, according to the first national scientific survey of its size about this problem. The study, by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), ...
Website connects disabled individuals with resources.(Info Sources)(DisabilityInfo.gov)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2009; ... The U.S. Department of Labor has launched Disability.gov, a redesigned Website that connects individuals with disabilities to thousands of trusted resources on disability-related issues, programs and services. Formerly DisabilityInfo.gov, the site has been completely redesigned ...
Online chat service to help prevent suicide by Veterans.(Info Sources)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2009; ... The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is expanding its suicide prevention campaign by piloting an online, one-on-one "chat service" for veterans who prefer reaching out for assistance using the Internet. Called "Veterans Chat," the new service enables veterans, their ...
