EAP Association Exchange articles from September 2001

EAP Association Exchange archives from September 2001

Pulling Together. (Front Desk).(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... I recently returned to my office after spending a week in New York City working with, and conducting debriefings for, law enforcement personnel. While in New York, I met federal and local officials, employees of private companies, and the...

The Courage to finish what we've started. (President's Message).(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... This issue of the EAPA Exchange marks the halfway point of my presidency, and I had hoped to use this opportunity to look back at our accomplishments of the past year and discuss our goals for the next. But after the horrifying events of...

Letters: A bridge too far?(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... I found the articles in the July/August EAPA Exchange on the addressing the spiritual needs of employees to be interesting and thought provoking. While I recognize the tremendous value of chaplaincy programs, I am concerned about the...

Male eating disorders: Because men with eating disorders are less likely to seek help than women, they are at greater risk for poor workplace relationships and performance.
September 1, 2001... Eating disorders, including anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating disorder, affect up to 5 million Americans each year. Because of the destructive nature of eating disorders, including both psychological and physical problems,...

Referrals and ownership structures: The first of two articles on the need for a revised ethic in employee assistance considers whether ownership structures can improperly influence EAP professionals.(employee assistance programs)
September 1, 2001... A recent study examined how a random sample of employee assistance professionals perceive the state of ethical conduct related to business practices within the EA/managed behavioral health care field (Sharar, White, and Funk, 2001). The survey,...

Employee life cycles.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... What do employees want from work? In the past, this question might have elicited laughter and derision. It was assumed that people worked to earn money and benefits; they worked harder or longer so they could earn more money and perhaps more...

Generational differences in the workplace: Understanding collective peer personalities.
September 1, 2001... Where were you when Pearl Harbor was attacked, or when President Kennedy was assassinated? What were you doing when the staff of the U.S. Embassy in Iran was taken hostage, or when the space shuttle Challenger exploded after takeoff? How old...

Baby boomer burnout: The search for new meaning in adulthood.
September 1, 2001... Probably no generation has left as deep an imprint on U.S. culture, politics, and society as the baby boomers, the estimated 78 million Americans born after World War II and before the escalation of hostilities in Vietnam. From their roles as...

An aging workforce: Rethinking human resources practices.
September 1, 2001... With the aging of the baby boom generation (the first of whom will turn 55 this year) and the continuing extension of active life expectancy, employers of all kinds will need to rethink attitudes toward older workers and re-examine a range of...

From Ricky & Lucy to Beavis & Butthead: Counseling the other generations.
September 1, 2001... How does a "fifty-something" work with a "twenty-something?" For that matter, how does a "thirty-something" work with a "sixty-something?" And what on earth do we do with those teenagers sporting orange hair and body piercings? If you've...

Riding the life cycle: The next generation of EAP.(employee assistance programs)
September 1, 2001... Five years ago, just entering my fifties, I came to a personal "crisis point" in my career. I wasn't feeling the same energy and passion for my work, and I had a growing sense that something was missing. I realized I had noticed this same...

Report offers tips for identifying quality depression care. (Info Sources).
September 1, 2001... The American Association of Health Plans (AAHP) has published a 24-page report that is designed to help health plan members identify and receive quality care for depression, which affects nearly 10 percent of the U.S. population and costs...

Focus on allaying weight fears can help women stop smoking.
September 1, 2001... The time-honored approach of helping women prevent or reduce weight gain after they quit smoking may not be the most effective means of encouraging them to quit, according to a study by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of...

Untreated, mistreated mental illness costs U.S. $113 billion.(National Mental Health Association report)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
September 1, 2001... A report by the National Mental Health Association (NMHA) found that the cost of untreated and mistreated mental illness to businesses, government, and families in the United States was roughly $113 billion in 2000, triple the amount of 1990....

Koreans, Czechs, Americans are hardest workers.(International Labour Organization report)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
September 1, 2001... South Koreans worked nearly 2,500 hours per person in 2000, more than people in any other country and roughly 20 percent more than workers in the Czech Republic, which finished second in the review of 200-plus nations by the International...

Social workers say no to internet-based therapy.(Clinical Social Work Federation)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... The Clinical Social Work Federation, a confederation of 31 state societies for clinical social work and the largest such organization in the United States, voted in June to oppose the practice of Internet-based therapy "This area is...

Casual drug use proves no bar to employment.(Robert Wood Johnson Foundation study)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
September 1, 2001... A study funded by the Substance Abuse Policy Research Program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation found that casual drug users--those who used any illicit drug during the past year, but less frequently than once a week--are just as able to...

More employees go on-line, more employers monitor them.(ePolicy Institute, Xylo Inc.)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... Two-thirds of U.S. employees have access to the Internet and e-mail at work, and roughly the same percentage of employers exercise their right to monitor their workers' Internet and email connections, according to surveys by Xylo, Inc., and the...

Women may need more leave during pregnancy.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
September 1, 2001... Roughly 30 percent of women are advised to stop working during pregnancy, and half do so before the seventh month of pregnancy leaving then-i with little or no maternity leave after their children are born, according to a study published in the...

A case study of constructive confrontation in Japan.(mental health of employees)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... Mental health issues are being highlighted in Japan due to an increase in suicides from overwork and depressive illness and because of economic recession. The recession has prompted many companies to eliminate their lifetime employment systems,...

Making the business case for EAPs: A conceptual framework. (Research Matters).(employee assistance programs)
September 1, 2001... Businesses sponsor employee assistance programs for a variety of reasons, including the belief that it's the "right thing to do" for their employees. But in the current economic climate of tight budgets and cost control processes, the question...

Spotlight on diversity.(workplace diversity programs)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... The diversity practices of Air Canada, a leading sponsor of EAPA's 2001 Annual Conference, are worth noting. The airline encourages employees to look beyond recognizing diversity of color and origin and instead focus on appreciating individual...