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Successful program integration: an analysis of the challenges and opportunities facing an EAP that integrated with other programs reveals the keys to successfully serving the systemic needs of employees and work organizations.(employee assistance program)

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| September 01, 2002 | Swihart, David L.; Thompson, Darci A. | COPYRIGHT 2002 Employee Assistance Professionals. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Increasingly, employee assistance programs have become interested in exploring integration of their programming with other fields, namely work/life and wellness. Some EAPs have begun the process of integrating services, only to become uncertain about just what integration is and how to go about it.

"Integration" is difficult to define. In some literature, the definition of the term is assumed; in other literature, it is defined by demonstrating its principles in action. This article will attempt to do both--it will provide a working definition of the term, then demonstrate its application in a specific program, Life & Work Connections (LWC), a unit of the Human ...

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