Transcript EAP Features

ISRI Conference
May 25, 2010
ALISON BROWN, Ph.D.
E.A.P. Programs
Employee Alcoholism
Program
EAP
1939 – Formation of Alcoholics
Anonymous
1942 – ATT and DuPont
implemented the first “EAP”
Programs.
the 1960’s
•The War
•Divorce Rates
•Turn on, Tune out
•Rapid societal
changes
THEN: a greater variety of requests for
assistance…
•Relationship issues
•Divorce issues
•Drug Abuse problems
•Parenting concerns
Employee
Assistance
Program…or,
“EAP”
EAP Features:
• Employee Orientation
• Information to Families
EAP Features:
• Supervisory Training
• De-Stigmatizes Helpful
Services
EAPs in the
new millenium
EA Professionals
• Work Based
• Accountable to the
Organization
Employee Assistance
Professionals
&
Prevention of
Workplace Violence
Half of the largest establishments (employing
1,000 or more workers) reported an incident of
workplace violence in the previous 12 months.
In these largest establishments, 52 percent
of State government workplaces reported an
incident of co-worker violence.
Employee Assistance Professionals
&
Alcohol & Other Drug Prevention Strategies
MOST ILLICIT DRUG USERS AND HEAVY
ALCOHOL DRINKERS HAVE JOBS
SAMHSA’s National Survey on Drug Use and
Health found that roughly 75 percent of
the estimated 16.4 million illicit drug users
ages 18 or older
are employed full or part time
WORKPLACE SUBSTANCE ABUSE
CAN CAUSE OTHER PROBLEMS IN
THE WORKPLACE
Use of illicit drugs, alcohol abuse, and misuse of
prescription drugs can have negative effects on our daily
lives. And people with drug and alcohol problems are not
likely to leave those problems behind when they come to
work.
SAMHSA’s Drug Abuse Warning Network reported that
of the nearly 2 million drug-related emergency
department visits in 2004, over 25 percent were related
to nonmedical use of prescription and over-the-counter
pharmaceuticals.
WORKPLACE SUBSTANCE ABUSE
CAN CAUSE OTHER PROBLEMS IN
THE WORKPLACE
In a large study of illicit drug use in
highly educated employees, 42 percent
of respondents reported using moodaltering prescription drugs.
WORKPLACE SUBSTANCE ABUSE
CAN CAUSE OTHER PROBLEMS IN
THE WORKPLACE
Issues with drug use are not limited to
illicit drugs.
Nonmedical use of prescription drugs
continues to be a concern. In the 2004
National Survey on Drug Use and Health,
6 million people were current users of
psychotherapeutic drugs taken nonmedically
WORKPLACE SUBSTANCE ABUSE
CAN CAUSE OTHER PROBLEMS IN
THE WORKPLACE
SAMHSA’s Drug Abuse Warning Network
reported that of the nearly 2 million drugrelated emergency department visits in
2004, over 25 percent were related to
nonmedical use of prescription and overthe-counter pharmaceuticals.
CHILDREN
FAMILY
TEENS
• Absenteeism/Job Jeopardy Issues
• Confidential Support – (everything…)
• Critical Incident Stress Management
(CISM)
• D.O.T. Evaluation & Training
• Disability Management Interface
• Education & Training
• Leadership Development
• Testing & Evaluation (Hiring,
Personality, etc.)
• Prevention of Workplace Violence,
Harassment & Bullying
C.I.S.M.
VALUE-ADDED Services
Child/Eldercare Resources
Tobacco Cessation
Weight Management
Understanding Your
EAP, Work-Life and
Well-Being Benefit
EAP and Work-Life
EAPs
Save LIVES
Save $$
Save Companies