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First Comprehensive History of Employee Assistance Programs to Be Funded by the Employee Assistance Research Foundation
Posted: Apr 05, 2016 2:01 AM PDT Updated: Apr 05, 2016 2:01 AM PDT NORFOLK, Va. –(BUSINESS WIRE) The Employee Assistance Research Foundation (EARF) is pleased to announce a major new research effort, the EAP History Project, to address a critical deficiency in the employee assistance knowledge base: the need for a definitive… Read More
5 strategies leaders can use to keep their teams happy
JOSH NICHOLAS Creating a happy workplace brings wins on multiple fronts. Not only will there be more smiles around the office, research shows a happy and healthy workplace can help the bottom line of a business. Research by PricewaterhouseCoopers shows a $2.30 average return for every $1 spent on supporting mental health. Happy and mentally… Read More
What Makes an Employee Assistance Program Effective?
by Sherrie Scott, Demand Media Employees are often faced with difficulties that cause stress in their daily lives. Marital and family issues, financial troubles and workplace conflict can negatively affect employees, resulting in poor job performance and unscheduled absences. Circumstances, such as starting a family or supporting aging loved ones, are also situations that may… Read More
Recipient Of Assistance Saves Job
This is a re-post of a 1989 article in the Chicago Tribute. 27 years later EAP’s are still assisting employee’s through all types of adverse situations. If you have EAP at your employer and need support or assistance call. Employee Business Solutions Recipient Of Assistance – It Saved His Job February 26, 1989|By Ann Piccininni…. Read More
Mental Health First Aid Shatters Stigma With Suicide
BY ALEX ZIELINSKI JAN 19, 2016 8:00 AM CREDIT: DYLAN PETROHILOS Brenda Crawford was taught the textbook description of psychosis while she was studying for a masters degree in counseling, decades ago. “It was always explained as ‘hearing voices in your head’,” said Crawford, who works for Wyoming’s state employee assistance program. “Which I had… Read More
A New Way to Help Traumatized Clients Relieve Guilt, Shame, and Isolation
A New Way to Help Traumatized Clients Relieve Guilt, Shame, and Isolation Susan Clancy • January 19, 2016 As a graduate student at Harvard in the mid-1990s, I participated in research studies carried out by the psychology department that began in October 1996 and continued until August 2005 to interview adults who had experience sexual… Read More
Emotions Impact Your Work — So Why Don’t Companies Take Mental Health Seriously?
Mental health in the workplace is neglected and rarely, if ever, addressed, according to an expert. 01/13/2016 09:39 am ET | Updated 1 day ago Shane Ferro Business Reporter, The Huffington Post SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY – PASIEKA. VIA GETTY IMAGES There’s little support in the workplace for employees who struggle with mental health issues, some experts… Read More
Employee Wellness Programs – Obesity
Would you believe that obesity costs the global economy $2 trillion a year! Or how about just the US economy? Well that comes to a staggering $8.65 billion a year a number that continues to grow…quite literally. This article also points out that companies continue to offer employee wellness benefits regardless of an increase of… Read More
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