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Hughes, Daniel; Olsen, Mary C.; Newhouse, Carly – Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 2018
This article explores the current state of Occupational Social Work/Employee Assistance (OSW/EA) education. It examines the relationship between social work curricula, field placement experiences, and entry-level employment opportunities in the OSW/EA field. It is based on an educational initiative called the Partnership for Employee Assistance…
Descriptors: Social Work, Employee Assistance Programs, Graduate Study, Graduate Students
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Griffiths, Mark – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2009
Purpose: This paper seeks to overview the issues, concerns and challenges relating to gambling--and more specifically internet gambling--in the workplace. Design/methodology/approach: Using psychological literature, this paper outlines a number of important and inter-related areas including brief overviews of gambling and problem gambling,…
Descriptors: Psychology, Internet, Games, Probability
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Zedeck, Sheldon; Mosier, Kathleen L. – American Psychologist, 1990
Discusses and reviews the literature on issues involved in attempts to balance roles in employing organizations and family organizations. The following types of programs are reviewed: (1) maternity and parental leave; (2) child and dependent care; (3) alternative work schedules and workstations; and (4) employee assistance and relocation programs.…
Descriptors: Employed Parents, Employee Assistance Programs, Employer Supported Day Care, Family Life
Shore, Rima – 1998
Increasing numbers of employed parents of young children, increasing work-family conflict experienced by these parents, and the importance of early experience for children's brain development combine to suggest opportunities for business organizations to improve their competitiveness and compassion. This report draws upon data from the National…
Descriptors: Brain, Case Studies, Employed Parents, Employee Assistance Programs
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Taylor, G. Stephen; Holmes, Horace, Jr. – Journal of Employment Counseling, 1990
Efforts of corporations to limit or ban smoking in the workplace have been generally unsuccessful. This article reviews the most common antismoking programs, including education, counseling and incentives, and proscriptive rules and policies. A multidimensional, broad-based smoking cessation program is then described. (Author/TE)
Descriptors: Counseling Services, Employee Assistance Programs, Health Education, Health Promotion
Hyde, William H.; Guthrie, Stephen H. – School Business Affairs, 1993
A series of benefit programs for school personnel in a Maryland county includes a smoke-free workplace, an employee wellness program, and an employee assistance program. The county has been able to correlate a dramatic decrease in the cost of health insurance for employees with the activities of these programs. (MLF)
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Elementary Secondary Education, Employee Assistance Programs, Employee Attitudes
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Munoz, Corey S.; Thomas, Kecia M. – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2006
This chapter outlines the unique experiences of gay and lesbians in organizational settings and offers best practices for human resource professionals in supporting their sexual minority employees.
Descriptors: Homosexuality, Human Resources, Social Bias, Labor Force Development
Willits, Robert L. – Library Administration and Management, 1997
Discusses violence in the workplace and suggests a three-tier approach to dealing with violence in libraries that focuses on personnel issues: (1) preventive measures, including applicant screening, supervisory training, and employee assistance programs; (2) threat management, including policy formation and legal action; and (3) crisis/post-trauma…
Descriptors: Crisis Management, Employee Assistance Programs, Libraries, Library Administration
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Cinamon, Rachel Gali; Rich, Yisrael – Journal of Career Development, 2005
Work-family conflict is a vocational psychology variable whose antecedents and outcomes have been extensively investigated. In contrast, less effort has been invested in creating practical programs to prevent and reduce it. This article provides the rationale and describes the framework for a comprehensive organizational program designed to ease…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Conflict, Interdisciplinary Approach, Career Counseling
International Business Machines Corp., Armonk, NY. – 1991
These five brochures describe the IBM Corporation's policies, programs, and initiatives designed to meet the needs of employees' child care and family responsibilities as they move through various stages of employment with IBM. The Work and Personal Life Balance Programs brochure outlines (1) policies for flexible work schedules, including…
Descriptors: Business Responsibility, Corporate Support, Day Care, Employee Assistance Programs