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Larkey, Linda Kathryn – 1990
A study illustrated an interpretive approach to investigating personal commitment during radical organizational transition by examining how people talk metaphorically about commitment and identification as a process. A questionnaire was constructed to be used in phone interviews with six employee assistance program (EAP) counselors who contract…
Descriptors: Communication Research, Discourse Analysis, Employee Assistance Programs, Employees
Hogler, Raymond L., Ed. – 1987
This document contains a collection of readings offering a broad overview of the subject of drug and alcohol abuse in the workplace. Included are: (1) "'Miller Time' in Antebellum America: An Historical Appraisal of the Drinking Habits of the Working Class" (John C. McWilliams); (2) "The Impact of Substance Abuse at the…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Civil Rights, Court Litigation, Drug Abuse
Watkins, Karen E.; And Others – 1989
There are over 28 million children of alcoholics in the United States, 22 million of whom have now reached adulthood yet continue to experience emotional, mental, and physical effects of life in an alcoholic family. In the workplace, adult children of alcoholics (ACOAs) have recently become acknowledged as a group who face special challenges. The…
Descriptors: Adult Children, Alcoholism, Employee Assistance Programs, Employees
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Elliott, Karen; Shelley, Kyna – Journal of Employment Counseling, 2005
Businesses have dealt with substance abuse in different ways. Some organizations have established Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs) to address these problems. One large national company chose to fire employees with positive drug screens, offer them EAP services, and then consider them for rehire after treatment. A study of performance records…
Descriptors: Occupational Safety and Health, Employees, Substance Abuse, Employee Assistance Programs
Sandhu, Daya Singh, Ed. – 2002
This book is divided into five major sections that focus on the various perspectives, needs, and concerns of employees in the workplace. Chapters include: (1) Work: Meaning, Mattering, and Job Satisfaction (K. M. Connolly); (2) Spirituality in the Workplace: An Overview (E. J. Looby and D. S. Sandhu); (3) Developing the Whole Employee: Some…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Counseling, Counseling Theories, Disabilities