Chapter 4: Research on the Integration of Employee Assistance,Work-Life and Wellness Services

SUMMARY

This article will focus on the research exploring the degree to which organizational integration of Employee Assistance, Work/Family and Wellness Programs has evolved since the early 1990s. The first study reviewed is the National Study of EAP and Work/Family Programs conducted in 1994 by Boston University's Center on Work and Family in which 100 of the top family friendly companies were inter viewed. Two major studies conducted under the guidance of the Employee Assistance Professional Association (EAPA) are then reviewed. The Phase I research conducted in 2001 was a large-scale survey of the professionals in fields of EAP and Work-life (N = 950). The Phase II research conducted in 2002 was comprised of two stages: A pilot study surveying vendors in the EAP and Work-life fields (N = 213) and a qualitative study consisting of in-depth interviews with vendors from all three professions (N = 79). The overall theme from this body of research is one of dramatically increasing movement and market demand for some form of collaboration/integration of service delivery. Finally, the chapter offers recommendations for further research regarding integration of services as well as implications for the professional fields.     

Parental wealth and resource transfers: How they matter in France for home ownership and living standards

The role played by parental wealth in facilitating the life chances and living standards of offspring is a topic of growing interest in stratification research. For working and middle class households much of their intervivos transfers to children is provided in the form of assistance with a home purchase. This paper examines the impact of parental wealth and transfers of wealth on several aspects of the homeownership decision - the timing of the purchase, the cost of the home, and the downpayment proportion, as well as living standards subsequent to the purchase. We utilize a unique data set from France which contains information on parental wealth and wealth transfers from both sets of parents of a couple. We correct for possible endogeneity of parental transfers and model the joint determination of the downpayment proportion and home value. The results make clear the complex pathways by which parental wealth influences the tenancy arrangements and living standards of offspring.     

西方国家大学生贫困观念的变迁与贫困生资助

从大学产生时起,学校就有了贫困生。由于贫困观念的变迁,资助贫困学生的方法也就有了很大变化。这种变化主要分为三个阶段:慈善阶段、教育公平阶段、成本分担阶段。     

《管子》国家管理思想的历史地位探讨

中国古代国家管理思想的发展一般认为从礼治开始,经过法治,然后到汉代有了比较成熟的"德主刑辅"这样一个过程。汉代的"德主刑辅"影响是深远的。而事实上,春秋初期的管仲提出并实践的礼法并重,是从礼治到法治的一个关键环节,更是"德主刑辅"的基本源头。     

重大自然灾害社会援助机制研究

汶川大地震灾后恢复重建的实践表明，我国重大自然灾害社会援助虽然取得了一定的成效，但仍存在诸多问题，如缺乏完善的社会捐赠机制、社会组织的发展遭遇制度和资源等多重制约，志愿者权益缺乏保护，专业技能不足等。针对这些不足，探讨社会援助的慈善机制、激励机制、协同机制的构建路径，以期完善重大自然灾害社会援助机制，促进社会健康稳定发展。     

统筹城乡社会救助的财政政策

以社会救助是基本公共服务的主要内容为切入点，探讨以横向公平作为社会救助均等化衡量标准的依据。基于中国城乡社会救助资源分配的非均衡性，分析统筹城乡社会救助与政府财政责任的关系机理，并依循建立健全社会救助体系的基本思路，提出调整和完善公共财政政策的建议。     

中国传统社会救济与城市贫困人口社会救助理念建设

中国传统社会救济是现代社会救助不可回避的历史基础 ,其救济思想源于道义性。城市居民社会救助制度是对传统社会救济的根本性改革 ,其基本原则与传统社会救济截然不同 ,即强调社会救助中政府的法定责任、公民的法定权利和对应义务的统一。然而 ,传统社会救济思想以其强大的惯性力量影响着现代社会救助理念建设 ,使其表现出一定的滞后性 ,主要为 :对政府责任和公民权利强调不够 ;对民众社会救助义务宣传不力。理念建设的滞后使部分民众和工作人员对社会救助认识模糊、混乱 ,阻碍了社会救助制度健康发展。     

美国联邦政府的温饱项目及其启示

为解决美国低收入群体所面临的温饱问题，美国联邦政府启动了食品券项目、学校早餐项目、全国学校午餐项目、特别牛奶项目、夏季食品供应项目、日常副食项目、儿童及成人看护食品项目、妇女、婴儿和儿童的特别营养补充项目、低收入家庭能源援助项目，对低收入群体给予实物救助。美国联邦政府对温饱问题的这种解决之道，对于中国的反贫困战略有一定的借鉴意义。     

城乡医疗救助制度之现状､问题与对策

城乡医疗救助制度对于缓解贫困群众就医难,实现病有所医具有重要意义。作为构建多层次医疗保障和卫生服务体系的重要组成部分,医疗救助制度在取得巨大成就的同时也存在政策导向偏差、救助对象覆盖不全面、资金筹集机制单一、起付线和救助上限的设置缺乏科学性等问题。医疗救助制度应该从取消各种不合理限制,拓宽筹资渠道,实现医疗救助管理独立化和加快医疗救助法制建设等方面加以改善。