Cost Effectiveness of EAP

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The EAP Counselor:

The author conducted a qualitative study of EAP counselors and clients in which they were asked to describe in detail their experiences as EAP counselors. This article describes the findings of one section of the larger study concerning the counselors' attitudes toward their work, their preparation for the field, and the field in general.     

The EAP Literature:

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Prerequisites of EAP Evaluation:

This chapter's main contention is that EAP evaluators, coordinators and administrators need to spend more time in thoughtfully planning EAP evaluations as such activities directly influence the quality of any subsequent evaluation. The chapter outlines four prerequisites to be considered in this regard. These are: (1) a sincere commitment to evaluate the program, (2) answering the why, when, and how of the evaluation; (3) the goals and objectives of the EAP require specification; and (4) information should be in retrievable form. These prerequisites are discussed within the context of a cooperative planning process between the administration, the EAP coordinator and EAP evaluator(s), and are described as to how they may directly influence the EAP evaluation.     

Self-Protection and Averting Behavior,Values of Statistical Lives,and Benefit Cost Analysis of Environmental Policy

Situations in which risk is at least partly a matter of choice provide opportunities to analyze behavior and estimate the willingness to pay for small changes in mortality risks. Individuals engage in household production of health and safety as long as the value of the gain in risk reduction is worth the money, time, and any disutility necessary to produce the reduction in risk. This paper reviews values of statistical life inferred from choices about highway speeds, traveler use of protective equipment, crashworthiness of motor vehicles, and housing location near Superfund sites. The best estimates, close to $4 million in year 2000 dollars, are valuable complements to estimates from labor and constructed markets. Interestingly some evidence suggests that values for children and seniors are not less than middle-aged adults. Issues of risk perception and other challenges related to estimation are discussed.     

The EAP Movement and Organizational Development:

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Clinical Supervision and the EAP

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AA and the EAP Movement

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Paving the Way for EAP Evaluations:

The theme of this chapter centers on the development of key process questions that precede and direct the development of EAP evaluations. The main assumptions of this chapter are: (1) that nonthreatening process-type questions may be used in helping EAP evaluators plan their evaluations; and (2) that the profession of social work can meaningfully assist in developing and answering such questions. These process questions emerge from considcring issues related to: (1) policies and procedures; (2) services; And (3) the administration of EAP programs. The role of the social worker in this process is described, and the unique knowledge and skill of the social work profession in this particular role is explored and identified.     

EAP Research Then and Now

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Insurance Arrangements Among Married Couples: Analysis of Benefit Substitution and Compensating Differentials

Data from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey indicate that for couples in which both spouses are employed, 36% of privately insured couples are characterized by an arrangement in which the husband and wife are enrolled in separate plans. This paper empirically investigates several aspects of spouses’ decisions to enroll in separate insurance plans. Results indicate that each spouse’s probability of being offered employer-provided insurance is related to the probability that his or her partner is also offered employer-provided insurance. Furthermore, married couples appear to pay for various insurance arrangements through lower wage earnings.     

One Organization's Experience in a Case Management/EAP Program:

Historically, Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs) have been viewed as an employee benefit even though there is documented evidence of their cost-effectiveness for the company. This article presents an integration of the Employee Assistance Program and Case Management as a way of providing a proactive method of containing health care costs. Such an integration will expand the focus of the Employee Assistance Program, strengthen our role as an employee advocate, and provide a method of demonstrating to corporations that EAPs do contribute to the "bottom line" profit margin of the company. This article outlines the components of an effective, comprehensive Employee Assistance Program and discusses the process of integrating a Case Management system that emphasizes local demographic control within the EAP.     

EAP Referral Training and Supervisor's Beliefs About Troubled Workers

This study was designed to investigate the relationship between EAP referral training and supervisors' interactions with troubled workers. Using a field survey, self-report, retrospective methodology, 224 industrial supervisors' beliefs about impaired employees were examined in connection with the former group's participation in constructive confrontation training and their attitudes toward EAPs. In general, based on Bayer and Gerstein's (1988a) Bystander-Equity Model of Supervisory Helping Behavior, it was predicted that supervisors who had attended training and/or held positive attitudes toward their EAP would report more welldeveloped beliefs about troubled workers than persons who had not received training and/or held negative attitudes toward their EAP. Overall, our results provided support for the idea that constructive confrontation training enhances supervisors' recognition of impaired employees. While we anticipated this finding, we did not expect supervisors to report that their attitudes toward their EAP were unrelated to their beliefs about troubled persons. Alternative explanations for why supervisors behaved differently from what we had anticipated are offered, as are suggestions for how to conduct research on other aspects of the supervisor-impaired worker identification process.     

Chapter 10: Ceridian's Experience in the Integration of EAP,Work-Life and Wellness Programs

SUMMARY

This article considers EAP services, work-life and wellness programs and the implications of integrating these services. The concept of how wellness programs enter into this equation is explored as well as how Web-based services have played a significant role. Ceridian's experience in providing these services is explored through a case study, anecdotal information, and other data. This article reviews why integrated EAP services, work-life and wellness programs offer more value when compared to programs that contain individual components. It is concluded that wellness and the Internet continue to play a key role in programs becoming more integrated. It is also suggested that integration is now larger than traditional EAP, work-life, and wellness programs. Other human resource services are becoming more important components of integrated services.     

平顶山市天然气工程环境效益分析

介绍平顶山城市燃气现状、规划中的天然气工程概况,以及引进天然气后的环境效益。     

广东地区民办教育市场化及教育成本分析

民办教育作为市场经济下的教育形式,在法律保护下走入广东教育。教育市场化已成必然,研究教育成本和市场价格也就非常重要。文章通过对广东民办教育市场化过程和民办教育成本的分析,得出民办教育市场化是思想解放的必然结果,研究民办教育市场化规律能使民办教育健康发展并认识国家义务教育的不足。教育成本分析表明:民办教育比国家义务教育效率高。民办教育的毛利润在广东地区高达47%,有较大的发展空间。     

从战略成本管理视角分析SD酒店的成本控制问题

酒店经营的最终目标是实现利润最大化,要实现此目标,成本管理是关键.在理解酒店战略成本控制理论的基础上,以SD花园酒店为案例,剖析其企业战略成本控制存在的主要问题,并从现代战略成本控制的视角,提出了改进酒店成本控制的方法与措施.