Employee Assistance Professionals Association

Reflection Paper Employee Assistance Programs are crucial for the well-being of an organization. In today’s world there are many factors that inhibit employee productivity. For instance, depression, grieve, divorce, substance abuse, financial instability and others. These issues can negatively impact the overall cost of running an organization. Offering Employee Assistance programs enables the employee to address life difficulties in order to experience wellness in the workplace, resulting in higher return on investment. Substance Abuse Assistance Substance abuse in the workplace is a problem that can be detected and dealt with. In order to detect if an employee is struggling with substance abuse, employers need to be trained to detect odd behavior. Substance abuse causes for an…

According to Buchbinder & Shanks 2012, I Love You…Forever case study, an assault transpired at the clinic, it involved an employee, Nurse Practitioner (NP) Nancy Masters, and intimate partner Joe, who later began stalking her. The author wrote that violence and death are a derivative of stalking. The case study focused on addressing the issue of intimate partner violence (IPV) in workplace and the employers’ response to an occurrence. It was obvious that the hospital needed to review and…

Nola stated that job design has impacted performance by allowing employees to enjoy their work environments. Nola explained that performance, from what she has seen as decreased throughout the years. However, with this slight decrease in performance, output has had an increase. This is because employers must consider flexible advantages in order to improve employee retention. Nola also explained that employers are more appreciative that work creates stress upon their employees. This is why it…

Employment Scenarios, Discipline, and Arbitration Employees often partake in actions and do not think of the future consequences. Job performance does not always make up for the action. After all, most of the times it’s the bad things that get remembered. Discipline is necessary to ensure employees do not conduct this abuse again. If the employer wrongfully uses discipline, the employee and union steward might need to go to arbitration to get the problem resolved. The Case of the Substance…

matter how long a term the employee has had with the organization. This would likely create a hostile environment and is most probably the reason for the two reported incidences of desk rage and a disgruntled employee who interviewed with the media, by the OB psychologist. Solutions to this problem would be implementing employee assistance programs within the organization. EA services, enable employees to resolve problems that may be affecting them in the workplace, such as job stress,…

DATE: March 28, 2016 TO: Janet Hansen, Managing Partner FROM: Julia Garford, Administrative Assistant SUBJECT: Proposal to Implement an Employee Wellness Program Hi Janet, The success of any company depends on the productivity and work performance of its employees. With rising healthcare costs, I believe that the promotion of healthier lifestyles through a Wellness Program is a good way to save on costs. This proposal outlines the benefits and obstacles of implementing the program.…

This is every bowler’s dream to make it big and have a sponsor pay for all their equipment and tournament entries. There are a lot of different types of contracts that a professional bowler can obtain. Pro staff members get all of their equipment, tournament fees, and hotel fees paid by their sponsorship.(CITE) A company will always want their product to be out there while bowling in competition. A company will always try to come out the best equipment possible to make bowlers compete with the…

Rafael Nadal is a professional tennis player. He is a twenty nine year Spaniard. At this time, Nadal is ranked number eight in the world. Since turning pro in 2001, he has won countless tournaments. A few of these tournaments include: the French Open, the US Open, and Wimbledon. After watching the US Open these past two weeks, I decided to write this paper on him because he a very well-known athlete due to a particular set of rituals that he performs before and during his matches. Rafael…

star once she hit the court. Misty was a 16-year-old high school superstar (“Dynamic Duo 79”). All of her friends admired her talents. She went to high school at Newport Harbor High School, were she helped her team win two state championships (indoor) in 1992 and 1994 (“Misty May-Treanor”). She gave that school the reputation it has today. Misty played against Kerri Walsh for the first time when she was 16 (“Dynamic Duo 79”). They met, and instantly hit it off. Misty and Kerri became friends at…

Finally, another reason animals are not abused is because of the strict guidelines set by each rodeo association. The rules of the Cheyenne Frontier Days ™ acknowledges that all animals receive proper care and treatment before, during, and after every rodeo performance. Horses and cattle are transported in specially designed trucks for their protection. Once on site, the animals are placed in large corrals, provided with fresh feed and water, and are inspected at least twice a day for any…