A place for marriage and family services in employee assistance programs (EAPs): a survey of EAP client problems and needs.
Marriage and family services have not been widely recognized as part of employee assistance programs (EAP), although family and relational problems are widely cited as sources of problems on the job. EAP clients (N = 800, 97% self-referred) indicated how much family, psychological/emotional, drug, alcohol, employment-related, legal, and medical problems troubled them and the need for services in each area. Psychological/emotional (66%) and family (65%) problem areas frequently were rated "considerable" or "extreme." Both areas were rated as "considerable" or "extreme" by 48.6% of participants. In view of the evidence that marriage and family services can be effective with both family and psychological/emotional problems, professionals who are competent to provide such services have much to offer EAP programs.
Shumway
Sterling T
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Employee Assistance Program, Texas Tech Health Sciences Center, Medical School, 3601 4th Street, Lubbock, Texas 79430, USA. Sterling.Shumway@ttuhsc.edu
Wampler
Richard S
RS
Dersch
Charette
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Arredondo
Rudy
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005196:Family Therapy / Q000592:standards*; D005260:Female; D006264:Health Benefit Plans, Employee / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006302:Health Services Research; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008388:Marital Therapy / Q000592:standards*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009786:Occupational Health Services / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013781:Texas; D017132:Workplace