title: Managing problem employees: a model program and practical guide.
abstract: This article presents a model program for managing problem employees that includes a description ofthe basic types of problem employees and employee problems, as well as practical recommendations for. (1) selection and screening, (2) education and training, (3) coaching and counseling, (4) discipline, (5) psychological fitness-for-duty evaluations, (6) mental health services, (7) termination, and (8) leadership and administrative strategies. Throughout, the emphasis on balancing the need for order and productivity in the workplace with fairness and concern for employee health and well-being.
authors.affiliation: Psychology Department, Florida Atlantic University, USA. docmilphd@aol.com
authors.forename: Laurence
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Miller
mesh_terms: D003376:Counseling / Q000379:methods; D004647:Employee Discipline / Q000379:methods*; D004651:Employment / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000379:methods; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D016134:Organizational Policy; D010559:Personnel Management / Q000379:methods*; D010560:Personnel Selection / Q000379:methods; D016495:Police; D028743:Professional Misconduct / Q000523:psychology*; D012017:Referral and Consultation