This message was sent to ##Email##
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Employee Assistance Professionals
EA Industry Spotlight is a roundup of bit-sized articles covering our field. This January, we explain why 100 percent of the Mutual of Omaha EAP are CEAPs, include a new study about opioid treatment in a police population, as well as an article about a judge's decision to block Aetna's $37 billion merger with Humana. The EA Professional Spotlight focuses on 2016 EAPA Lifetime Achievement winner Don Jorgensen. And there's more.
Employee Assistance Professionals Association
What do "Navigating Mental Health for Airline Pilots," "Understanding the Changing Latino Demographic and Diverse Latino Cultures" and "Workplace Conflict: What to Do and What to Avoid!" have in common? They were rated the best of the best by attendees of the 2016 World EAP Conference. But even if you weren't lucky enough to attend, you can still purchase access to the Best of 2016, by visiting EAPA's Conference On Demand. Find out which sessions made the list.
READ MORE
SHRM
The U.S. workforce is rapidly being drained of energy. The 40-hour workweek is disappearing. Today, adults who work full time log an average of 47 hours a week, which equates to working nearly six days a week. Sixty-hour workweeks are not uncommon.
Blame it on globalization, the digital economy, a 24/7 mentality or any among a host of other reasons, but the result is the same.
"We have a human energy crisis that leads to fatigue, disengagement, judgment errors and stress," said Jack Groppel, Ph.D., co-founder of Johnson & Johnson's Human Performance Institute in Orlando, Florida.
READ MORE
Employee Assistance Professionals Association
Four 12-minute EAP Talks — a unique combination of the concepts embodied in "TED Talks" and "Ignite" presentations — premiered at the 2016 World EAP conference. Jeffrey Harris, presented "Four Things Managers Want You to Know," Marina London "EAP in 2028," Mark Attridge "Integrating EAPs Into Other Workplace Programs," and Sally Spencer-Thomas "Shining Lights of Hope." The four "Talks" can be viewed for free in the Conference on Demand section of the EAPA website. Professionals interestd in presenting a 12-minute program at EAPA 2017 Los Angeles can submit a proposal here. The deadline for submissions is Feb. 17.
Chicago Sun-Times
Buried among the facts and figures in the Justice Department's recent book-length report on the failings of the Chicago Police Department was a telling statistic: The rate of suicide among CPD officers is 60 percent higher than other departments across the U.S.
Among the ranks of the nearly 10,000 patrol officers of the CPD, an average of three officers will take their own lives each year, according to life insurance claims information from the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 7, the union representing the bulk of the department's sworn officers. In the past decade, 13 officers have been killed in the line of duty. Nearly twice as many officers died by their own hand during the same span.
READ MORE
PBS
The national epidemic of opioid abuse has claimed more than 300,000 lives in the U.S. over the last 16 years — and some researchers claim that kratom, an herbal psychoactive drug that is currently unregulated, could help people struggling with addiction. But federal drug policy-makers may classify kratom as an illegal drug, which would slow down its sale, research and development.
READ MORE
|
|
|
|
|
| |
The Fix
Some say employers shouldn't be able to terminate employees for alcoholism because it is a disease. But does claiming addiction as a "disability" fuel negative stigmas?
READ MORE
Global News
If you're dealing with a workplace crisis, like a tough boss like Kevin Spacey from "Horrible Bosses" for example, there are other ways to handle such stressful situations than the way the film's three protagonists chose to do so.
Because let's face it: dealing with a crisis at work is never fun, let alone funny.
According to human resources consulting company Morneau Shepell, 46 percent of employees admit to taking time off work or noticing colleagues doing the same to manage their mental health following workplace changes (like a change in job roles). Dealing with such crises can often lead to feelings of stress and anxiety and can also impact job performance and the quality of relationships among employees, a 2015 study by the University of Toronto found.
READ MORE
|
Missed last week's issue? See which articles your colleagues read most.
|
Don't be left behind. Click here to see what else you missed.
|
|
|
|
|
|
7701 Las Colinas Ridge, Ste. 800, Irving, TX 75063
|
