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Employee Assistance Professionals Association
Each year EAPA recognizes and celebrates the achievement of members, individuals and organizations who have distinguished themselves through their work and leadership in the EA profession. Dr. Don Jorgensen received EAPA's highest individual award, the Lifetime Achievement Award during EAPA's 2016 World EAP Conference in Chicago. Other award recipients this year included Boyd Scoggins (EAPA Member of the Year); China National Petroleum Corporation (EAP Quality Award); South Carolina Chapter (Outstanding Chapter Award) and Metropolitan Tokyo (Outstanding Branch Award). For a complete list of award winners,
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The National Law Review
A recent decision by a California jury has highlighted an important resource for the defense bar in employment litigation cases – the testimony of mental health experts.
On Oct. 28, 2016, after a five-day trial in Los Angeles, a jury rejected former SpaceX employee Zhoei Teasley's allegations that the company ignored her coworker's sexual harassment, paid her less than her male colleagues, discriminated against her for the psychological disability she suffered as a result of the harassment, and retaliated against her for raising complaints about the issues. From the perspective of the defense bar, the case offers valuable insight in countering an employment plaintiff's allegations through the use of expert testimony concerning the plaintiff's mental health.
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Waters Edge Recovery, a Joint Commission accredited, dual-diagnosis drug and alcohol treatment center located on the banks of the St. Lucie River in Stuart Florida. The facility’s waterfront location helps create a calm and restorative environment for reflection and recovery. Specializing in continuous communication, family support and complete EAP resources.
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Employee Assistance Professionals Association
EAPA has released a new online Conference-On-Demand package that provides unlimited access to both this year's World EAP Conference in Chicago and last year's conference in San Diego. Through Nov. 18, purchasers of the package can view or review as many sessions from both conferences as they want — any time at their convenience — AND receive PDHs or other continuing education credit while doing so. Keynotes sessions are full multimedia re-creations with synchronized audio, video and slides. Breakout sessions include synchronized audio and slides. All session handouts are also included and can be downloaded any time. The new Conference-on-Demand package is available to EAPA members for just $199, and to nonmembers for $299. Use promo code 16UAPSale.
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NewsTimes
Everything is changing in the digital age, from the way we do things in our personal lives to the way we do things at work. In the work category, one thing definitely undergoing change in this digital age is workplace safety.
Fortunately, many of the issues we used to worry about have faded because we now have updated the ways we stay safe in the workplace. Here is how workplace safety is shifting in the digital age.
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HHS.gov
From the national opioid epidemic to disturbing rates of suicide, we see the consequences every day of untreated mental health and substance use disorders. Access to effective mental health and substance use disorder services can mean the difference between graduating from school and falling behind; between keeping a good job and becoming involved with the criminal justice system; between living a full life in recovery and dying by overdose or suicide. But if those services are needed, will your health insurance cover them in the same way it covers other medical treatment?
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Digiday
When an employee at Unilever is called in for a review with their manager, first on the agenda is their feelings. At a company full of suits, senior executives have been encouraged to open up about their personal experiences with mental health, and employees are encouraged to do the same.
The mindfulness boom hasn't missed brands in the U.K. As work-life balance rises to the top of millennials' wish lists, companies are now changing their office environment accordingly. Now, a growing number have been training mental-health first-aiders to act as a first point of contact for staff who may be struggling in silence.
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Deseret News
The glare from across the room. The cutting remark about an employee's performance. The gossiping down the hall. The disruptive outbursts in meetings. The silent treatment. They are a few examples of workplace incivility, which is taking its toll on work environments all over the country, according to new research.
The Society for Human Resource Management defines workplace incivility as "seemingly inconsequential, inconsiderate words and deeds that violate conventional workplace conduct."
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Employee Assistance Report
Each generation complains about other age groups. The fact that there are differences between generations is nothing new. What IS new today is the magnitude of these differences. It is time to understand and value this diversity so that everyone, manager and employee, baby boomer and millennial, can benefit. Failing to do so can result in failure for everyone.
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HC Online
There are significant differences in the priorities of Australian employees and employers when it comes to workplace health and wellness, according to a workplace study by leading life insurer MetLife.
The study found employers don't place as much importance on health issues such as depression (6 percent employer v 32 percent employee ranking) and stress and anxiety (11 percent employer v 29 percent employee ranking) — even though these are all key concerns for employees.
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Psych Central
Although the idea that weather can influence emotional health is not new, a recent study clarifies which weather factor is the most important for mental health.
Brigham Young University researchers discovered sunshine matters. A lot. Investigators discovered that when it comes to mental and emotional health, the amount of time between sunrise and sunset is the weather variable that matters most.
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