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Few mental health patients receive evidence-based treatment
The New York Times
Over the past 30 years, treatments like cognitive-behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy and family-based treatment have been shown effective for ailments ranging from anxiety and depression to post-traumatic stress disorder and eating disorders. The trouble is, surprisingly few patients actually get these kinds of evidence-based treatments — especially not cognitive behavioral therapy.
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Firms already OK gay marriage, offering EA services to same-sex couples
NBC News
Among the 688 major employers rated in its most recent survey, the Human Rights Campaign found that 99 percent prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and 89 percent offer health benefits to domestic partners. In addition, 65 percent have parity in "soft" benefits for spousal and domestic partners such as employee assistance programs.
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Application period for new EACC commissioners now open
Employee Assistance Professionals Association
The Employee Assistance Certification Commission is seeking qualified applicants to serve on the Commission for three-year terms beginning at EAPA's Annual World EAP Conference in October, 2013. The application period is open now through June 3. The EACC is the governance body for the Certified Employee Assistance Professional (CEAP®) credential and is responsible for developing and maintaining the standards, policies and procedures for the credential. Applicants must be current CEAPs and members of EAPA. Full information and the application are available on the EAPA website.
Flexible workspaces: Another workplace perk or a must-have?
Forbes
Flexible workspaces — policies that allow employees to work when and where it makes most sense — are becoming a staple in some of the nation's most successful companies. For employees, the appeal is clear — in fact, it's one of the worker priorities that spans all generations.
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Millennial workforce most focused on personal fulfillment
Human Resource Executive
Listing complaints about the younger generation is not a new pastime. Aside from continued dependence on constant connection, the rising millennial workforce seems to be most focused on personal fulfillment in all aspects of their lives, especially at work.
Canada's 'sandwich generation' struggles with burnout
The Globe and Mail
More working Canadians are having to care for both their children and elderly relatives, a squeeze that is triggering higher absenteeism, stress and increasing burnout. A new paper sheds a light on the prevalence of the so-called "sandwich generation" and the pressure cooker of juggling work and family care.
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Men get ego boost from workplace power
Business News Daily
Men reap more rewards from having power in the workplace than women do, new research shows. A University of Toronto study revealed the benefits of having more authority in the office — including greater job control and higher earnings — are not evenly distributed for women and men.
Is 'giving' an untapped source of workplace motivation?
The New York Times
Organizational psychology has long concerned itself with how to design work so that people will enjoy it and want to keep doing it. Research by the Wharton School's Adam Grant, one of the most prolific academics in the field of organizational psychology, starts with a premise that the greatest untapped source of motivation is a sense of service to others; focusing on the contribution of our work to other peoples’ lives has the potential to make us more productive than thinking about helping ourselves.
'Play' at work boosts morale and creativity
CNN
As much as playing video games or exercise breaks during the day may sound like the opposite of work, companies around the world are starting to integrate them into their environments. The theory is that encouraging "play" at work not only boosts morale but also fosters increased creativity and teamwork, leading to better productivity and quality of work.
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You get what you give
Employee Benefit News
One of the cornerstones of company culture at The Online 401(k) is encouraging employees to perform random acts of workplace kindness. Since implementing the practice at its San Francisco offices about two years ago, the firm has seen its employees fully embrace the concept, treating colleagues to pancake breakfasts, fresh-baked cookies, help with filing paperwork, cleaning the office fridge and more.
Workplace happiness not always based on success
InTheCapital
According to a study by Leadership IQ, in as many as 42 percent of companies, it is the lowest performing employees who are most engaged and most fulfilled in their jobs.
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