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Employee Assistance Professionals Association
Each year EAPA celebrates the achievement of members, individuals and organizations who have distinguished themselves through their work and leadership in EAPA and the EA profession. EAPA has a number of award categories, including "Best Delivery of or Innovation in Critical Incident Response Services", "Best Use of Technology in Employee Assistance", "EAPA Newcomer Recognition" and "Excellence in Employee Assistance Business Development," among others. The nomination process is easy — only one nomination is required, and it involves completing a simple online form. Self-nomination is accepted. Awards will be presented at the 2017 EAP Conference in Los Angeles . Nominations are being accepted through June 30. Learn more.
Employee Assistance Professionals Association
In 2010, EAPA's Research Committee conducted a survey of in progress or recently completed dissertations in the field of employee assistance. The intention was to support and disseminate scholarly work in our field. This initiative led to a number of conference presentations, publications and the development of professional networks for aspiring scholars of the EA profession. The EA Practice Based Research Network seeks to continue the process of engaging doctoral students pursuing work in EA and workplace behavioral health. For more information on research interests and objectives, read the PBRN's 2015 White Paper. If you are a scholar interested in EA or know of such an individual, contact Daniel Hughes, Ph.D., CEAP at daniel.hughes@mountsinai.org.
Employee Assistance Certification Commission
The Employee Assistance Certification Commission is seeking applicants to succeed the commissioners whose three-year terms are ending on Oct. 6 at the close of the EAPA 2017 Conference in Los Angeles. Applicants must be active CEAPs, current members of EAPA, and available to participate in one yearly meeting at the EAPA Annual Conference and a monthly conference call, generally held on the second Friday of the month. Commissioner travel, accommodations, and meals associated with attendance at in-person EACC meetings are reimbursable. Find out more and apply here.
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Business Insurance
Cocaine, marijuana and methamphetamine use continues to climb among workers in the United States, though opioid use is down, according to a study released recently by Madison, New Jersey-based Quest Diagnostics Inc.
Overall, positive urine drug testing among the combined U.S. workforce in 2016 was 4.2 percent — an increase over the 2014 rate of 4 percent, according to the latest Quest Diagnostics Drug Testing Index. This represents the highest annual positivity rate since 2004, when positive tests were at 4.5 percent, the study shows.
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Corporate Wellness Magazine
It is not uncommon for mental illness to take precedence in a workplace setting. In fact, mental health-related illnesses have been shown to lead to less productivity, as well as longer-term effects on the bottom line, with $80- $100 billion lost in the U.S. workforce annually due to absenteeism and productivity. In an effort to provide further support to employees facing personal battles with mental illness and addiction across its offices, EY launched its "r u ok?" program in September 2016.
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Human Resource Executive Online
Experts predict that more independent-minded workers and the proliferation of technology will be the biggest factors in shaping the workplace of tomorrow.
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Security Info Watch
Acts of violence against nurses and doctors in recent years have spurred the introduction of new legislation in states across the country designed to stiffen penalties against those who assault healthcare workers. But while lawmakers have begun to take notice of the problem, data from the International Association for Healthcare Security and Safety Foundation's "2017 Healthcare Crime Survey" shows that incidents of workplace violence continue to plague hospitals at an alarming rate.
The study, which analyzed the responses of security professionals at 222 U.S. hospitals, found that "Workplace Violence Type 2" assaults, which are acts of violence committed against hospital staff by patients and visitors, accounted for 89 percent of all assaults and aggravated assaults at hospitals from 2012 to 2016.
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The Washington Post
Workers at McLane drive forklifts and load hefty boxes into trucks. The grocery supplier, which runs a warehouse in Colorado, needs people who will stay alert — but prospective hires keep failing drug screens.
"Some weeks this year, 90 percent of applicants would test positive for something," ruling them out for the job, said Laura Stephens, a human resources manager for the company in Denver.
The state's unemployment rate is already low — 3 percent, compared to 4.7 percent for the entire nation. Failed drug tests, which are rising locally and nationally, further drain the pool of eligible job candidates.
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PsychCentral
According to a prominent engineer and researcher, we can use wearable technology to learn about emotions, the brain and behavior.
Rosalind Picard, Sc.D., FIEEE and her team at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have pioneered the use of wearable technology to recognize changes in human emotion. Picard presented their discoveries at a plenary session at the American Pain Society Annual Scientific Meeting.
The MIT team has made several new discoveries, including that autonomic activity measured through a sweat response is not as general as previously thought, and carries more specific information related to different kinds of brain activity.
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Workforce
Charles Lattarulo joined American Express to lead its behavioral health program five years ago, employees seeking mental wellness services were typically referred to a phone-in employee assistance program that few people utilized. With more and more young employees joining the workforce, he realized that a different approach was needed to meet their unique needs.
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