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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. For 2016, EAPA has expanded the 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 has been greatly simplified – only one nomination is required, and it involves completing a simple online form. Self-nomination is accepted. Awards will be presented at the 2016 World EAP Conference in Chicago. Nominations are being accepted through August 5. Learn more.
Employee Assistance Professionals Association
What's in the 3rd quarter 2016 JEA? Last year, EAPA endorsed the Workplace Outcome Suite (WOS) as an evidence-based tool to demonstrate EAP effectiveness. The 3rd quarter cover story shows the WOS generates evidence of positive results from EAP utilization not only in the U.S., but also worldwide. Other stories in this issue cover the results of the CEAP survey, and an interview with Carl Tisone, founder and president of the Employee Assistance Research Foundation (EARF), discussing the EAP History Project. Tamara Cagney, EAPA's President-Elect, writes about the controversial issue of medical marijuana. To read these and other stories online, click here (members only.) The hard copy version features our first ever 2016 World EAP Conference Preview!
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By Denise A. Valenti
Removing those who drive from the road if they are under the influence of drugs or alcohol just got more complicated for law enforcement officers. The U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled that obtaining biologic specimens using a breathalyzer is allowed, but obtaining blood specimens will require a warrant. While this ruling has some impact in cases of driving under the influence of alcohol, the bigger impact will be felt in marijuana DUIs, where blood testing is the only legal means of determination.
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Research has shown that poor financial behaviors - and financial stress - can significantly impact an employee’s performance at work. Learn how an AFC© professional can help reduce financial stress by providing employees with personalized education and guidance to help them build a firm financial foundation to effectively achieve their goals.
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Employee Assistance Professionals Association
EAPA is seeking participants for a cutting edge online training program designed to help EA professionals increase their skill set and feel confident using Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) and Motivational Interviewing (MI) techniques. Study participants will receive 9 hours of in-depth training using state-of-the-art technology for FREE (a $450 value) and earn 9 PDHs in Domain III, NAADAC, NASW (pending approval), NBCC (pending approval), CE contact hours. Learn more.
HealthDay News
Can the type of job you choose affect your risk of suicide? Possibly, according to a new U.S. report that found for certain occupations, the odds of suicide were significantly higher. From 2000 to 2012, the overall rates of suicide for people aged 16 and older rose 21 percent, the study found. That works out to an approximate increase from 13 to 16 suicides per every 100,000 people in the United States.
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Health Affairs
Decades of societal and cultural misunderstanding leave mental health shrouded in judgement, infused with moral disapprobation and in many ways generally viewed as a character failure. Despite substantial advances in our scientific understanding of mental health over the years, there remains a disconnect between evidence and public perception, a disconnect even between the science and clinicians.
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Harvard Business Review
Currently, a quarter of all employees view their jobs as the number one stressor in their lives, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Many of us now work in constantly connected, always-on, highly demanding work cultures where stress and the risk of burnout are widespread. Since the pace and intensity of contemporary work culture are not likely to change, it's more important than ever to build resilience skills.
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The Washington Times
A new all-female nonprofit task force plans to tackle the growing problem of opioid addiction in women, saying that about 7,000 women each year die due to the stigma associated with addiction. The Female Opioid-addiction Research and Clinical Experts recently announced new efforts to reduce treatment barriers and alter the conversation about the treatment of addicts in the healthcare system.
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Science Daily
Individual differences in the motivation to engage in or to avoid aggressive social interaction (bullying) are mediated by the basal forebrain, lateral habenula circuit in the brain, according to a study conducted at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and published June 30 in the journal Nature.
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