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Leading experts explain how to establish and run an effective Employee Assistance Program.

Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs) offer counseling and services for a variety of personal problems that affect workers and the workplace.

This Handbook provides clinicians, administrators, and human resource professionals with a comprehensive review of EAP "best practices." Experts from the employee assistance field, behavioral health organizations, and corporate sectors illustrate the unique role EAPs play in maintaining a vibrant and productive workforce and explain the skills and resources needed to provide effective EAP services.

This reference features innovative and groundbreaking program and service initiatives, which incorporate expanded areas of EAP practice while retaining the core mission and technology. The best intervention, treatment, and prevention programs for all issues affecting employee productivity are fully described, including:

Substance abuse.
Disability.
Preventive and managed healthcare.
Workplace trauma.
Work/family problems.

Management development.

The book also covers services currently in place in such diverse settings as Champion International, Du Pont, Bank One, Wells Fargo Bank, the University of Michigan, Mobil, and L.L. Bean. In addition, it discusses two current issues that will affect EAP practice in the future: accreditation of professionals and programs and the academic and field training of EAP professionals.

The Employee Assistance Handbook is invaluable reading for any professional who wants to promote health and productivity by creating effective EAP services for his or her organization.

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Good, but a bit old.......2007-07-08

This book was published in 1999. Things have changed in the EAP world a bit and it needs updating. Overall, it is a good EAP summary, but there are certain specifics, such as issues of Confidentiality and the laws that pertain to this, that definitely need updating. The book is quite expensive as well and should be less expensive due to its age. You can use the information in this book and update it and it will be very helpful.

Drug Testing At Work: A Guide for Employers and Employees

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Drug Testing At Work: A Guide for Employers and Employees
Potter & Orfali
Manufacturer: Ronin Publishing
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Binding: Paperback

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Pass the Test: A Guide for Employees

ASIN: 1579510078

The Ama Handbook for Developing Employee Assistance and Counseling Programs

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The Ama Handbook for Developing Employee Assistance and Counseling Programs

Manufacturer: AMACOM/American Management Association
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Binding: Hardcover

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Complete Handbook for Combating Substance Abuse in the Workplace: Medical Facts, Legal Issues, and Practical Solutions

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Complete Handbook for Combating Substance Abuse in the Workplace: Medical Facts, Legal Issues, and Practical Solutions
William F. Banta , and Forest Tennant
Manufacturer: Lexington Books
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0669178799

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EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE
Lawrence P. Mannion
Manufacturer: Xlibris Corporation
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1425724000

Guided Self-Change for Employee Assistance Programs: Client Workbook

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Guided Self-Change for Employee Assistance Programs: Client Workbook
Linda C. Sobell , and Mark B. Sobell
Manufacturer: Addiction Research Foundation
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0888682980

Guided Self-Change for Employee Assistance Programs: Counsellor's Manual

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Guided Self-Change for Employee Assistance Programs: Counsellor's Manual
Linda C. Sobell , and Mark B. Sobell
Manufacturer: Addiction Research Foundation
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0888682999

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The Human Resources Management Handbook

Manufacturer: Praeger Publishers
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ASIN: 0275901289

Book Description

This volume provides a comprehensive analysis of the principles, models, and practice of Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs) in varied corporate and institutional settings in the United States and Canada. The editors cover the rationale, policy statements, and procedural features of EAPs and deal with the procedures for marketing these programs within the organization. The papers in this volume, by contributors from the United States and Canada, describe various EAP models including service centers, assessment/referral, assessment/treatment, union based programs and peer referral. The roles of various EAP professionals are examined, including chapters on the role of the physician, the psychiatrist, the social worker, the clinical psychologist, the occupational nurse, and management. Training issues are also considered, particularly those relating to skill training.

The nuts & bolts of occupational programming: A resource handbook about employee assistance programs

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The nuts & bolts of occupational programming: A resource handbook about employee assistance programs
E. Gay Hawk
Manufacturer: Eastern Ohio Regional Alcoholism Council
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Binding: Unknown Binding
ASIN: B0006Y9ARE

Rx Inc: The Small Business Handbook for Building a Healthier Workforce

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Rx Inc: The Small Business Handbook for Building a Healthier Workforce
Howard Rothman
Manufacturer: Intl Foundation of Employee Benefit
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This book consists of about 20 lectures on theoretical and observational aspects of astrophysical black holes, by experts in the field. The basic principles and astrophysical applications of the black hole magnetosphere and the Blandford-Znajek process are reviewed in detail, as well as accretion by black holes, black hole X-Ray binaries, black holes with cosmic strings, and so on. Recent advances in X-Ray observations of galactic black holes and new understanding of supermassive black holes in AGNs and normal galaxies are also discussed.

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A lifelong Padres fan, and friend of Bob

A Book for All Padre Fans

Not all the tales

Bob Chandler's Tales from the San Diego Padres
Bob Chandler , and William G Swank
Manufacturer: Sports Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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Baseball in San Diego: From the Padres to Petco (Images of Baseball)

Sid Brooks' Tales from the San Diego Chargers Locker Room

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The San Diego Padres Encyclopedia

Dropping the Ball: Baseball's Troubles and How We Can and Must Solve Them

ASIN: 1596700246

Book Description

Longtime Padres announcer Bob Chandler shares his memories of the team with San Diego baseball historian Bill Swank in an easy-to-read recap of the team's colorful past. Chandler and Swank utilize their numerous contacts to bring readers many inside stories and humorous anecdotes dating back to the team's actual birth on May 27, 1968. Eight-time batting champion Tony Gwynn and Cy Young Award-winner Randy Jones are among the former players providing insight and inside stories. Chandler's longtime broadcast partner Jerry Coleman, elected to the broadcasters? wing of the baseball Hall of Fame in 2005, has written the foreword.

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A lifelong Padres fan, and friend of Bob.......2006-07-17

I grew up in San Diego, watching Bob Chandler on old KOGO-TV, when it was Channel 10, and an NBC affiliate. And I've seen Chandler go to a new station, KCST-Channel 39. I've seen Chandler broadcast the minor league San Diego Padres games on that channel.

I recall a game televised from Phoenix's Municipal Stadium in 1968, where the Padres pulled a triple play on a hot summer night, versus the Phoenix Giants (the farm team of the San Francisco Giants). Later on Bob told me that the TV camera was burning that night.

For many years I've enjoyed listening to and talking with Bob Chandler whenever I work at the Padres' games. The book validates his fame to San Diego baseball. There is not a word of dissappointment in his book, and I find most of it humourous.

He works hard at his game. Bob is among the happiest men I know. His book equals fice stars. I enjoyed reading it.

A Book for All Padre Fans.......2006-07-15

Have you ever heard a bad baseball story? No. They are all good! Most of them I have heard before but they are all good again. I would have liked them to be more in a continuous date pattern from the beginning to the current. I have always liked Bob Chandler as a broadcaster and hearing him do the Padre games on radio and wished that he were still doing them rather than L------er. Bob knows baseball 1st hand so much better and has a very comfortable voice to listen to....I read the book listening to his voice orate the history of the Padres.

Not all the tales.......2006-07-14

As a Padres fan, this is the book for your 12 year old son to learn about the team's history. Bob Chandler is just too nice of a person to include many of the juicier details. Still, it had to be part of my collection and I'm glad I made the purchase.

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South Korea's capital offers something for everyone - stunning peaks overlook busy boulevards, sprawling markets thrive and quiet lanes lined with Buddhist shops beckon. This is the indispensable guide to it all.

15 detailed maps, including Seoul subway map
where to find a comfortable yogwan or a convenient hotel
the best breakfast deals, casual meals and sumptuous Korean banquets
cultural tours of the city's fine palaces, temples and traditional arts
essential Korean language and script

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Stay Away........2007-10-16

After reading the negatives reviews for this book, I went to B&N to judge for myself. Conclusion, stay away. That is all that I have to say....I can't really add upon the negative comments herein, yet that they are indeed valid.

That's all.

buy this as the last resort.......2007-09-16

Lonely Planet's guides are getting worse to worst, especially for Asia. I wish they would stop employing solely former English teachers as writers, since alot of them dont know the local language very well or at all. Hello LP, ever thought of asking a Korean American/Australian/Canadian to write for your Korea guide? There are people in the world who are truly bilingual, binational. . . . and would be able to 'guide' better than a foreigner guiding other foreigners.
I bought the Seoul book because unfortunately there weren't many options out there for English speakers, but actually the Tourist offices in Seoul has better information and it's free.
The maps in the book are confusing; when you are on the streets looking for places there are street names but on the map there are not. It would help to if LP would include the places' names in Korean 'Han Gue' since LP's phonetic are not 100% anyway, and if you want to ask a Korean for help then it's better to have it written in Korean. The language section could use a couple more phrases like like 'not to spicy please.' The Seoul book is out of date, lots of places went out of bussiness. I also bought LP's Korea book and it has more up-to date info. Since all the writers in both guides are males, information for women travellers is pitiful. The layout is confusing and not easy to find, I had buy post-it tabs for different sections otherwise it would take more time find it again. THis is not a concised guide, there are two many overlaps, like there are two sections on food, but in the food glossary doesn't have some of the names of food mentioned elsewhere that takes up a whole paragraph.So buy this guide if English is the only language you can read.

Completely weak.......2007-06-03

This is one of the only travel books on Seoul that is easy to get. I have taken it with me on three trips to Seoul so far, and have found it almost useless. I got a better idea of places to visit from the map I got from the hotel and searching the internet than I did from this guide.

Needs Reworking.......2007-03-10

Lonely Planet Seoul is poorly organized and riddled with inaccuracies; unfortunately it is the only comprehensive, recent Seoul guide (in English) on the market. I used the book to get an overview of Seoul, but shockingly, found the tourist information office maps and guides more useful and accurate. The website Seoul Style offers much more interesting eating, entertainment, and shopping suggestions, but very occasionally I'll refer to the Lonely Planet for further ideas.
The book ought to be organized by neighborhood rather than subject; it's aggravating to visit an area of Seoul and flip between different chapters, looking for the two inches of print on a given activity in a particular area. Other Lonely Planet and Fodor's guides usually integrate all suggestions by neighborhood and accurately portray those suggestions onto maps. One can get an overview of the different areas when the descriptions are integrated, especially if the author writes an introductory paragraph about a neighborhood's feel; to Robinson, it seems that places are just places, with no 'there' there. In reality, each area of Seoul does have a unique feel and meaning.
In the LP Seoul guide, the maps' numbered descriptions are often mis-categorized (e.g., under 'Shopping' the author suggests the bookstore Seoul Selection, but when you look for the location on the map, it is listed under 'Entertainment'; when poring through dozens of suggestions in tiny font, it is frustrating to check all the categories to compensate for his carelessness). The layout and selection of maps in general is mediocre, and leave little sense of the scale or organization of Seoul; for instance, Robinson devotes two pages of maps to Jamsil to depict just a few activities, and leaves the bottom half of those two pages devoid of suggestion, but gives the large, very happening area of Gangnam / Apjugong just one page. Adjacent Cheongdam, which a favorite hangout for younger Koreans and in 'feel' and location is much closer to Apjugong, he places on the Jamsil map, but doesn't provide any activities.
The transliteration between Hangul and English is frequently bizarre, which makes it difficult to decipher the names of neighborhoods and places. It is better to use the Tourist Maps (in other cities I've never relied on tourist maps, but Seoul is different), for the transliteration and neighborhood names are more commonly understood by Koreans. His language guide is also transliterated ineffectually; a traveler trying to follow his phonetics would never be understood by a Korean. For vowels pronounced 'e' he writes 'i'; the number 1 is correctly pronounced like eel; he writes 'il', which is perfect if he means the French pronunciation of 'il'; same for 2: pronounced e, he writes i - again, great for French, but he's transliterating to English, so it's wrong.
LP Seoul needs to be rewritten by a very organized, clear thinker who possesses a current understanding of Seoul and Hangul-English translation, yet who recalls the needs of a first-time visitor to this dynamic city.

Lonely Planet.......2006-08-19

Short passages about all sights and sites one might want to visit. Would be a good book to have there with you as you sightsee.

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From two-time Newbery Honor Award-winning author Bruce Brooks comes this profound and thought-provoking novel of one boy's exploration of religion and love, faith and rebellion. Fourteen-year-old Zimmerman feels misunderstood by friends and family alike--and the pressure to take a stand is building. Navigating a world charged with religious fervor, he struggles to find refuge within his own beliefs. In this multilayered, absorbing story, Brooks delves into the intense world of religion and examines what happens when faith is challenged.

Customer Reviews:

Wow...just, wow.......2002-10-26

When I came across this book in our school library I picked it up simply for the neato cover. okay, so I DO tend to judge a book by it's cover, but this is one case where it turned out for the better. This book has very thought provoking stuff and I love the way it's written. Plus, I got to pick up a shiney little ryhme, Swede-On-A-Bead, TeeHee. I'll shut up now, since this is acually a very good book and by having an idiot like me review it would probably only discourage potential readers.

Asylum for a Nightface.......2001-01-28

Despite the ratings the book has been given, this is one of my favorite books by Brooks. Like all of his books, you need to dig a little deeper for the real, hidden meaning. It doesn't hit the point it is trying to make- on purpose. You have to find the point yourself. Don't get this book if you don't enjoy having to think about it after. It explores the lives of teenagers, but presents itself in such a fasion that you don't realize it at first. A wonderful book, will always be one of my favorites.

Quirky, thought-provoking and enjoyable.......1998-05-13

I found this book by accident and bought it for a dollar (just luck; try Amazon). I have to say I found it fascinating. I have mixed views on religion but very definite views on quacks and hypocrites in religion, and I like the way the author addressed this in the book. I like the way the book skips around; you have to stick with it, but eventually it comes together (think a less complex version of "A Rose for Emily." I appreciate authors who aren't afraid to address alternate or controversial issues and modes of thought, especially in a young adult book and especially on a subject as touchy as religion. Definitely worth a look.

Two thumbs DOWN.......1998-03-01

This book deserves a point for an original idea, but that was the only thing it had going for it. The author might have been trying to make some sort of point by skipping from one scene to the next with no warning, but all it came off was a confusing plot that made little or no sense. Don't waste your money or time on this one.

Asylum for Nightface.(Young Adult Review): An article from: The Horn Book Magazine

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Asylum for Nightface.(Young Adult Review): An article from: The Horn Book Magazine
Patsy Campbell
Manufacturer: Horn Book, Inc.
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital

Book Description

This digital document is an article from The Horn Book Magazine, published by Horn Book, Inc. on July 1, 1996. The length of the article is 1761 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Asylum for Nightface.(Young Adult Review)
Author: Patsy Campbell
Publication: The Horn Book Magazine (Magazine/Journal)
Date: July 1, 1996
Publisher: Horn Book, Inc.
Volume: v72 Issue: n4 Page: p492(4)

Article Type: Book Review, Young Adult Review

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Asylum for Nightface (Laura Geringer Books (Paperback))

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Asylum for Nightface (Laura Geringer Books (Paperback))
Bruce Brooks
Manufacturer: HarperTrophy
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OF9RCS

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