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EAP Association Exchange 1993 Item Type Newsletter/Magazine Publication Date 1993 Keywords Alcoholism and employment--United States--Periodicals; Drugs and employment--United States--Periodicals; Employee assistance programs--United States--Periodicals; Employee Assistance Professionals Association (U.S.); Employees-- Counseling of--United States--Periodicals Publisher Arlington, VA: Employee Assistance Professionals Association Download date 06/10/2021 08:33:17 Item License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Link to Item http://hdl.handle.net/10713/6683 I~ yca~ ~. Corn~ie;~ ~u nporary Receipt" of y, ~, ~ i ~e ' ~sistance ar~d E ~ ;~ _"y~l •~ Y ~ ~~ . _. ~anation ~f workers' compensation benP OCTOBERw'f1'99`3~~~~ ~°r~~ VOL. 23 NO. 10 Y ;y9 ~ tl You should also have received a pamphlet from your employer describing workers' compensation benefits and the procedures to nbt~in them. Any person who makes or causes to be made any knowingly fa;se or fraudulent material statement nr material represents#ion for the purpose ~f ~ah~~Er~ic~~ ~r ~~n~lnc~ ~+v~ark~rs' ~om~aensaticar~ benefits or payments js ~u~~ty of a MENTAL/STRESS T PHYSICAL/MENTAL.... j ~ . i~ai1~~~ Today's Dare ._~~.~.. ,,, ;~ ~~~,~,~~~a.,. MEI~1'AL/PHYSICAL ~~' _ State ~~`: ~. C)~.te of Injury ,.~. ..~.~....~ a.,. caf Injury _.~ a.m. ._$~:. {, RES IiATORY DISEAr~E —.~~~~ HEAR~~►TTACl~~mmµm s. BACK INJURIES 7. Signature of ~m -" '1 TELY AS A RECEIPT 8. Nam~B dress ofi employer _~____ ployee's Sic. Sec. ~ __m_.._~...~.~..._.~.. OPAL TUNNEL t ~. (~at~ ~~~~F~;~;~,~ firsf knew of injury 1?. Was employes paid full wages for '`"' FRACTURES 13. [date clairrr form was provided to __ Dale emplayerr~c;eived c~~ai~~~ ~~~~~~:~,~.__,, ,~. 15. Name and address of insurance tir~g ; 1"ATF f,;G?4~~l~F~Sl~TI,QN INSURANCE FUNd ~6. ~t~ _.._~.~...~ 17. 1 i't' i ~._~_ ~.,____ .~.~.. „_._ie~. i i1Lit7e ~_ ~~ ~~,/ ~,~~ . ~r r representative wf~o filed the clai1~~•~~yt~V ~/~l.lili 4.~ 7 r „ ~O'U~ n o~c~i'~~~ 7 your Employer's First PiP,pQYf Of ~IIJU[y kU 'yOIIY ~OCkll ~~i~~it; i Ui I~.i i~~. ~ STATE 'yICxNINCB rl'Y--~&~, IN 44N ANt'. 4~ DWL Form t (1.7.301 ~U~ID 5G11 33Ut {Kie3v. f 90'~ PRESENTING FIVE ~ERTIFI~ATE BOURSES IN CONJUNCTION WITH EAPA'S ANNUAL CONFERENCE Recognizing that EAP Professionals at~d others who currently work with EAPs wish to enhance their existing knowledge and skills., EAPA is presenting five separate certificate travung courses November 12.13,1993 in Anaheim, California. Certificates will be awarded to enrollees upon completion of any of the 4 hour or 8 hour courses.CFAPS CANEARIV UP T01G PDHs! TOPItS EAP AS AN ORGANIZATIONAL CONSULTANT November 12, 1993: C.A. 4-4 PDHs This course will explain the organizational-development roles of EAP to both corporations and labor unions. The focus is on bringing healthy change to the organization. LABOR ISSUES FOR NON-LABOR PERSONNEL November 12, 1993: C.A. 3-4 PDHs ~4'~ This course introduces the history and concepts of organized labor in the workplace, with ~~~ emphasis on correcting the common mistakes made by the non-labor personnel when _~""~ ~~~ consulting with organized labor. ETHICAL ISSUES IN EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PRACTISE November 12, 1993: C.A. 3-4 PDHs This course will explain the potential ethical dilemmas that employee assistance practitioners Face, ~ particularly with regard to conflict-oE-interest situations and potential organizational and legal liabilities. Also included will be a discussion of conflict between the EAP roles of client advocate i~ and managed care/cost containment. RE~OCNIZING ~HEMItAL DEPENDENCY November 13, 1993: C.A. 5-8 PDHs ~ This course will provide information related to dual disorders, depression, the behavioral concepts and theories of substance abuse, and an introduction to the use of related testing t— t instruments. COMPONENTS OF A PSY~HOL061~AL PROBLEM DIAGNOSIS November 12, 1993: C.A. 6-8 PDHs This course will provide instruction on the recognition and diagnosis of various categories of depression, anxiety, compulsive behaviors and personality disorders, as well as the general test- inginstruments that can assist in making a diagnosis. Cultural and ethnic issues involved in psychological problem diagnosis as well as sensitivity needed by EAP practitioners to i-- ~ understand diverse populations will be emphasized throughout the workshops. Unlike anything presented before, the nem EAPA-sponsored certificate courses bear r6e eiiAorsentent o(EAPA—the rrenrier in~ernario~iQl associn~ion o~enq~loyee nssislniice'~ro~essiouals, ai d the nprroval o~ EAPA's Education and Training Contniittee. EAPA's lamp-a~kiiowledge emblem is your assurance o~a gnaliiy etluca~iorial product re~~resenin~ive ofdie EAP ~e1~1. I . ~~. eird to: ~ . 4601 "'~_-~~ North Fairfa . Ai-lingto11 V x D~~ive.Suite (703) A 222p3 1001 •A550CIATION- Name 522-6272 Fix (703 T~t~e )522 -4585 Company LOCATION Address Disneyland Hotel, Anaheim, CA City, State, zip Phone November 12-13, 1993 — Tax TABLE OF CONTENTS PHYSICAL/MENTAL MENTAL/PHYSICAL COVER RESPIRATORY DISEASE - HEART ATTACK FEATURES ~t 6 Beating the Blame Game BACK INJURIES WORKERS' COMP by Rudy M. Yandrick 1 O "We Don't Have That Problem" Corporate Resistance t~ Facing the CARPAL TUNNEL Workers' Comp/Stress Connection FRACTURES by T. J. Elliott, CEAP, CAC Cover photo by Betty Ann Flynn, Flynn Photography OTHER DEPARTMENTS FEATURES Z Presidents 1 ~ 1993 ICAA Conference Message EAPA Goes to Brazil...and Stays From The Road to Greater Responsiveness 3 the C.O.O. 14 Board Restructuring On the Anaheim Agenda Pub"` 16 Policy 1 ~ On The Labor Front ALSO OF NOTE 1 Q Regions 23 Accreditation •~ and Chapters Update 20 EAP 24 22nd EAPA Infotracks Annual Conference 22 Film 2~ CEAPS— Reviews The Final Chapter 26 Conferences and Workshops 26 Index of Advertisers PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE Safety, Workers'Compensationand EAPs As I travel about the country tion claims— medical costs, lost time, pendency and mental health treat- visiting local EAP chapters, monetary settlements, workers' com- ment, we stepped back from "blow- more and more members are pensationinsurance, staffcosts, attor- ing the whistle" on high–cost/low– expressing their outrage about the neys' fees —are rising at an alarming value, unethical treatment providers attention we as an association focus rate each year. To remain competi- and outpatienttherapists. Wedidnot upon managed behavioral healthcare. tive in aglobal economy, companies raise our personal concerns to em- "ThaYs such a small portion of our must reduce these exorbitant costs. ployers/unions,orthe State Insurance practice. What about our expert con- As you will see in this month's Department,orourCongressmen and sultation regarding human factors in feature articles, EAPs have a signifi- women. Soon health insurance com- the operations of an organization? cant role to play in an emerging part- panies stepped in to regulate (man- Our leadership training in times of nership in the workplace among age) the delivery of mental health/ change? Diversity expertise? Team Safety, Workers' Compensation and chemical dependency treatment ser- building?" EAPs. Their goal is to prevent acci- vices to our employees and their de- Yes, it is true. EAPs are much more dents and help control other condi- pendents. than merely counseling and referral tions leading to injury claims. If we step aside again, who will services in the workplace. According As a team,they can help to stop the step into assume our role this time? to the EAPA Standards for Employee tragic course of events that awaits EAPs cannot only resolve the prob- Assistance Programs,the specific,core employees distracted by personal, lems of individual employee or de- activities of EAPs include: emotional and/or drug/alcohol prob- pendent clients. We must become •expert consultation and training lems in the workplace. Certainly we more cognizant of our role in: to appropriate persons in the identifi- know all about early intervention — • describingforourorganizational cation and resolution of job perfor- we must bring that expertise to this clients the trends in human experi- mance issues related to employee venue. ence in the workplace; and personal concerns; Many opportunities are emerging • identifying problems/opportuni- • confidential, appropriate and for such partnerships. OSHA, for ties for resolution by employers/ timely problem-assessment services; example, will introduce regulations unions. • referrals for appropriate diagno- this winter requiring participatory Remember,our first core activity is sis, treatment and assistance; teams for safety in all companies expert consultation and training to • the formation of linkages be- employing 20 or more persons. Who identify and resolve job performance tweenworkplace and community re- are best suited to coordinate such issues related to employee personal sources that provide such services; teams and familiarize members in concerns. Have you done that today? and early intervention techniques? Of As you read the Exchange, reflect • follow-up services for employ- course — EAPs. upon your strategy for organization ees who use those services. With all the knowledge and expe- interventions to effect safety in the This issue of the Exchange brings rienceofworkplaces,workers,unions workplace. forth the first ofthese core activities as and management that are at our com- it addresses the issue of workers'com- mand, wi I I welead,ormerely react to by Sandra Turner, CEAP pensation. this workplace crisis? Will we avoid EAPA President id Typically, 14 percent of employ- collaborating with workers' compen- ees are involved in 80 percent of sation because it is an arena fraught workplace accidents and injuries. with conflict between employees Traditionally, such human factors (unions) and companies? Will we have been ignored, avoided, over- step back, as we did with the issue of looked, minimized. .by manage- drug-testing, and deny the tragedy of mentand unions alike. It is far easier troubled workers in safety-sensitive to investigate machines, materials, positions? methods, money and minutes as While we stepped back from drug- causes of accidents.