The Almacan 1986 Item Type Newsletter/Magazine Publication Date 1986 Keywords Employee assistance programs--United States--Periodicals; Alcoholism and employment--United States--Periodicals; Drugs and employment--United States--Periodicals; Employees-- Counseling of--United States--Periodicals; Association of Labor- Management Administrators and Consultants on Alcoholism (U.S.) Publisher Reston, VA: Association of Labor-Management Administrators and Consultants on Alcoholism, Inc. Download date 04/10/2021 06:29:06 Link to Item http://hdl.handle.net/10713/11211 o. ~~ ~~ ~ ~~ C •~ ~ 7 'ffr ~ f~, n~~,•N~frev.. .~. ,~. •' f ~t. .'t. •..1.f:. •1• .~ r .rrr:.ft:.'.'.'.'~ .. ~ '•f. :•rf ~f~:~:,ref:::::::: r;~;~'~:~:~:•:~.. ~~ , i, .~ ~.' •~. f• '/. ;`. J ''~• . J _ r, •mil ~ .r ~~: '... ~1~ . ''r.'~•. •~.' .;.. 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Fair In the first of two articles, Dr. Dale Masi, discusses the impact of AIDS-afflicted Central Region Representative Thomas Francek persons on coworkers. She recommends that EAPs be prepared to handle these Central Region Vice President referrals. Philip McKenna Eastern Region Representative Austin V. Gibbons DEPARTMENTS Eastern Region Vice President Bob Challenger 3 10 Southern Region Representative Frank Burger From the Executive Director Legislation and Regulation—Knox- Southern Region Vice President Keene activity in California is Karen Wheeler 4 updated. Western Region Representative Special Memos—Recent Board Margaret"Bonnie" Forquer decisions and a listing of THE 12 Western Region Vice President ALMACAN Advisory Committee On Labor Front— William G. Durkin the George Cobbs International Region Representative members discusses current labor issues. Thomas Desmond International Region Vice President 5 13 COMMITTEE BOARD MEMBERS/ Update on Credentialing—A Process Research Issues—Dr. Bradley CHAIRPERSONS and Time Line of credentialing Googins relates research with its William R. Schleicher, Annual Meeting activities is charted. ramifications for the EAP field. Site Selection Michael O'Brien, Bylaws 6 22 Candace Bibby, Consultants Letters to the Editor—EAP consulting Regions and Chapters—The Illinois John T. Gorman, Development Don Phillips, Education and Training and the Labor Program in Boston are Chapter holds another record-busting Thomas O'Connor, Ethics commented on. conference. Suzanne E. Hallenberg, Insurance George Cobbs, Labor 7 24 Linda Hay Crawford, Legislative Guidelines for Publication InfoTracks Daniel Lanier, Membership Tamara Cagney, Program Managers 8 32 Bradley Googins, Research Women's Issues—In the first of two Conferences and Workshops Edgar P. Marchesini, Special Projects Riley Regan, Standards parts, Drs. Stephanie Covington and Dan Anderson, Treatment Ann Clark look at women, drinking Betty Reddy, Women's Issues and the workplace. Terrence Cowan, Advisory February STAFF Thomas J. Delaney, Jr. Call for Papers Executive Director Judith Evans About the Cover Associate Director The 1986 Program Committee Rudy M. Yandrick Alcoholism coexisting with de- has been hard atwork planning Editor pression is a mysterious condition the agenda of workshops and PUBLISHED BY: requiring dual assesment tracks for the 15th Annual and The Association of Labor-Management treatment. This month's cover Meeting, to be held November Administrators and Consultants on story discusses how an EAP 1-6 in Dallas, Texas. Be look- Alcoholism, Inc. practitioner can clinically probe ing for the complete listing in 1800 North Kent Street, Suite 907 Arlington, VA 22209 an individual for signs of both. next month's ALMACAN! Telephone (703) 522-6272 THE ALMACAN JANUARY 1986 FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR s we start the new year, I begin my the North American population in- sixth year with ALMACA as Ex- creases. Ithink it is safe to say that the "The role of chapters ecutive Director. When Ed Small percentage of people with Hispanic, major asked me to take this position—which black and other non-European origin will be a assumed on January~2, 1980—I agreed will grow in ALMACA. I recently read consideration in an to stay for one year. It never occurred that the number of non-Hispanic, organizational study of to me that it might be extended for five European ancestry will become a more. In retrospect, however, I can minority in California in another see how the organizational goals of generation. continuity and stability are furthered believe that one of the most signifi- the tremendous growth of EAP consul- by a long-term tenure of the highest- cant accomplishments for ALMACA tants. New companies and agencies paid staff person, while the voluntary since 1980 has been gaining firm fi- have been established and existing leadership changes through elections. nancial footing. There have been health, welfare and industrial consult- some close calls in the months before ingagencies have moved into consult- and since I arrived. Placing a lid on ing. This new activity is a major reason 1980-1985 costs and keepingourannual meetings why the ALMACA Board decided in look forward to continuing to serve in black ink have been the two main 1984 to move ahead with credential- you, but thought this would be a good preventive measures taken. Of course, ing. Parenthetically, ALMACA was time to review some of the develop- financial prudence has meant delay- ready to contract with the Federal ments of the previous five years. The ing some worthwhile projects. (This Government in 1980 to develop a cre- most obvious have probably been or- underscores the importance of the AL- dential, but put it aside when NIAAA ganizational growth and the changing MACA '86 fundraising campaign, could not fund the project. nature of the EAP field. In sheer num- which will enable these projects to get The early 1980s was a precarious time bers, ALMACA's membership stands off the ground.) for the United States and has since im- at over 4,400, more than doubling Prior to 1980, as a member I felt that pacted on EAPs. Iran had kept many of over the last five years. The number of my membership dues were sufficient our citizens in bondage for. months, chapters has increased from 22 to 61. to pay for all the services that I ex- and their return was not until the fol- By my recollection, this growth of pected. As Executive Director, I pay lowing January. Inflation was ,ram- chapters was not anticipated by AL- closer attention to financial details. pant, and the remedies utilized to stop MACA leaders five years ago; and cer- Membership dues account for only it have reaped hardships. From 1982- tainly not foreseen when the national 40% of the present budget. Obviously, 83, unemployment was high and re- Bylaws were written three years prior if we are to increase services, we must covery from it has not been universal. to that. As a result, the role of chapters generate more income. EAP growth was slowed by an uncer- wi I) be a major consideration in the or- January, 1981 was also the first tain business climate. Because the ganizational study of ALMACA which month of a new President in the White economic recovery has been uneven, some sectors continue to have slow EAP growth. The proportion of highly "The tremendous increase in public concern for unionized industries experiencing lit- health ~rornotion has led many industries to en~br~ce tle or no recovery is high, and the per- centage of union members in the work wellness programs." force has dropped considerably in these five years. the Board called for last April and is House. There has been quite a change High tech has roared ahead in the being headed by Vice President-Ad- in those five years in the role of the fed- mid-1980s. This has affected not only ministration Charles Pilkington. eral government. Of significance to us a shift in employee population, but The demographics of our member- was the reduced role of the Federal also in the life- and work-styles of em- ship has also undergone substantial Government in health, social services ployees. The computer was named change. It is now younger, and more and regulatory activities. NIAAA is "Man of the Year" and robots are ex- feminine, professional and diversified now focusing on research and, to a panding in role. The service industries in background. In terms of ethnicity, lesser extent, policy, so that there is continue to expand. Whether because the number of minority members is more opportunity for local govern- of or in spite of these changes, employ- still relatively small, but will continue ments and the nonprofit and for-profit ee problems presented to EAPs have to increase as their representation in sectors. This has been a major factor in broadened. The "broadbrush" con- JANUARY 1986 THE ALMACAN 3 SPECIAL MEMORANDUMS cept was well-entrenched by 1981, Advisory and in 1983 the Board recognized that 14th Annual Meeting Committee ALMACA had become "the interna- Board Decisions Members Listed tional association of employee assist- ance professionals." Whileemployees The ALMACA Board of Directors During the Annual Meeting in Bos- cross-addicted to alcohol and other voted on and approved the follow- ton, THE ALMACAN's Advisory 'drugs had long been served by our ing measures during its Fall Meeting, Committee met to discuss articles of members, there was particularly rapid held Friday, November 15th at AL- relevance to this publication.