EAP - EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

The following list of resources was compiled with the needs of University of Western Ontario community in mind. Resources listed are readily available at the Business Library, through the Western Libraries and, where possible, through direct links provided on this page.

WHAT IS AN EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM or EAP?

"A confidential personal counseling service funded be an employer. EAP's provide professional counselors with whom individuals can discuss their work and non-work related problems, which may be emotional, financial, or legal, or related to alcohol or drug misuse" (Heery, Edmund and Noon, Mike. A Dictionary of Human Resources Management, p.96).

BOOKS*

Berridge, John, Cooper, Cary L. and Highley-Marchington, Carolyn. Employee Assistance Programmes and Workplace Counseling. Chichester, New York: Wiley, 1997.
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Cunningham, Gloria. Effective Employee Assistance Programs: A Guide for EAP Counselors and Managers. Thousand Oaks, California: Sage 1994.
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Hutchison Jr., William S. and Emener, William G. Employee Assistance Programs: A Basic Text. Springfield, Ill. USA: C.C. Thomas, 1997.
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Masi, Dale A. The AMA Handbook for Developing Employee Assistance and Counseling Programs. N.Y., New York: AMACOM, 1992.
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Oher, James M. ed. The Employee Assistance Handbook. New York: John Wiley, 1999.
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Oher, James M., Conti, Daniel J. and Jongsma Jr, Arthur E. The Employee Assistance Treatment Planner. New York: Wiley, 1998.
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The Ontario Addiction Research Foundation. Guidelines to Creating an Employee Assistance Program [Microform]. Toronto: Addiction Research Foundation, 1993.
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Sonnensthul, William J. and Trice, Harrison M. Strategies for Employee Assistance Programs: The Crucial Balance (2nd Ed. Rev). Ithaca, New York: ILR Press, 1990.
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Wnek, I. Employee Assistance Programs in Canada [Microform]. Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission, 1991.
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* When searching the Western Libraries OPAC (Online Public Access Catalogue), the following subject headings will
direct you to relevant resources: Employee Assistance Programs, Employee Assistance Programs -- Canada, EmployeeAssistance Programs - Evaluation, Employee Assistance Programs -- United States, Employee Assistance Programs -- United States -- Handbooks, Manuals, etc., Employees -- Counseling Of and Job Stress.

JOURNAL ARTICLES

Butler, John. You've Invested in an EAP, Now Learn How to Use It. Canadian HR Reporter Vol. 15, Issue 11, pp. 7, 9. Toronto: Carswell Publishing, 2002.

Masi, Dale A. Evaluating Employee Assistance Programs. Research on Social Work and Practice Vol. 7, Issue 3, pp. 378-390. Thousand Oaks, California: Sage Publications, 1997.

Monteath, Pat. How Good is Your EAP?Canadian HR Reporter Vol. 15, Issue 11, pp. 7-8. Toronto: Carswell Publishing, 2002.

Nunes, Joe. Online Employee Assistance. Canadian HR Reporter Vol. 15, Issue 11, p. 11. Toronto: Carswell Publishing, 2002.

Smewing, Chris and Cox, Tom. Employee Assistance Programmes and their Place Within Universities. British Journal of Guidance and Counselling Vol. 26, Issue 2, pp. 273-286. Cambridge: Carfax Publishing Company, 1998.

Wirt, Gary L. The ABCs of EAPs. HR Focus Vol. 75, Issue 11, p. 12. New York: American Management Association, 1998.

WEB RESOURCES

Consad Research Corporation The EAP Handbook (2000).

The University of Western Ontario's Employee Assistance Program (Index Page).

The University of Western Ontario's EAP Policy and Procedure for all UWO personnel.

The University of Western Ontario's EAP Policy and Procedure for SAGE employees.

For additional information/resources, please see the University of Western Ontario's Human Resources web site: http://www.uwo.ca/humanresources/

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES**

Fisher, Sylvia Kay. "Emerging Trends for EAPs in the 21st Century". Monthly Labor Review. Vol. 125, Issue 2 (February 2002).

Francis, Diane. "Help is Just One Phone Call Away: A Good Employee Assistance Plan Can Keep Productivity Up". The National Post. July 6th, 2002.

Susan Pinker. "SOS? Call Your EAP: Employee Aid Programs Offer A Lot More Than Just Counselling These Days [...]. So Why Aren't More Workers Using Them?" The Globe and Mail Wednesday, December 11th, 2002, pp. C-1, C-11.

**Full text versions of the articles listed above are available in the online database 'FACTIVA'. Another useful database that provides coverage in this subject area is 'Proquest Digest ABI/Inform'.

(Chart originally published on February 18th, 2002 in The Globe and Mail, p. C-1).

Please Note: In order to access these articles from an off-site location, you will need to activate your UWO computing account.

* For further assistance or to offer suggestions, please visit the staff at the Business Library or send us an e-mail: buslib@ivey.uwo.ca