This book, edited by a member of the ETHS class of 1966, presents a review of the best practices in Employee Assistance Programs.

The essential resource for designing and implementing employee benefits—bringing you up to date on critical new industry changes For nearly three decades, HR professionals and consultants have depended on The Handbook of Employee Benefits for authoritative answers to their questions about designing and implementing competitive employee benefits packages. Covering everything from general objectives to costs, this classic reference brings you up to date on critical changes driven by legislative developments, such as the new health-care reform law enacted by the passing of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The seventh edition of The Handbook of Employee Benefits features the knowledge and insights of the leading scholars and practitioners in the field. Filled with new and updated information and real-world examples, this edition focuses on health and group benefits: Health Benefits: health-care reform’s impact on employee benefits, new approaches to cost containment, how to access quality care, consumer-driven health-care plan designs along with dental, behavioral, prescription, and long-term care programs Life Insurance: group term, universal life, and corporate-owned life programs Work/Life Programs: traditional time off and family leave, child and elder care, and assistance for education, financial planning, and voluntary benefits Social Insurance Programs: Social Security, Medicare, and workers’ and unemployment compensation programs Group and Health Benefit Plan Financial Management: federal tax laws, funding health benefit plans—insured, self-funded, and captive arrangements Employee Benefit Administration: flexible benefit plans, fiduciary liability issues, and communications Issues of Special Interest: retiree welfare benefits, small company benefits, multiemployer plans, and international employee benefit planning An innovative, efficient employee benefit program has become one of the primary prerequisites to success in today’s lean business battleground. The Handbook of Employee Benefits provides the knowledge and tools you need to create plans that benefit the greatest number of employees, while allowing employers to maintain fiscal integrity and competitive advantage.

Fiscal realities and changing social priorities are requiring a dramatic shift in the way that benefits are selected and awarded to employees, especially in the public sector. This means that public administrators and policy researchers must consider new parameters and contingencies, both financial and social, when evaluating choices and making pol

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Clinicians are growing more aware of the extent of mental health concerns in today's workforce. Organizations now need to contend with issues related to disruptive psychopathological behaviour. The Handbook of Mental Health in the Workplace is a timely reference tool to assist researchers and academics, in the fields of occupational psychology and human resource management. It includes papers from expert contributors that provide the latest research and up-to-date developments in this area. This Handbook stimulates new perspectives on established theories and generates practical, yet rigorous, solutions to new problems.

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Achieve New Business Growth with a Focus on Workplace Culture and Wellbeing Do you have a sneaking suspicion that your workplace culture, or the American workplace as a whole, could use some tweaking? Would you like to prioritize wellness in your organization without paying homage to (or worse, paying for) fluffy, unproven tactics that don't move your and your business forward? Are you a benefit broker or consultant who is left feeling vulnerable and in need of best-in-class strategies or initiatives? Or maybe you're a niche vendor in the wellness industry and need a more thorough understanding of the other players or ways to incorporate the various employee benefits your clients are utilizing. If you are expected to assist or even lead the health and wellbeing initiatives at your clients' organizations, or you are the go-to human resource employee for wellbeing at your organization, this book is a must-have for your office. Newsflash: Large corporations, such as Google or Apple, that effortlessly attract the best talent by prioritizing their employees' wellbeing don't have a secret unavailable to you! You can build a human resources strategy that places employee wellbeing first, thereby bringing in hardworking, highly qualified and healthy individuals to drive innovation at your organization. And as a result, you can enjoy levels of employee development and business growth that you wouldn't have dreamed possible beforehand. All you need is a little help. Enter The Employee Wellbeing Handbook. Bestselling author Cassie Sobelton is a health and wellness expert who believes in a real world approach to Mind, Body, and Spirit balance. Where her first book (Back to Balance: Crack Your Mind, Body, Spirit Code to Transform Your Health) tackled individual health, this newest guide takes on the wellbeing of entire corporations. Whether you're in health and fitness, human resources, healthcare or insurance, or any other field that deals with the wellness of employees, this book is for you. In it, you'll learn: The philosophies and backgrounds that make up the current approach to wellness in the workplace How recent decades have changed the overall approach to workplace wellbeing The difference between culture, wellness and wellbeing - and why it's so important to be targeted in your word choice Why collaboration with others in the industry is critical to the health of America as a whole How to lead discussions about workplace wellbeing that generate actual results How to develop the right strategy for your workplace and design metrics to track your progress The not-so-secret secret for re-engaging employees in their jobs, driving business growth and doing right by your company Now before you hear "wellness" and start thinking meditation rooms or nap pods, know that we're not just talking about little fixes. Instead, Sobelton advocates culture shifts that affect organizations as a whole. If there were a Corporate Wellness Industry 101, this is the textbook the professor would use - which means if you're in the industry, you need it at your side today. Are you ready for the business growth coaching manual you've been waiting for? Do you want to prioritize holistic healing without fluff at your company? Would you like to use your medical expertise to instill good health principles in others? Don't wait. Buy NOW to understand the industry, gain influence and make the world a better place. Pick up your copy today by clicking the BUY NOW button at the top of this page!

The importance of improving and maintaining employees’ psychological health is now widely recognized by occupational health researchers and practitioners, business leaders, human resource professionals, and policy makers alike. Indeed, a growing body of research has established that psychological well-being is one of the most important factors in job performance. The Mindful and Effective Employee offers an evidence-based workplace training program based on acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT). The program is specifically designed to improve employees’ psychological health—as well as their effectiveness at work and in their personal lives—through a combination of mindfulness and values-guided behavioral skills. This book is designed for use by psychologists, coaches, occupational health practitioners, and human resource professionals who are interested in improving employee well-being, performance, and quality of life. The training program described in this book is designed to: • Promote employee self-awareness • Help employees find purpose, direction, and meaning • Offer new ways to improve work and life effectiveness • Help employees identify and pursue valued goals and actions

This is the first book to focus specifically on the development of EAP practitioners. It provides practical guidelines to develop and implement EAP programmes, including how to conduct a needs analyses, data collection and analyses, and impact assessments.