Main description:

Global Perspectives of Employee Assistance Programs is the first book of its kind to empirically address the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) concept and model in a diverse, global context. This book features a variety of studies which deal with the design, delivery, cultural adaptability, evaluation, and measurement of international employee assistance programs in a truly global variety of settings. Contributors also evaluate the impact of EAP on expatriates, the potential for an international well-being assessment tool, and the training of international EAP professionals. This book was originally published as a special issue of the Journal of Workplace Behavioral Health.

Contents:

1. First Nations, Maori, American Indians, and Native Hawaiians as Sovereigns: EAP with Indigenous Nations Within Nations 2. Employee Assistance Programs in Australia: Evaluating Success 3. Using an Interactive Self-Assessment Tool to Strengthen Your Employee Assistance Service 4. Evaluating EAP Counseling in the Chinese Workplace: A Study with a Brief Instrument 5. Eureka: An Employee Services Perception Study in Continental Europe 6. Innovative Career Support Services for Professional Women in India: Pathways to Success 7. A Substance Abuse Intervention Program at a Large Russian Manufacturing Worksite 8. Pricing Models of Employee Assistance Programs: Experiences of Corporate Clients Serviced by a Leading Employee Assistance Program Service Provider in South Africa 9. The Effects of Psychosocial Problems on Employee's Stress, Self-Esteem, and Organizational Commitment: The Case of South Korean Workplaces 10. Response to the Challenge of Training International EAP Professionals: An Online Certificate Program 11. Group Characteristics and Mental Health of Chinese Expatriates in Africa and Central Asia: A Multisite, Multiyear Study