Employee Alcoholism and Assistance Programs
Adapting an Innovation for College and University Faculty
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9013141 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Paul M Roman (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1980 |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 135-149 |
| Publication date | 1980-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Higher Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-1546 • E-ISSN: 1538-4640 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00221546.1980.11780041 |
| OpenAlex | W2091139869 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 3 |
Systematic attention to alcohol abuse and other personal problems affecting work performance among faculty and staff is a recent innovation in higher education. Since 1975, four national conferences on this topic for college and university representatives have been held: attendance at these sessions indicates growing interest in programmatic strategies to deal with these problems. In this paper I describe the nature of organizationally based strategies to deal with alcohol abuse and consider the implications of this innovation in higher education. Deliberate use of work settings for identifying employees with alcohol problems and motivating them to take steps to alter their behavior dates back forty years or more [12]. Employers such as Dupont, Eastman Kodak, Consolidated Edison, and Equitable Life Assurance Society initiated such programs prior to 1960. During the 1960s further diffusion was enhanced by the National Council on Alcoholism. There were, however, limited resources available to promote the concept and provide consultative assistance to work organizations. A major initiative to enhance nationwide adoption of such programs began with establishment of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) in 1971. This federal agency, the first focused solely on the prevention and treatment of alcohol problems, designated
Agency (philosophy · Alcohol abuse · Attendance · Employee assistance · Higher education · Medical education · Political science · Psychiatry · Public relations · Sociology · Work (physics · Engineering · Medicine · Psychology · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,07 |
| Citation span | 1981 - 1991 (11) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |