Acceptance and Implementation of Eap Core and Noncore Tasks

Abstract

This study explores the attitudes of aspiring and practicing EAP workers toward twenty EAP job tasks — ten that conform to the EAP core tasks and ten that do not. Implementation of the EAP core and noncore tasks is also examined. Findings suggest that although the EAP core tasks are widely accepted, EAP workers implement, in practice, several noncore tasks as often as some of the core tasks. These data also suggest that assisting workers with substance abuse problems continues to be a central theme in employee assistance practice.