Employee assistance programs (EAPs) in the American workplace are increasingly broad brush in nature. They are designed to identify and assist employees and their families, improve employee–employer relationships, develop effective supervision, and create a positive corporate culture. The task-centered model is a time-limited, goal-oriented method designed to help individuals, groups, and families with life problems. The model has been empirically tested for its value in a wide range of settings. Case examples illustrate the linkage between the task-centered model and EAPs.
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