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Tables of Contents for Work and Well-Being
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
xiii
Introduction
xvii
Sheila H. Akabas
A Historical Overview
xviii
Distinguishing Features of Occupational Social Work
xx
Change and the Response
xxii
References
xxiii
PART 1: OVERVIEW
Introduction to Part 1
3
4
A Profession at the Crossroads: Occupational Social Work-Present and Future
7
19
Michael Lane Smith
Gary M. Gould
Defining Occupational Social Work
8
1
History
9
2
A Framework for Understanding Occupational Social Work
11
4
Changes and Challenges
15
4
Complexity of Ethical Choices
19
2
References
21
5
Employee Assistance Programs: Toward a Comprehensive Service Model
26
20
Paul A. Kurzman
Boundaries of the Terrain
27
4
Professionalization
31
1
Program Models
32
5
Cost Containment
37
2
Social Change
39
1
Conclusion
40
1
References
41
5
Practice with Unions: Collaborating Toward an Empowerment Model
46
15
Daniel J. Molloy
Paul A. Kurzman
Historical Context
47
1
The Labor Setting
48
1
Rationale for Services
49
1
Range of Services
50
3
Models of Service
53
2
Conclusion
55
2
References
57
4
Work-Site Research: Challenges and Opportunities for Social Work
61
25
Bradley K. Googins
Background
62
3
Challenges and Opportunities for Research
65
4
Barriers to Research in the Workplace
69
3
Strategic Advantages
72
4
Conclusion
76
1
References
76
5
PART 2: THE CONTEXT OF PRACTICE
Introduction to Part 2
81
5
Prevention: An Organizing Concept for Workplace Services
86
16
Sheila H. Akabas
Beth Grube Farrell
Historical Overview
87
2
Rationale for Interest by the World of Work
89
2
Primary Prevention Programs in the World of Work
91
5
Social Work Agencies as Employers
96
1
Cautions in the Search for Primary Prevention
97
1
References
98
4
Employee Benefits: The Role of Social Insurance and Social Services
102
21
Lawrence S. Root
Background of Benefits
104
2
Employee Benefits
106
8
Implications of Employee Benefits
114
4
Future of Benefits
118
2
References
120
3
Serving Workers through Managed Mental Health Care: The Social Work Role
123
15
Adrienne Asch
Patricia Abelson
Background
124
3
How Managed Care Works
127
8
Dilemmas of Managed Care
135
1
References
136
2
Ethnic, Cultural, and Racial Diversity in the Workplace
138
15
Muriel Gray
Frederica Barrow
General Themes
139
4
Levels of Intervention
143
7
Conclusion
150
1
References
150
3
Family and Work: Trends and Prospects for Dependent Care
153
26
Jacquelyn McCroskey
Andrew Scharlach
Increasing Need for Dependent Care
154
2
Public Policy on Dependent Care
156
3
Dependent Core Initiatives
159
4
Developing Integrative Solutions
163
2
Implications for Occupational Social Work
165
1
Conclusion
166
1
References
166
7
PART 3: DIRECT SERVICES
Introduction to Part 3
173
6
Work: Its Use in Assessment and Intervention with Clients in the Workplace
179
21
Florence Wexler Vigilante
Sociology of Work
180
1
Perspectives on Assessment and Intervention
181
5
Constructivism and Stress-Vulnerability-coping
186
5
Use of the Model in a University EAP
191
4
Conclusion
195
1
References
195
5
Solution-Focused Brief Workplace Counseling
200
18
Maria DeOca Corwin
Theoretical Principles
201
2
Principles of Intervention
203
6
Planned Short-term Practice Models
209
5
Conclusion
214
1
References
215
3
Serving the Substance Abuser in the Workplace
218
21
Meredith Hanson
History of Responses to Substance Abuse in the Workplace
220
2
Aiding Substance Abusers in the Workplace
222
8
Case Illustration
230
3
Conclusion
233
1
References
233
6
Managing Disability in the Workplace: A Role for Social Workers
239
17
Sheila H. Akabas
Lauren B. Gates
Rationale
240
2
Disability
242
1
Research Findings
243
2
Disability Management
245
3
Services to Individuals with Disabilities
248
4
Social Work Skills and Knowledge
252
1
References
253
3
The Older Worker and Service Delivery at the Workplace
256
20
Cynthia Stuen
Barbara Drahus Worden
Laws, Entitlements, and Legal Issues
257
3
Special Populations: Women and Minorities
260
3
Attitudes, Aptitude, and Training
263
3
New Roles and Costs
266
1
Resources for Older Workers and Volunteers
266
2
Gerontological Occupational Social Work
268
3
Implications for Research and Practice
271
1
References
272
4
Military Social Work as Occupational Practice
276
21
Jesse J. Harris
Background
277
2
Social Work in the Military: A Brief History
279
1
Role of the Military Social Worker
280
3
Social Work in Health and Mental Health Care Settings
283
1
Social Work in Research
284
1
Social Work in Health Promotion
284
1
Family Support Groups
285
1
Military Social Work and National Emergencies
285
1
Military Social Work in the Combat Arena
286
1
Conclusion
286
2
References
288
5
PART 4: MANAGEMENT AND POLICY INITIATIVES
Introduction to Part 4
293
4
Women Workers in High-Risk Public Service: Tokens Under Stress
297
19
Barbara Levy Simon
Sheila H. Akabas
Stressors Affecting All Public Servants
299
2
Stressors Affecting Token Women in High-Risk Public Services
301
5
Stress Reactions of Token Women Workers
306
1
Major Stressors: ``Stressful Life Events'' or ``Daily Hassles''?
307
1
Recommended Interventions in the Workplace
308
4
References
312
4
Stress in the Workplace: A Response from Union Member Assistance Programs
316
16
Lee Schore
Jerry Atkin
Impact of Workplace Stress
317
1
Changing Concept of Occupational Stress
318
1
Stress Management in the Workplace
319
3
A Model for Dealing with Chronic Stress in the Workplace
322
2
Member Assistance Programs
324
1
The SEIU 790 MAP
324
1
Impact of Work Issues: A Case Study
325
4
Workplace Stress and Beyond
329
1
References
329
3
Unemployment and Underemployment: A Policy and Program-Development Perspective
332
18
Lawrence S. Root
Social Work, Employment, and Unemployment
333
1
Employment and Social Welfare: A Changing Reality
334
5
Interventions in a Changing Occupational Environment
339
4
An Agenda for Occupational Social Work
343
4
References
347
3
The Emergence of External Employee Assistance Programs
350
22
Kurt Spitzer
Alison Favorini
Advantages and Disadvantages of External Models
351
3
Review of Empirical Research on External EAPs
354
4
Survey of External EAP Providers
358
8
Reaching Out to Small Businesses
366
2
Emergence of Occupational Service Centers
368
2
References
370
2
An International Perspective on the Development of Social Work in the Workplace
372
14
David Bargal
Framework
374
2
The Netherlands
376
1
Germany
376
1
Israel
377
1
Australia
378
1
Comparison of the Four Countries
379
2
Implications of the Changing Workplace and Work Force
381
3
References
384
2
Conclusions: A Futurist View
386
5
Paul A. Kurzman
A Social Work Function
387
2
To the Future
389
1
References
390
1
Index
391
12
The Editors
403
1
The Contributors
404