Brief Employee Assistance Homework Planner

by Lise B. Mayers; Diana L. Rabatin

• ISBN13: 9780471380887
• ISBN10: 0471380881
• Edition: Disk
• Format: Paperback w/Disk
• Copyright: 2000-08-01
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

This time-saving book/disk set contains behaviorally-based pre-written exercises which therapists working in employee assistance settings can assign to their clients.

Author Biography

LISE B. MAYERS, ACSW, CEAP, is the Eastern Clinical Director for the EAP Staff Offices of Magellan Behavioral Health, the nations largest managed behavioral healthcare organization. DIANA L. RABATIN, LPC, is a clinical manager for the EAP Staff Offices of Magellan Behavioral Health. She has been working with EAPs for the last ten years.

Table of Contents

Series Preface	xiii
Preface	xv
Acknowledgments	xvii
SECTION I---Abusive Partner	1	(12)
Warning Signs	4	(3)
Assistance with Conflicts	7	(2)
Plan Your Escape Route	9	(3)
Contract Your Way to a Better Attitude	12	(1)
SECTION II---Anger Management	13	(11)
There's Usually More Than One Way	16	(2)
Picture This	18	(2)
Anger Journal	20	(1)
Choreograph an Argument	21	(3)
SECTION III---Antisocial Behavior	24	(12)
Defining the Problem	27	(2)
Identifying Problem Rules	29	(2)
What Sets Me Off	31	(2)
Triggers for Negative Behavior	33	(1)
Change the Way You Think	34	(2)
SECTION IV---Anxiety/Panic/Public Speaking Anxiety	36	(9)
The Process of Rational Thinking	39	(1)
Ten Rules for Coping With Panic	40	(1)
Panic Attack Record	41	(2)
Letting Go	43	(1)
Visualize Taking Center Stage	44	(1)
SECTION V---Chemical Dependence	45	(18)
A Letter from an Alcoholic	48	(2)
How Much Do You Know?	50	(3)
Why You Don't ``Just Say No''	53	(3)
Foundation of Recovery	56	(3)
Losing Yourself in Someone Else	59	(4)
SECTION VI---Chemical Dependence---Relapse	63	(9)
Warning! Relapse around the Next Curve	65	(3)
Daily Recovery Tools	68	(2)
One Day at a Time	70	(2)
SECTION VII---Coworker Conflict	72	(13)
Types of Difficult People	75	(2)
How to Be Coworker Friendly	77	(4)
Criticism and Feedback	81	(2)
Positive Problem Solving Step by Step	83	(2)
SECTION VIII---Critical Incident	85	(8)
What We Take for Granted	88	(2)
Create New Memories	90	(1)
Skill Building for Survivors	91	(2)
SECTION IX---Depression	93	(8)
Everyday Exceptions	96	(2)
Weekly Activity Schedule	98	(1)
Identify and Validate Feelings	99	(2)
SECTION X---Disciplinary Stress	101	(9)
Make a Deadline	104	(2)
Communicate Effectively with Your Manager	106	(1)
Assertiveness Inventory	107	(3)
SECTION XI---Eating Disorder	110	(6)
Are You a Food Addict?	113	(1)
Letter to Your Problem	114	(1)
Obstacles to Change	115	(1)
SECTION XII-Eductional Deficits	116	(7)
What Are Going to Do?	119	(1)
How Much Education?	120	(1)
INterview for the Future	121	(2)
SECTION XIII-Fincial Strees	123	(14)
Monthly Budget Chart	126	(3)
Financial Survival Checklist	129	(2)
Conversing with Cash	131	(2)
Dollars and Sense	133	(2)
Money and Marriage	135	(2)
SECTION XIV-Gambling	137	(10)
Wanna Bet?	140	(3)
Stages of Progressive Gambling	143	(2)
The Victim of Gambling	145	(2)
SECTION XV---Grief and Loss	147	(9)
Losses in My Life	150	(2)
Grieving and Surviving Losses	152	(2)
Unfinished Business Letter	154	(2)
SECTION XVI---Legal Conflicts	156	(9)
Going to Trial	159	(2)
Legal History	161	(2)
Choices	163	(2)
SECTION XVII---Low Self-Esteem	165	(10)
Boosting Self-Esteem	168	(2)
Merry Mottos	170	(1)
77 Ways to Nurture Yourself	171	(2)
Setting Personal Goals	173	(2)
SECTION XVIII---Manager-Employee Conflict	175	(8)
Anger Styles Quiz	178	(2)
Promise to Change	180	(1)
Forgiveness	181	(2)
SECTION XIX---Managerial Deficiencies	183	(7)
What Kind of a Leader Are You?	185	(3)
What Makes a Good Leader?	188	(1)
Do You Blame, Moan, and Complain?	189	(1)
SECTION XX---Manager Role Conflict	190	(8)
Everyone Has Leadership Potential	193	(1)
Management Questionnaire	194	(2)
Yea or Nay?	196	(2)
SECTION XXI---Marital Conflict	198	(16)
Less of the Same: Breaking the Frustration/Pain Cycle	201	(3)
Breaking the Negative Cycle	204	(2)
He Said, She Said	206	(2)
Having Fun with Love Coupons	208	(2)
Love Savings Account	210	(4)
SECTION XXII---Medical Problem	214	(8)
Defining the Limits of Your Influence	217	(2)
Finding Value in Your Experience	219	(2)
Health Awareness	221	(1)
SECTION XXIII---Parent-Child Conflict	222	(16)
Well-Intentioned Parenting	225	(3)
Analyze the Roots of Your Family Tree	228	(2)
Discipline Is Not the Same As Punishment	230	(1)
Contracting for Clear Rules	231	(3)
Acting and Reacting	234	(2)
Meeting Emotional Needs	236	(2)
SECTION XXIV---Suicide Risk	238	(8)
Arguing for Life	241	(2)
The Power of Self-Talk	243	(2)
Do You Really Want to Say Goodbye?	245	(1)
SECTION XXV---Threat of Violence	246	(8)
Violence Is against Company Policy	249	(2)
Is it Worth It?	251	(1)
Owning a Piece of the Problem	252	(2)
SECTION XXVI---Work-Family Balance	254	(11)
Balance Scale	257	(2)
Set Aside Quiet Time	259	(2)
Using Time Effectively	261	(1)
Finding a Better Balance	262	(3)
Bibliography	265	(2)
About the Disk	267