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	<title>Working World Cafe &#187; EAP</title>
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	<description>Our business is to keep your employees engaged in your business</description>
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		<title>EAPs &amp; Crisis Response</title>
		<link>http://blog.perspectivesltd.com/2012/01/11/eaps-crisis-response/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 14:46:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernie Dyme</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.perspectivesltd.com/?p=1602</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As you know, I am very biased.  I believe that EAPs are invaluable tools for helping employees and workplaces.  And lots of time, the value doesn&#8217;t get noticed.  Well, this blog will highlight another element of EAPs that demonstrate teh need for high quality.  Most folks know of Employee Assistance Programs (EAP) as a place [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tragedy Strikes Again at Virginia Tech</title>
		<link>http://blog.perspectivesltd.com/2011/12/09/tragedy-strikes-again-at-virginia-tech/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.perspectivesltd.com/2011/12/09/tragedy-strikes-again-at-virginia-tech/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 21:02:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernie Dyme</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[CISD]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Employee Assistance Program]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SAP]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[workplace violence]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.perspectivesltd.com/?p=1592</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We spend alot of time in this blog extolling the virtues of having a quality Employee Assistance Program (EAP) or Sudent Assistance Program (SAP).  What happened yesterday is yet another reason for having one available.  The horrible shooting that occurred yesterday on the Virginia Tech campus should cause us all to pause and think about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jerry West Scores for Depression</title>
		<link>http://blog.perspectivesltd.com/2011/11/05/jerry-west-scores-for-depression/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.perspectivesltd.com/2011/11/05/jerry-west-scores-for-depression/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Nov 2011 20:49:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernie Dyme</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[EAP]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.perspectivesltd.com/?p=1580</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you don&#8217;t know who  Jerry West is then you aren&#8217;t a real basketball fan.  But, please don&#8217;t stop reading now if you don&#8217;t know him because this blog is about a talented basketball player and a courageous man who spent a lifetime fighting depression.  And now he is sharing it his new autobiography, “West by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Need A Good Therapist?</title>
		<link>http://blog.perspectivesltd.com/2011/10/18/need-a-good-therapist/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.perspectivesltd.com/2011/10/18/need-a-good-therapist/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 23:11:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernie Dyme</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[EAP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[counseling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employee assistance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Employee Assistance Program]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mental Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[therapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wall Street Journal]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.perspectivesltd.com/?p=1534</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Well, well, what a surprise.  &#8220;Help Wanted: a Good Therapist&#8221; was the lead article today in the Wall Street Journal&#8217;s (WSJ) Personal Journal section.  Maybe we are finally recognizing in our business publications that mental health is important and that opening the topic up may just break the stigma attached for people in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Prescription Medications:  A Workplace Epidemic</title>
		<link>http://blog.perspectivesltd.com/2011/09/30/prescription-medications-a-workplace-epidemic/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.perspectivesltd.com/2011/09/30/prescription-medications-a-workplace-epidemic/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 23:46:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernie Dyme</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[EAP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[addiction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[drug abuse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Employee Assistance Program]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[prescription drugs]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.perspectivesltd.com/?p=1517</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When we read or hear about drug abuse in the workplace, we often think of the common street drugs like cocaine, crack, marijuana, amphetamines, etc.  What we don’t hear about however and what are fairly common are prescription medications.  Yes, that it right.  There has been an upsurge in abuse of prescription [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Suicide is Painless (NOT)</title>
		<link>http://blog.perspectivesltd.com/2011/09/08/suicide-is-painless-not/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.perspectivesltd.com/2011/09/08/suicide-is-painless-not/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 12:33:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernie Dyme</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[EAP]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[depression]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mental Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[substance abuse]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.perspectivesltd.com/?p=1450</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[So I am back in Washington D.C. for the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention meeting.  As I have mentioned in some previous posts, I am on the Workplace Task Force with a number of individuals who are very concerned about seeing work as a place to make an impact and prevent suicides.  When I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Charlie Sheen:  Addiction &amp; Anger Management</title>
		<link>http://blog.perspectivesltd.com/2011/07/28/charlie-sheen-addiction-anger-management/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.perspectivesltd.com/2011/07/28/charlie-sheen-addiction-anger-management/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 12:47:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernie Dyme</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[AA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[addiction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alcoholics Annonymous]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[anger management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chemical dependency]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[counseling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[drug abuse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[enabling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Perspectives Ltd]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.perspectivesltd.com/?p=1398</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Well, now I have seen it all.  Charlie Sheen from Two and A Half Men has just signed on to star in a new sitcom called &#8220;Anger Management&#8221;.  Yes, you heard it right that Charlie Sheen.  The one who has publicly struggled with addictions for a long time.  The one who was fired from Two and A Half Men [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Engaging Remote Workers:  The Duel of The Tweeters</title>
		<link>http://blog.perspectivesltd.com/2011/07/15/engaging-remote-workers-the-duel-of-the-tweeters/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.perspectivesltd.com/2011/07/15/engaging-remote-workers-the-duel-of-the-tweeters/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2011 11:16:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernie Dyme</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[EAP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Organizational Development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employee engagement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[engaged workers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[remote workers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[teleworkers]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.perspectivesltd.com/?p=1365</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ A few days ago, a number of us began a discussion on Twitter.  I am delighted and excited about engaging in this ideafest with @RitaCJackson , VP and Team Lead of Sales for HRmarketer and @JenniferBrogee, Chief Information Officer for myStaffingPro .  We all agreed to have duelling blogs today so here is my first one.  First [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Job Stress Costs U.S. Businesses 10 Times More Than Strikes</title>
		<link>http://blog.perspectivesltd.com/2011/06/27/job-stress-costs-u-s-businesses-10-times-more-than-strikes/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.perspectivesltd.com/2011/06/27/job-stress-costs-u-s-businesses-10-times-more-than-strikes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2011 14:38:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernie Dyme</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[EAP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Organizational Development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Institute of Stress]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employee assistance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[job stress]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[organizational consulting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[personal issues]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.perspectivesltd.com/?p=1353</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[According to the American Institute of Stress, job stress costs U.S. businesses “more than $300 billion annually due to increased absenteeism, employee turnover, diminished productivity, medical, legal and insurance expenses and Workers&#8217; Compensation payments.”
That’s ten times the cost of all strikes combined, the organization says.
Even if, as an employer, you didn’t care about a ‘warm [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dads Need WorkLife &amp; Child Care Resources Too</title>
		<link>http://blog.perspectivesltd.com/2011/06/17/dads-need-worklife-child-care-resources-too/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.perspectivesltd.com/2011/06/17/dads-need-worklife-child-care-resources-too/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2011 21:36:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathi Blaszkiewicz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[EAP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Work Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Boston College Center for Work & Family]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[child care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dad survey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[day care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Employee Assistance Program]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Father's Day]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kathi Blaszkiewicz]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[parenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Perspectives]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stay at home dad]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[summer camps]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[work/life]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.perspectivesltd.com/?p=1349</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This Father’s Day weekend, many moms are getting a nice surprise too:  53% of fathers would consider being a “stay at home dad” if it were financially feasible, according to a new survey by the Boston College Center for Work &#38; Family.
While we often think of moms as bearing the full responsibility for finding child [...]]]></description>
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