BIG is an exciting new effort of the Employee Assistance industry in the U.S. and Canada to work together to identify and treat employees with alcohol-related problems as a means of increasing overall productivity and engagement in the workplace.
Today, fewer than 10% of issues that U.S. and Canadian EAPs address are recorded as “alcohol” related. But many more employees struggle with alcohol-related issues than that number indicates. Screening and Brief Intervention (SBI) is a well researched practice that has demonstrated consistent success in correctly identifying alcohol needs in employees and assisting them to reduce hazardous use. SBI is not widely or consistently used in our field. Not yet.
By working together to promote routine screening and brief counseling for alcohol, EAPs will help their corporate customers and their employees to remain productive and healthy. Together, we can change EAP call centers’ and office-based EAP counselors’ adherence to SBI evidenced-based protocols.
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