A Systems Theory Analysis of Employee Assistance Programs
- 4 November 1986
- journal article
- Published by The Haworth Press in Employee Assistance Quarterly
- Vol. 2 (1) , 37-48
- https://doi.org/10.1300/j022v02n01_05
Abstract
The systems theory principles of wholeness or nonsummativity, dynamic equilibration, nonlinear causality, feedback, equifinality, and permeable boundaries are described with conceptual and practical implications for employee assistance programs. Ten interfacing macrosystems relevant to EAP work are identified (e.g., employees; families; supervisors and management; unions; business community), and ways to account for and address the diverse agendas of these systems in EAP practice are discussed.Keywords
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