scholarly journals Don't show any sign of a chip in your armor : the communicative co-construction of mental health in correctional work

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Jaclyn K. Brandhorst
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Personal Responsibility ◽  
Correctional Officers ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Employee Assistance Program ◽  
Employee Assistance ◽  
Assistance Program ◽  
Cultural Discourses ◽  
Power And Control ◽  
And Control

This study examined the communicative construction of mental health in correctional work. Using narrative interviews with 25 current and former correctional officers, I explore how macro, meso, and micro D/discourses both enable and constrain communication and action around mental health for correctional employees. The findings suggest that larger cultural Discourses related to masculinity, bounded rationality, and personal responsibility, meso discourses related to organizational expectations, and daily micro-talk about mental health and resources such as the Employee Assistance Program, primarily create and sustain communication barriers that limit correctional workers from communicating about or seeking help for mental health challenges. From a critical perspective, D/discourses related to power and control privileged the rational experiences of workers and marginalized the emotional/physical experiences, a practice I argue has significant implications for the health and well-being of workers.

scholarly journals ‘SELF-IE’ MODULE: A COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY INTERVENTION TO SUPPORT SELF-CHANGE AND WORK-PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENT OF LOW-PERFORMING CIVIL SERVANTS

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 78-83
Author(s):  
Abu Yazid Abu Bakar ◽  
Hazaila Hassan ◽  
Salleh Amat
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Emotional Stability ◽  
Behavioral Adjustment ◽  
Civil Servants ◽  
The Self ◽  
Employee Assistance Program ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
Assistance Program ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Impact

Purpose of the study: This study aims to examine the impact of a psychoeducational module known as the ‘SELF-IE’ module in helping low-performing civil servants. It is measured through the self-change variables of emotional stability, psycho-spirituality, and behavioral adjustment among respondents, who attended 2017 Self-Change and Well-Being Programme that used the ‘SELF-IE’ module as the intervention. Methodology: This is a quasi-experimental study, in which the impact of the ‘SELF-IE’ module was determined by measuring the mean differences of the variables for both experimental and control groups. Data were collected from a total of 68 respondents using the Personal Well-Being Questionnaire (PWQ) consisting of 60 items divided into five different sections. Main Findings: There is a significant mean difference in all three measured variables (emotional stability, psycho-spirituality, and behavioral adjustment) between both experimental and control groups, which means that the intervention using the ‘SELF-IE’ module has a positive impact in self-change of the respondents in those variables. Applications of this study: The result of this study can provide useful information to help improve any self-development program for employees’ particularly in public organizational settings. The information should be beneficial for organizational counselors or industrial psychologists, and human resources or training managers. Novelty/Originality of this study: This study specifically enhances the human assessment performance in the Public Service Department (PSD), whereby the development of the ‘SELF-IE’ module has improved the current module used in public organizations’ employee assistance program (EAP).

A positive psychology study and intervention on the well-being of French PhD students in biology

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabriel Marais ◽  
Rebecca Shankland ◽  
Pascale Haag ◽  
Robin Fiault ◽  
Bridget Juniper
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Positive Psychology ◽  
Large Fraction ◽  
Reference Sample ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Attrition Rates ◽  
Human Costs ◽  
The Uk ◽  
And Control ◽  
Health And Well Being

In France, little data are available on mental health and well-being in academia, and nothing has been published about PhD students. From studies abroad, we know that doing a PhD is a difficult experience resulting in high attrition rates with significant financial and human costs. Here we focused on PhD students in biology at university Lyon 1. A first study aimed at measuring the mental health and well-being of PhD students using several generalist and PhD-specific tools. Our results on 136 participants showed that a large fraction of the PhD students experience abnormal levels of stress, depression and anxiety, and their mean well-being score is significantly lower than that of a British reference sample. French PhD student well-being is specifically affected by career uncertainty, perceived lack of progress in the PhD and perceived lack of competence, which points towards possible cultural differences of experiencing a PhD in France and the UK. In a second study, we carried out a positive psychology intervention. Comparing the scores of the test and control groups showed a clear effect of the intervention on reducing anxiety. We discuss our results and the possible future steps to improve French PhD students’ well-being.

Living and Dying in an Employee Assistance Program

1995 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 363-378 ◽  
Author(s):  
Norman K. Denzin
Keyword(s):  
Natural History ◽  
Personal Narratives ◽  
Employee Assistance Program ◽  
Study Analysis ◽  
Employee Assistance ◽  
Assistance Program ◽  
Case Study Analysis ◽  
Midwestern University

A contextual natural history, case study analysis of what happened to an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) at Midwestern University is offered. Personal narratives depicting the consequences of this change are presented and analyzed.

University Employee Assistance Program Response to Traumas on Campus

2007 ◽  
Vol 22 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 91-109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Silberman ◽  
James W. Kendall ◽  
Amanda L. Price ◽  
Theodore A. Rice
Keyword(s):  
Employee Assistance Program ◽  
Employee Assistance ◽  
Assistance Program
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