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EARF: Moving Forward
National Behavioral Consortium
February 27, 2013
Bernie McCann, PhD, CEAP
EARF Development Consultant
Founded as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit foundation with a generous matching grant from the Tisone Family Trust, the Foundation was formed to stimulate innovative, rigorous, and theory-based research activities to demonstrate the ability of EAPs and related behavioral health & work-life products to transform individual lives and maximize employee contributions to organizational success.
What is EARF...?
Unfortunately, there is simply an insufficient amount of ongoing, credible research to prove the valuable contribution of EAPs and related services to workplace productivity.
The EARF seeks to fill this research gap to re-establish the value of EAPs, and stop the commoditization of EAP services.
…and why now?
To promote excellence in the design and delivery of Employee Assistance services throughout the world
To promote and support effective measurement practices, performance tools, and outcome criteria
To bridge the gaps between knowledge and policy by translating valid research findings into practice
To assist in the attraction and recruitment of outstanding scholars to conduct relevant research
Mission Statement
Carl Tisone – PresidentJohn Burke – Vice PresidentDavid Sharar – Secretary/TreasurerPaul Roman – Senior Advisor to the BoardElizabeth Merrick – Research Chair
Dale MasiJohn MaynardJeff Christie
Board Members
Dennis Derr Karen OsillaRon Manderscheid
Chestnut Global PartnersClaremont Behavioral Services
Harris Rothenberg InternationalNew Directions Behavioral Health
Optum Behavioral HealthORCAS (Oregon Center for Applied
Science) Perspectives, Ltd.Psychcare
ValueOptions
Organizational Donors
Desired Outcome: To re-define value of EAPs Transparent performance
metrics are routinely collected and reported
Credible, effective services are priced equal to their true value
Purchasers are able to correlate price and quality
Desired Outcome: To re-invigorate EAP research Increase emphasis on evidence-
based practice
Encourage a pipeline of next-generation EAP and workplace productivity researchers
EARF becomes a leader in promoting, funding, and disseminating research in the EAP field
Priorities for Action
Fund new, relevant research
Investigate trends in practice
Aggregate and communicate findings
Collaborate to improve quality and value
Creating a Benchmarking Resource of Metrics for the External EAP Field, is a descriptive study of basic metrics and service characteristics that describe 82 external EAP vendors located in North America & 10 other countries.
Principal Investigator is Dr. Stan Granberry, Director of the National Behavioral Consortium (NBC) a trade association of 17 member EAP, managed behavioral health, and work-life firms.
First Research Grantees report results
The Eureka Project - EAPs in Continental Europe: State of the Art and Future Challenges was conducted by Dr. Debora Vansteenwegen of ISW Limits & the University of Leuven in Belgium and Dr. Manuel Sommer of Clinica CAPA & the Universidade Autonoma de Lisboa in Portugal.
The multi-national research team surveyed HR managers and employees in 6 European countries, examining characteristics of existing EAPs and investigating the future potential for EAPs in Europe.
First Research Grantees report results
What’s Next..? Round 2 of Grant Applications RFP - Workplace-related Outcomes
released 9/12
Latest research funding level at $100,000.00
Four finalists invited to re-submit
Deadline for re-submission: Friday, March 1, 2013
Grant award announcement May 1, 2013
The Value Proposition for Supporting EARF Visibility for your organization as a
advocate for EAP viability and sustainability
Tangible business benefits of better data on EAP contributions to workplace productivity
Demonstrate leadership in leaving the EAP field better off then when we entered it
Total contributions to the Foundation have totaled approximately $250,000 to date
Total amount of research grant funding and current commitments is $180,000.
Current research funding levels are unsustainable without additional support
The Bottom Line…
How You Can HelpThere are multiple ways YOU can support the Foundation’s mission:
1. Organizational contribution
2. Personal contribution
3. Planned contribution
4. In-kind contribution
5. Assist in fundraising and/or publicity efforts
Contact information:
Bernie McCann, PhD, CEAP
Development Consultant, EARF
Cell: 781.264.6211
Skype: mccannbag
Website: www.eapfoundation.org