EU Research Round Table

 

The EAP Institute has a strong historical interest in promoting research in Employee Assistance Programmes (EAP’s) and related areas.  Many completed research projects have been presented at its annual conference.

 

With the inauguration of the Employee Assistance Research Foundation  (EARF)  at the Employee Assistance Professionals Association (EAPA) Conference in San Diego in October 2008, the Institute  responded by developing an EU Research Round Table.  The first meeting took place during the 29^th Annual EAP Conference in Dublin on 17^th September 2008.  The purpose of this meeting was to focus on promoting EAP research and related areas, initially in two EU member states, Ireland and the United Kingdom and to examine EAP research in the 27 member EU states.

 

The Institute has followed the guidelines of the (EARF) and established an interest group to progress research in the EU consisting of;

·         Academics (Research)

·         EAP Provider Consultant (profit or non profit)

·         EAP User/Consumer/Supplier

·         Workplace Research Collaborative

·         Visiting Research Speakers

 

Following a meeting in the Ashling Hotel, Dublin, on the 28^th November 2007 the following is a list of interest group members;

 

Coordinator                           Maurice Quinlan, Director, EAP Institute,

143 Barrack  Street,

Waterford, Tel: +353 51 855 733

email: maurice@eapinstitute.com 

 

Academic                               Dr. Ann Lavan, Industrial Relations and Human

Resource Management, UCD Smurfit School of            

Business, Carysfort Campus, Blackrock, Co. Dublin  

email: ann.lavan@ucd.ie

 

External EAP Provider         Sarah Walker EAP Consultant,

VHI Corporate Solutions,

Waverly Office Park, Naas Road

Dublin 12. 

Email: sarah.walker@vhi.ie

 

Internal EAP Provider          Joe Kealy, Employee Assistance Officer

E.S.B. 206 Orwell Park Heights

Templeogue, Dublin 6W  

Email: joe.kealy@esb.ie

                                               

 

EAP User/ Consumer -         Louise Lombard 

Supplier                                 Human Resources Departmental Manager

Bank of Ireland Asset Management

40 Mespil Road, Dublin 4

email: louise.lombard@biam.boi.ie 

 

 

 

The second meeting of the EU Research Round Table took place during the 29^th Annual EAP Conference in Dublin on 17^th September 2008.  The following visiting research speakers were present:

 

Dr. Paul Roman, Senior Advisor to the (EARF) Center Director, Center for Research on Behavioral Health and Human Service Delivery. Institute for Behavioral Research

101 Barrow Hall D. W. Brooks Drive, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602

 proman@uga.edu

 

Dr. Andrea Kirk-Browne, Senior Lecturer, Monash University, Berwick Campus, Melbourne, Vic. 3805  Australia.  andrea.kirk-brown@buseco.monash.edu.au

 

 

 

                                                                               

    

 

Next Meeting

 

 

The next meeting of the EU Research Round Table will take place during the 30^th Annual EAP Conference “Employee Behavioural Health – New Challenges for Human Resource and Health & Safety Professionals” which will take place on Wednesday 23^rd September 2009 at the Carlton Hotel, Dublin Airport.  The following research speakers will present:

 

Daniel Hughes PhD, Programme Director, Employee Assistance Programme,

Mt. Sinai Medical Centre, 19 East 98st St. Suite 3A, Box 1252, New York New York

10029-6574, USA  daniel.hughes@mssm.edu