The effectiveness of psychotherapeutic intervention in the reduction of client symptoms in an employee assistance program

The primary purpose of the current study was to determine the efficacy of short-term therapy in the reduction of symptoms and overall emotional distress for clients seeking help through a privately contracted Employee Assistance Program (EAP). A review of EAP literature is presented as well as research findings related to psychotherapeutic outcome studies. Clients' noncompliance in returning Post and Follow-up assessments resulted in a small sample size. For clients who returned Post and Follow-up assessments, results indicate that short-term psychotherapy offered in the EAP was effective in reducing symptoms and emotional distress for clients who received therapy. Methodological problems encountered in the study and directions for future research are discussed.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Arts (MA)

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Psychology

Grantor dc:publisher

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Year

1991

Author dc:creator

• Seymore, Judy Irene

Contributors dc:contributor

• Lori Temple

Statement dc:rights

• IN COPYRIGHT. For more information about this rights statement, please visit http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Language dc:language

English

Identifier

https://oasis.library.unlv.edu/rtds/188

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:oasis.library.unlv.edu:rtds-1187