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Counseling and the Bystander‐Equity Model of Supervisory Helping Behavior: Directions for EAP Research
Author(s) -
GERSTEIN LAWRENCE H.,
BAYER GREGORY A.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
journal of counseling and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.805
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1556-6676
pISSN - 0748-9633
DOI - 10.1002/j.1556-6676.1991.tb01496.x
Subject(s) - employee assistance , vocational education , bystander effect , psychology , equity (law) , mental health , applied psychology , field (mathematics) , social psychology , public relations , pedagogy , psychotherapist , political science , mathematics , pure mathematics , law
The proliferation of Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs) has created new opportunities for persons in the counseling profession to examine specific psychological, sociological, and environmental factors associated with employee occupational mental health, stress‐affected work performance, vocational adjustment, and job‐related social behavior. In this article, we discuss the contribution that Bayer and Gerstein's (1988a) Bystander‐Equity Model of Supervisory Helping Behavior can make to the pursuit of EAP research based on the traditions of the field of counseling. We also offer the field a structure for pursuing empirical and applied activities in EAP settings. Finally, we encourage counseling researchers and practitioners to respond to the challenge of working much more closely with EAPs, so that our profession can further establish its commitment to investigating various aspects of vocational behavior.