EAP Institute

The EAP Institute introduced the Occupational Alcoholism Programme (OAPs) concept to Europe and hosted the first seminar on this topic in the Clarence Hotel, Dublin, in September 1980. The Institute introduced one of the first European external EAPs at Guinness in Kilkenny, Ireland in 1985. The Institute was provided for EAP services, training and consulting to a variety of companies, public and private, ranging from shipping, retail, hospitality industry, construction, manufacturing and the public service.  The Institute has provided training in Scotland, London, Switzerland, Italy and Greece. The Institute also acted as consultants to the International Labour Organisation (ILO) on prevention and assistance training on alcohol and drug problems for the countries of India, Sri Lanka, Thailand and the Philippines.    In November 2004 the director of the Institute received a special recognition award by EAPA at the 33rd Annual Conference in San Francisco, California in recognition for his commitment and contribution to the Employee Assistance Profession and The Employee Assistance Professional Association. Current activities involve the development of compliance based certified courses for workplace intoxicants (defined as drugs and alcohol), employee health and wellbeing, workplace mental health and the development of a new model of employee support services