EAPs evolved from which source?

EAPs evolved from which source?

• A. Military counseling programs in the 1950s
• B. Occupational alcohol programs after World War II
• C. College campus counseling centers
• D. Government employee assistance plans

Answer: (B)

EAPs began as workplace responses to alcohol problems after World War II. Employers saw that drinking-related impairment affected safety, productivity, and morale, so they created in-house programs to help employees address alcohol use. These programs offered confidential assessments, short-term counseling, education, and referral to treatment, with a clear focus on supporting the employee and getting them back to work. This approach—confidential, voluntary help linked to the workplace—provided a practical blueprint that evolved into the broader Employee Assistance Program model used today. The other options don’t fit as the origin because military counseling programs in the 1950s were not the initial catalyst for the concept, college campus counseling centers existed independently, and government employee plans emerged later or as separate initiatives rather than the starting point for EAPs.

EAPs began as workplace responses to alcohol problems after World War II. Employers saw that drinking-related impairment affected safety, productivity, and morale, so they created in-house programs to help employees address alcohol use. These programs offered confidential assessments, short-term counseling, education, and referral to treatment, with a clear focus on supporting the employee and getting them back to work. This approach—confidential, voluntary help linked to the workplace—provided a practical blueprint that evolved into the broader Employee Assistance Program model used today.

The other options don’t fit as the origin because military counseling programs in the 1950s were not the initial catalyst for the concept, college campus counseling centers existed independently, and government employee plans emerged later or as separate initiatives rather than the starting point for EAPs.