Understanding Alcohol Use Disorders and Their Treatment, Psychologists play a vital role

For many people, drinking alcohol is nothing more than a pleasant way to relax. However, people with alcohol use disorders drink to excess, endangering both themselves and others. This question-and-answer fact sheet explains alcohol problems and how psychologists can help people recover. Read the rest of this entry »


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Advanced Workplace Solutions, a division of PsychWorks, Inc.

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Why does your company need an Employee Assistance Program?

Alcohol, drug abuse, stress, divorce, mental illness, bankruptcy, grief, suicide…these are familiar terms, but somehow, meaningless it happens to us or someone close to us. And, yet the chances that any individual can navigate life from birth to death without facing serious personal challenges are virtually zero. Read the rest of this entry »


EAP professionals are increasingly being called upon to advise organizations and human resource departments on various issues. These issues include FMLA (family medical leave), SAP (Substance Abuse Program) services – drug assessments, risk management, CISD / CISM critical incidence/stress management, work/life, conflict management, dispute resolution, disability management, wellness, OSHA/safety, drug free workplace, threat assessment, workplace violence, welfare-to-work, and outplacement and retirement. Read the rest of this entry »


Employee Turnover

In past year, 1.2% of the workforce left the job each month for an annual turnover rate of 18%.

Turnover is highest where employees talk on the phone all day and in certain hi-tech jobs. Some computer specialists leave jobs every six months.

Replacing an employee costs the company 1.5 times the departed worker’s annual salary.


With recent airline disasters, there has been a resurgence in the number of fearful flyers. People who were marginally comfortable with the idea of going up in an aircraft are finding themselves reluctant to do so since the recent air disasters. Frequent flyers, and others, may have become infected with this anxiety disorder at great cost to career and personal freedom. Read the rest of this entry »


A Drugfree Workplace policy in your organization can save you a great deal of money in Workers’ Compensation claims alone. Read the rest of this entry »


PsychWorks is utilizing technology to the fullest. Following Federally mandated guidelines, PsychWorks submits billing electronically to insurance companies, offers therapy over the Internet via Microsoft Netmeeting, and offers after hours brief follow-up correspondence with patients via email.

Therapist wishing to update their office may contact us to learn how to capitalize on the efficiencies that technology affords.