First World EAPs Serving Third World Clients

Abstract

Employee assistance program models originating in the U.S. have been modified and incoporated in several countries. This article presents an overview of redevelopment of EAPs in South Africa from the perspective of a U.S. EAP practitioner. The author has trained and consulted with EAP professionals in a range of industries in South Africa. This article is a retrospective of that experience.