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Original Articles

Experiences of internal and hybrid employee assistance program managers: Factors associated with successful, at-risk, and eliminated programs

, PhD, LCSW-C, CEAP ORCID Icon, , PsyD, SPHR, , PhD, , MSW & , MPP
Pages 1-23 | Received 04 May 2017, Accepted 06 Dec 2017, Published online: 07 Feb 2018

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