A Need for Marriage and Family Services

Abstract At intake for services from a comprehensive employee assistance program, clients (N = 3589, 14.2% referred by supervisor) indicated how much family, psychological/emotional, drug, alcohol, employment-related, legal, and medical problems troubled them and rated their need for services in each of these areas. Two thirds of clients rated their psychological/emotional and family problems and need for services as “considerable” or “extreme,” and 48.6% of clients rated both problem areas as “considerable” or “extreme.” These findings indicate the need for expanded employee assistance services for couples and families.