Substance Abuse: The Manager’s Role in Creating and Maintaining a Drug-Free Workplace

Produced

• Aug 2002

Key Features

17 minutes complete training kit includes a VHS and a DVD

This program is part of the Legal Briefs Series.
This program provides three specific actions that you can take to deal with issues of substance use or abuse in the workplace.

Key Learning Points:

• The importance of the manager’s responsibility to understand and communicate the organization’s policies on substance use or abuse in the workplace
• How to identify and access programs or systems that are in place to assist workers, should a substance problem arise
• Five main aspects of dealing with substance in the workplace
• Three action steps that managers can take to help keep the organization drug-free and out of court

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About the Program:
This program is designed to help you gain a clearer understanding of a manager’s responsibility regarding enforcing and maintaining a drug-free workplace. It provides answers to several of the most common questions managers struggle with, including:

• Do you need to be absolutely sure a person is using drugs or alcohol before you confront them about his or her behavior?
• When addressing performance issues with someone you suspect is using drugs or alcohol on the job, do you communicate these suspicions directly to the individual?
• If you confront the employee and they start crying or get angry, what do you do?
• As a manager, is it my job to diagnose and counsel an employee with a suspected substance abuse problem?
• Can we just spring a drug test on an employee we suspect has a substance abuse problem?

This program teaches five main areas managers need to pay attention to when dealing with substance issues in the workplace:

1) Detection
2) Intervention
3) Staying Focused on the Issue
4) Appropriate Action
5) Substance Abuse Testing

Complete Training Kit Components:

• DV D (full length video, companion SMART-START® Employment Law: The Manager and The Law, interview with subject-matter expert, Ted Williams and TrainerTALK™ with Sue Mueller)
• VHS (17 minutes)
• Facilitator Guide (multiple agenda options)
• Ten Desk Reference Guides
• Online Program Resources
• Trainer Pack

Also Available for Purchase:
The Legal Briefs Series includes these 8 modules:

• The ADA
• Discipline and Termination
• The Family and Medical Leave Act
• Harassment and Discrimination
• Recruiting and HiringSubstance Abuse
• Workplace Privacy
• Workplace Violence

 

Produced by VisionPoint

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