From: Research and Scholarship Committee
Why Drug Free Campaign?
( a reprint)
April 27th, 2009
In lieu of our compliance to RA 9165, we are about to schedule drug testing in a few days, it’s all systems go, having finished the information campaign and setting up of the technical requirements.
The information campaign got resulted to mixed reactions from the audience, anxious that their behavior during their youth might still reflect on the urine samples, ha ha. They’re aware that if an employee is found positive for dangerous substance after the confirmatory test may be subject for dismissal after failed rehabilitation. I think we did a good job making the majority comfortably educated, at the same time, scare the hell out of the drug users, if there’s any.
We shared with them the reasons why we are having this campaign:
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From the Desk of: Research and Scholarship Commmittee
For: All Members
Subject: Reprinted Article on SNA
Unearth Hidden Power in Organizations
by Keith S. Swenson
In recent years, use of the term "social network" has been trending upward, due in part to the increasing use of Web-based tools such as LinkedIn and Facebook. The rise is dramatic given the term has been operational in social science circles for more than a century.
Social networks, the structure of interdependent relationships in a group, long have been studied to help researchers understand a tribe's culture or to explain the transmission of disease.
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Series: RA-09-06
From the Desk of: Research and Scholarship Commmittee PMAP Cebu Inc.
For: All Members
Subject: Reprinted Article on Mental Health
Myths vs. Facts
by Marie Apke
A provider of employee assistance programs disputes five common myths about mental illness.
While the current recession is hitting people hard financially, it may be taking an even greater toll on people's mental health.
A survey from the American Psychological Association in 2008 found that 80 percent of Americans say the economy is a significant source of stress. That number, recorded last September, was up from 66 percent in April 2008.
Among those surveyed, nearly half (49 percent) said they felt nervous or anxious or (48 percent) reported feeling depressed or sad.
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Last Updated ( Friday, 08 May 2009 )
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