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Objectives:   

1. Grasp the concept of the “Golden 3” requirements for business success. (Three-Legged Stool)
2. Review the role of Employee Assistance Programs (EAP) in ensuring employee health and safety.
3. Understand the differences in crisis intervention techniques and counseling/therapy techniques.
4. Learn when crisis intervention is appropriate and when referral for counseling is indicated.

Presentation Overview:

The role of the Human Resource Professional can be irreplaceable in the success of a business. Some important aspects of this role include:

1. Acting as a conduit for conveying the long and short range goals of the organization,
2. Advocating for employee involvement in all areas of the business,
3. Championing good communication between employees, supervisory personnel, and upper management, and
4. Providing incentives and information to build trust within the organization.

Human Resource Management should provide for physical safety and health, offer opportunities for mental/emotional growth and health plus honor the spiritual needs of employees with policies and programs designed to protect and nurture the human resource.

It has been a recent development in more and more organizations to provide employee assistance and mental health services to employees. It is an important task for the HR Professional to understand the needs of employees in this vital area and to develop prevention and early intervention strategies and referral processes that marshal local resources toward meeting this need.

This presentation is designed to offer insight into this undertaking and encourage HR Professionals to think and act proactively in this arena.

Bio: Wayne P. Jackson, LICSW, CEAP, CSP

Wayne is an entrepreneur with almost 40 years of experience, having started or been a major player in the startup of 8 small business ventures. These have included sales and marketing, business consulting in safety, compliance and human resources, medical services, employee development and training, mineral exploration and development, and analytical laboratory services. He also was employed for 12 years within the Alabama Community College System in workforce development with the Alabama Technology Network (ATN). Additionally, Wayne has worked in Community Mental Health, for a major HMO and in private clinical practice. Currently he is a part-time Chaplain at Northeast Alabama Regional Medical Center in Anniston, AL.

One of Wayne’s assets is his ability to evaluate talent and place employees in roles that allow them to impart immediate positive influence on the business yet allow them to explore new opportunities to grow and advance within the business.

As a business and community leader, Wayne holds or has held leadership positions in many organizations. He currently serves on the Advisory Board for the Deep South Center for Occupational Health and Safety (Auburn University and University of Alabama at Birmingham) and is the 2022-2025 Alabama/Mississippi Area Director for the American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP). Within that organization he is also Past President of the Alabama Chapter ASSP and a two time delegate to the International Governance Meeting, having been awarded the Chapter Safety Professional of the Year in 2021. Wayne serves on the Cheaha Crisis Management Team (CCMT) as the Clinical Director and is the former Training Officer and First-vice president. Wayne recently was elected Chairman of the United Way/FEMA Emergency Food and Shelter Board (EFSB) for Calhoun, Cleburne and Randolph Counties.

He was the founding Vice-president of the Alabama Chapter of the Association of Energy Engineers (AEE), where he earned the distinction as a ”Legend in Energy” awardee. Wayne is the former Treasurer and Vice-president of the Alabama Chapter of the Employee Assistance Professionals Association (EAPA) and winner of their Hal Davidson Leadership Award. He is past Vice-president of Training for the Greater Alabama Council and former Southern Region National Youth Leader Training (NYLT) Chairman for the Boy Scouts of America.

In addition to his role as Chaplain at Northeast Alabama Regional Medical Center,  Wayne is the Managing Member of Alabama Mineral Exploration and Development, LLC and US Mineral and Commodity Co-op, LLC. He is also working with his son and others to establish an analytical laboratory.

Outside of work, Wayne enjoys spending time as a volunteer in Boy Scouts, currently serving as an Executive Board Member for the Greater Alabama Council and as a Territory 14 National Camp Accreditation Program (NCAP) assessor. He also volunteers as an usher at the Oxford (AL) Performing Arts Center (OPAC) and works with the McClellan Chapter of the Back Country Horseman of America (BCHA). Wayne is a long-time member of the Rotary Club of Calhoun County, having served two different Presidents as Sergeant-at-Arms and two terms on the Board of Directors. He also is a teaching elder at his church for over 30 years.

Wayne also enjoys playing guitar and has been a member of two bands in the recent past. He is a widower, having been married for over 45 years to Linda, who passed away in early 2020. He has one son, Will Jackson, and he enjoys being “Poppa Wayne” to his two grandchildren.

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