Staff Publications & Presentations

Sharar, D., & Huff, S. (2002, March 26). Business ethics and managed care: Challenges and implications. [Conference Presentation]. American Counseling Association Conference, New Orleans, LA.

Sharar, D., & Kaplan, D. (2006). Understanding the do's and don'ts in purchasing EAPs. Employee Benefit News, 20(11), 14–17. http://hdl.handle.net/10713/4120

Sharar, D., & King, D. (1998). Provider partnerships make the case for local control. EAP Digest, March/April, 18–20

Sharar, D., & Lennox, R. (2014). The Workplace Effects of EAP Use:“Pooled” Results from 20 Different EAPs with Before and After WOS 5-item Data. EASNA Research Notes, 4(1). http://hdl.handle.net/10713/5139

Sharar, D., & Lennox, R. (2009). A new measure of EAP success: A workplace outcomes-based survey model provides validation. Society for Human Resource Management Online, 1-3.

Sharar, D., & Lennox, R. (2011, March 22). Measuring the workplace effects of EAP intervention. [Conference Presentation] EAP Advanced Training Institute Audio Conference.

Sharar, D., & Lightsey, J. (2007. May 11). Do affiliate network providers adhere to EAP concepts: Improving affiliate fidelity to EAP practice. [Conference Presentation] EASNA 19th Annual Institute, Atlanta, GA.

Sharar, D., & Masi, D. (2006). Crises facing the EAP field. Journal of Employee Assistance, 36(4), 7–9

Sharar, D., & O’Donnell, S. (2006, August 25). Trends in international EAP. [Conference Presentation]. Northern Illinois Employee Assistance Professionals Association, General Chapter Meeting, Chicago, IL.

Sharar, D., & Pompe, J. (2014, June 3). How recent innovations in technology and analytics can transform the EAP industry. [Conference Presentation] Northern Illinois Employee Assistance Professionals Association 36th Annual Conference.

Sharar, D., & Pompe, J. (2012, October 18). Are EAPs better onsite or offsite? An outcomes evaluation offers some answers. [Conference Presentation]. EAPA’s 2012 Annual World EAP Conference. Baltimore, MD.

Sharar, D., & Pompe, J. (2007, May 23). Caterpillar’s employee assistance plan: How and why to implement expatriate family support. [Conference Presentation] Global HR News Conference, New York, New York.

Sharar, D., & Rantala, K. (2013, October 18). EAP and Wellness Across Cultures. [Conference Presentation] EAPA’s 2013 World EAP Conference, Phoenix, AZ.

Sharar, D., & Roberts, J. (2000). Social versus medical necessity. EAP Digest, Summer, 28–30

Sharar, D., & Shtoulman, A. (2010). Moscow, Russia: Urgent need for EAP. GlobalHRNews Online.

Sharar, D., & Weinstein, M. (1998). The managed behavioral health field is alive and well with competent providers seeking to compete with vendors. Managed Behavioral Health News, January 29, 1–4

Sharar, D., & Weinstein, M. (1999). A bumpy road for provider-owned groups. Survey uncovers anxieties in uncertain market. Behavioral Healthcare Tomorrow, 8(5), 19–21, 44–46

Sharar, D., & Weinstein, M., (2001). Provider-sponsored networks in public sector behavioral health. Administration and policy in mental health, 29(1), 3–20. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1013161630661

Sharar, D., & Weis, D. (2005, May 7). Common business dilemmas in EAP: Applying EASNA’S code of ethics. [Conference Presentation] EASNA 17th Annual Institute, Chicago, IL.

Sharar, D., & White, W. (2001). Referrals and ownership structures. EAPA Exchange, September/October, 31(5), 14-15.

Sharar, D., & White, W. (2001). EAP ethics and quality. EAP Digest, Fall, 16-19.

Sharar, D., & White, W. L. (2001). EAP competence and value: The use of subcontractors by national EAP vendors. EAPA Exchange, 31(6), 14–15

Sharar, D., & White, W. L. (2001). Issues of ethics and quality: National versus local/regional models of EAP service delivery. EAP Digest, Fall, 16–19

Sharar, D., & White, W. L. (2002). Enhancing business ethics in EAP: A summary of field recommendations. The Source, Fall, 3

Sharar, D., & White, W. L. (2002). The ethics of referrals and ownership structures in employee assistance: Issues, conflicts and the need for a revised ethic. EAPA Exchange, 31(5), 14–15

Sharar, D., & White, W. L. (2002). The pricing of EAPs. EAPA Exchange, 32(3), 14–16

Sharar, D., and Burke, J. (2009, May 21). Do "free" EAPs offer discernable value? Perspectives from HR benefit brokers, and EAP providers. EAP Advanced Training Institute Audio Conference.

Sharar, D., and DeLapp, G. (2017, October 5). Workplace impact of EAP. [Conference Presentation] EAPA’s 2017 World EAP Conference, Los Angeles, CA.

Sharar, D., and Lennox, R., (2011). Using the Workplace Outcome Suite: New tool illustrates results from EAP Services. Employee Assistance Report, 14(8)

Sharar, D., Bjornson, T., & Farris, T. (2005). Marketing EAPs: Look for partnership models that combine strength of national network with localized delivery of services. Benefits Marketing Online Magazine, April.

Sharar, D., Bjornson, T., & Mackenzie, A. (2012). The state of EAP: Observations from the trenches. The Journal of Employee Assistance, 42(1), 20–23

Sharar, D., et al. (2007). EAP ethics: The field speaks. Journal of Employee Assistance, 37(2), 7–11

Sharar, D., Hagen, R., & Bjornson, T. (2004). The changing face of EAPs: The inside track for sellers. Benefits Selling, 2(11), 26–31

Sharar, D., Huff, S., & Ackerson, B. (2003). Organizational ethics in managed behavioral health care: Perspectives from executives and leaders. Ethical Human Sciences and Services, 5(2), 109–125

Sharar, D., Lennox, R., & Burke, J. (2009). A new measure of EAP success. Society for Human Resource Management Online.

Sharar, D., Lennox, R., & Burke, J. (2009). Measuring outcomes in EAPs. Journal of Employee Assistance, 39, 18–19

Sharar, D., Lennox, R., & Burke, J. (2010). Measuring workplace outcomes in EAPs. Employee Assistance Report.

Sharar, D., Mollenhauer, M., & Heck, P. (2016). Study: EAP Works Across Cultures and Borders. Journal of Employee Assistance. 46(3). 20-22. http://hdl.handle.net/10713/5884

Sharar, D., Mollenhauer, M., & Pompe, J. (2012, October 17). Adapting EAP to support expatriate populations. [Conference Presentation] Employee Assistance Roundtable Conference, Baltimore, MD.

Sharar, D., Pompe, J., & Attridge, M. (2013). On-site versus off-site EAPs. Journal of Employee Assistance, 43(2)

Sharar, D., Pompe, J., & Lennox, R. (2012). Evaluating the workplace effects of EAP counseling. Journal of Health and Productivity, 5–14

Sharar, D., Popovits, R., & Donohue, E. (2010). Telephone counseling in Employee Assistance Programs: Is it effective? Is it legal? Journal of Compensation and Benefits, 26(1), 10-14. http://hdl.handle.net/10713/4133

Sharar, D., Popovits, R., & Donohue, E. (2010). Telephone counseling in EAP: Is it effective? Is it legal? Journal of Compensation and Benefits, 26, 10–14

Sharar, D., Shtoulman, A., & Hagen, R. (2010). EAPs in Russia. In D. Masi, & C. Tiscone (Eds.), The 4th International Employee Assistance Compendium. Masi Research Consultants

Sharar, D., Trieber, E., &  Pompe, J. (2014, Feburary). A discussion of international EAP and it’s implications for the American markets. [Conference Presentation] NBC Meeting, Phoenix, AZ.

Sharar, D., White, W. L., & Bjornson, T. (2004). EAP telecounseling: Entering uncharted territory. The Alliance for Work-Life Progress, September/October.

Sharar, D., White, W. L., & Bjornson, T. (2004). Face-to-face versus telecounseling in EAP: Does medium matter? WorkSpan, September/October, 1–2

Sharar, D., White, W. L., & Funk, R. (2003). Business ethics and employee assistance: A national survey of issues and challenges. Employee Assistance Quarterly, 18(2), 39–59

Sharar, D., and Shtoulman, A. (2010). Urgent need for EAPs in Russia. GlobalHRNews Online, 09/03/10. 

Truman, S., & Sharar, D. (2011, June 2). The mental health status of expatriates: Using reliable data to design health services and programs. [Conference Presentation]. Global HR Leaders Conference, Chicago, IL.