Ken Serviss, Executive Director, Allied Trades Assistance ProgramAllied Trades Assistance Program
Serviss notes how ATAP saved his life when he was struggling with substance use,” I am only here because this program existed.” Serviss, a product of an Employee Assistance Program ( EAP ), embodies the usefulness of these services and is now able to help others recover. Tens of thousands of coalition members and their families have benefited from ATAP as a result of his authority.
Why Programs Like ATAP are Essential
Founded in 1992, ATAP serves 46 regional organisations and provides important service to 50, 000 people and 100, 000 covered life, including dependents. The approach of the system is great, but its significance is even greater. The opioid illness, which began to seriously impact the development industry in the late 1990s, continues to wreak havoc on employees, their families, and the workplace at big.
” Through our plan, we’ve seen the number of cases with opioid use disorder leap from 200 to 2, 000 annually”, says Serviss. ” This illness has the potential to annihilate both people and careers.” The need for detailed, visible assistance is more essential than ever”.
ATAP provides a range of services to meet this have, including:
- A 24/7 dedicated toll-free Employee Access Helpline
- Training and education courses
- EAP medical service
- Cognitive health management
- Referrals and care organizing
- Peer recommend programs and aid groups for building investments
- Crisis control and review
The building industry’s culture shift is essential to reducing narcotic risk, according to the author.
—Ken Serviss, Executive Director of the Allied Trades Assistance Program
These companies help workers manage addiction, mental health difficulties, and the continuing influence of the opioid epidemic. With its wide geographical reach throughout Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and beyond, ATAP is uniquely positioned to handle the issue.
Serviss has a special ability to connect with union members because of his private recovery journey. I am aware of the challenges facing each team member. I’ve worked through the weather conditions, economic pressures, and problems that they’re facing. My direct observation of the real world enables me to create programs that really address the needs of the account.
This comprehension is necessary because construction workers frequently encounter obstacles to seeking help, including discrimination and a fear of job loss. Employees who may feeling isolated or unsure of where to move can learn hope from Serviss ‘ story of overcoming these challenges through an EAP.
The staff of the Allied Trades Assistance Program. From left to right Naomi Margiotta (Claims Representative), Robyn Tutela-Zarli (Client Care Representative), Marianne Kochersperger (Claims/Client Care Representative), Marianne Wolfe (Managed Care Supervisor), Ken Serviss (Executive Director), Heather Russell (Senior Client Care Coordinator), Tina Rowan-Coll (Client Care Manager), and Joe Carey (ILA Pier Counselor).Allied Trades Assistance Program
Join the Movement: SAFE Project &, the Path Forward
Ken Serviss, Marianne Wolfe and the Philadelphia Building Trades Safety CommitteeAllied Trades Assistance Program
SAFE Project offers extensive resources such as naloxone coaching, harm reduction methods, and substance use disorder ( SUD) knowledge. Their SAFE Workplaces program helps businesses employ recovery-friendly plans, reduce discrimination, and provide life-saving tools like naloxone on work sites. Up, ATAP and SAFE Project are developing a model for how the construction sector can not only live but prosper in the face of this continuing crisis.
For Serviss, the goal is clear:” Social change within the construction business is essential to reducing narcotic risk. We need to work together to support Employee Assistance Programs and create policies that demonstrate education, therapy, and treatment”.
The importance of applications like ATAP never been overstated. They are changing—and saving—lives every time. If your business wants to change the world, SAFE Project can provide the resources and support needed to assist employees and people who are addicted to opioids.
