Warren Shepell
Warren Shepell is a Canadian psychologist[1] and human resources consultant[2] who advocated for and founded companies which provided employee assistance programs (EAPs) in Canadian workplaces.[3]
Early life and education[edit]
Shepell was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba.[4] He studied psychology at the University of Manitoba, earning B.A. in 1965. In 1968 he graduated with an M.A.Sc. in Industrial Psychology from the University of Waterloo. He earned a PhD in clinical psychology at the University of Pennsylvania.
Career[edit]
In 1975 Shepell was hired as a consulting psychologist at Stevenson & Kellogg Ltd.[1] Shepell started his Employee Assistance firms Warren Shepell Consultants Corp, Warren Shepell - EAP Professionals and Les Consultants Ltee in 1979.[5][6] As well as counseling services, his company provided a 24-hour hotline and counseling to help employees and managers deal with workplace stress.[7] By 1996 the company had about 500 counseling locations in Canada and the United States.[8]
Shepell worked to bring mental health treatment and counseling to the mainstream population and to convince corporations to pay for the services. In 2002 Benefits Canada awarded him the Silver Medal Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution to the Human Resources Benefits field.[9] In 2003 his company Warren Shepell Consultants released a study showing that tech specialists were under more stress than most workers because of lack of job security.[10][11]
Shepell sold Shepell EAP company in 2005. At that time it had about 1500 employees,[12] mainly part and full-time psychologists and social workers,[13][14] and provided coverage for about four million Canadian families.
After the sale of his company, Shepell continued to write, speak and consult about Employee Assistance programs and to operate EAP Surveys Inc. and later EAP Specialist Inc.[15]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Charles Whately Parker; Barnet M. Greene (1984). Who's who in Canada. International Press Limited. p. 535.
- ^ Gerry Czarnecki (6 April 2010). Lead With Love: 10 Principles Every Leader Needs to Maximize Potential and Achieve Peak Performance. Morgan James Publishing. pp. 185–. ISBN 978-0-9820750-4-3.
- ^ Reginald Wayne Bibby (2001). Canada's teens: today, yesterday, and tomorrow. Stoddart. p. 182. ISBN 978-0-7737-6181-0.
- ^ Who's who in Finance and Industry. [etc.] Marquis Who's Who. 1987. p. 636. ISBN 978-0-8379-0325-5.
- ^ Gillian K. Holmes (1 November 2000). Who's Who in Canadian Business 2001. University of Toronto Press. pp. 398–. ISBN 978-0-920966-60-0.
- ^ "Warren Edward James Shepell - retired psychologist, educator - Marquis Who's Who Biography". bios.marquiswhoswho.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03.
- ^ Executive. Vol. 27. Southam Business Publications. 1985.
- ^ Coaches Report. Canadian Professional Coaches Association. 1996. p. 3.
- ^ "Benefits and Pensions Monitor December 2011 Table of Contents". www.bpmmagazine.com. Archived from the original on 2015-03-17.
- ^ "Tech workers stressed out, study finds". DAVID AKIN, Globe and Mail Feb. 26, 2003
- ^ "IT health questioned". IT World Canada, Albert Leonardo - March 20, 2003
- ^ "A CEO, but not exactly a Bay Street guy: Bill Morneau’s path to becoming Canada’s finance minister". Financial Post, Peter Kuitenbrouwer | November 6, 2015
- ^ Brahm Canzer (2006). E-Business: Strategic Thinking and Practice: Strategic Thinking and Practice. Cengage Learning. pp. 260–. ISBN 0-618-51988-2.
- ^ BNA Human Resources Report. Bureau of National Affairs, Incorporated. 2003. p. 670.
- ^ " Five ways to make the most out of your EAP". HMR Online, 16 Jul 2012