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9/4/2008 - AMERICAN BEHAVIORAL LAUNCHES NEW TRAINING DIVISION
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AMERICAN BEHAVIORAL LAUNCHES NEW TRAINING DIVISION
Birmingham, Ala. — Sept. 4, 2008 — American Behavioral introduced a new training division to support employee development and education for its client companies at a lunch seminar held in Birmingham today.
The Corporate Training and Development department’s core service will be to assist companies in policy development and training for sexual harassment, diversity, workplace violence, substance abuse, ethics and HIPAA disclosure.
“Employee lawsuits represent an enormous cost to businesses nationwide. Through our Corporate Training and Development group, we are able to help companies not only establish corporate policies, but also provide education and training that is crucial in encouraging policy compliance,” said Allen S. Blackwell, president and CEO of American Behavioral.
In addition to the compliance courses listed above, American Behavioral provides training on over fifty work-related topics and over twenty personal growth and development topics. Our clients can also access our online resource information and online education and training.
“Corporate Training and Development is yet another opportunity for American Behavioral to help our client companies,” said Sandy Capps, director of Corporate Training and Development for American Behavioral. “By providing assistance in managerial or personal skills, we are able to help our clients’ employees maintain or improve productivity.”
Capps has more than 15 years of experience in corporate policy development, training, critical-incident stress debriefings, employee assistance services and counseling, as well as public speaking on various human resources issues.
About American Behavioral: American Behavioral, based in Birmingham, Ala., is a full-service behavioral health care organization providing Employee Assistance Program services, managed mental health care, pre-employment and promotional psychological testing, drug screening, manager and supervisor training, and critical-incident stress management. Founded in 1990, American Behavioral serves more than 100 companies with employees and families in all 50 states and Canada and provides behavioral health care services to approximately 800,000 covered lives. For more information, visit www.americanbehavioral.com.
Media Contact: Tommy Palladino, 205-328-9334, ext. 4, tommy@prview.com
