A HISTORY OF JOB-BASED ALCOHOLISM PROGRAMS - 1972-1980

We describe changes in the design of job-based alcoholism programs bet ween 1972 and 1980, and discuss the influences of professional organiz ations such as Alcoholics Anonymous, the National Council on Alcoholis m, the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, and the Ass ociation of Labor-Management Administrators and Consultants on Alcohol ism on program models. Interorganizational relations and program evolu tion are analyzed using a social movements perspective, Job-based prog rams enjoyed rapid growth, acceptance and institutionalization in the seventies. However, changes in organizational goals, practitioner orie ntations, and workplace strategies indicate that the modern antialcoho lism movement's goals were displaced by those promoting job-based prog rams during this period.