3 SHRM PDCs
Rethink Alcohol. Strengthen Workplace Culture.
Alcohol is deeply woven into workplace culture—but not everyone experiences that culture the same way.
Happy hours. Holiday parties. Networking events. Client dinners. Business travel. Celebrations.
Because alcohol is legal and socially accepted, its presence in the workplace is often viewed as harmless or simply part of doing business. But workplace alcohol culture can affect employee wellbeing, inclusion, safety, productivity, and organizational risk in ways leaders may not recognize.
Alcohol in Today’s Workplace is a 3-hour course designed to help workplace leaders take a fresh look at alcohol’s role in today’s workplace and develop practical strategies for creating a healthier, more inclusive, and recovery-friendly culture.
Look Beyond Alcohol Misuse.
This course goes beyond identifying alcohol misuse or Alcohol Use Disorder.
Participants explore how workplace traditions, leadership practices, policies, celebrations, networking events, and business practices can influence employee experiences and organizational culture.
The course also examines alcohol’s effects on cognitive functioning and workplace performance, along with potential costs related to presenteeism, absenteeism, healthcare expenditures, safety, productivity, and organizational liability.
The goal isn’t to eliminate employee choice. It’s to help organizations make thoughtful decisions that support employee wellbeing and organizational responsibility.
What You'll Learn:
Alcohol & Workplace Performance: Understand how alcohol affects the brain, cognitive functioning, decision-making, and workplace performance.
The Organizational Costs of Alcohol: Explore the direct and indirect costs associated with alcohol, including productivity, presenteeism, absenteeism, healthcare expenditures, safety risks, and organizational liability.
Workplace Culture & Inclusion: Examine how celebrations, networking events, business travel, and other alcohol-centered traditions may unintentionally affect employee inclusion or increase organizational risk.
Supportive Workplace Events: Learn practical ways to create welcoming workplace events with alcohol-free alternatives while respecting individual employee choice.
Recovery-Friendly Workplaces: Explore Recovery-Friendly Workplace principles and how recovery-supportive practices can contribute to employee wellbeing, psychological safety, and a healthier organizational culture.
Leadership & Employee Support: Understand the role of leadership, Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs), and workplace resources in supporting employees and strengthening workplace culture.
No clinical background is required.
The focus is on helping workplace professionals evaluate alcohol through the lens of performance, employee wellbeing, and organizational risk—not making assumptions about an employee’s personal alcohol use.
Who Should Take This Course?
This course is designed for:
- Human Resources professionals
- Managers and supervisors
- Organizational leaders
- Workplace wellness professionals
- Recovery-support professionals
- Employee wellbeing professionals
- Individuals responsible for workplace events, policies, and organizational culture
Practical Strategies for more Supportive Workplace.
Creating a recovery-friendly workplace doesn’t mean banning celebrations or telling employees what they can and cannot do in their personal lives.
It means recognizing that workplace culture matters.
Through case studies, workplace reflection exercises, organizational self-assessments, and practical action planning, participants will examine current practices and identify opportunities to create environments where employees can participate, connect, and belong—whether they drink alcohol or not.
By the end of the course, participants will be better prepared to evaluate workplace practices, reduce organizational risk, strengthen employee wellbeing, and help create a culture that is psychologically safe and recovery-friendly.
Create a Workplace Where Everyone Can Belong.
Alcohol may be a familiar part of workplace culture, but familiar doesn’t always mean inclusive.
Small changes in leadership practices, event planning, workplace resources, and organizational culture can help create an environment that respects employee choice while supporting wellbeing and recovery.
Alcohol in Today’s Workplace gives workplace professionals the knowledge and practical strategies to rethink traditional practices, reduce organizational risk, and build a healthier workplace culture.
Rethink Alcohol. Strengthen Workplace Culture.