This brief presentation shares the results of a recent survey study conducted on behalf of the Employee Assistance Society of North America (EASNA). with data from 155 professionals in USA and Canada It asked about two issues: 1) How the employee assistance program industry has evolved over the past 30 years (to bolster reflections on the 30th anniversary of the annual EASNA Institute in 2018); and 2) What themes should be featured in the update to the first edition of the Purchaser’s Guide to EAPs - published by the Employee Assistance Society of North America in 2009. Discussion of the implications for National Behavioral Consortium members will be encouraged.