A confidential information, support and referral service designed to help employees cope with personal problems which have a negative impact on their lives and, subsequently, on their work productivity. Deteriorating job performance can lead to an employer taking disciplinary action. Such programs often provide assistance in such situations as emotional stress, marital and family problems, financial and legal difficulties, and drug or alcohol abuse.
Services designed to assist employees, their family members, and employers in finding solutions for workplace and personal problems. EAPs also can provide voluntary or mandatory access to behavioral health benefits through an integrated behavioral health program.
A mental health managed care program, in which a gatekeeper evaluates a patient before referral for the appropriate course of treatment. The evaluation could include a number of office visits, as well as testing. EAP programs typically were started as an in-house, less expensive way for employees to obtain advice and treatment in such areas as substance abuse and other psychological needs, and have evolved as a way to extend managed care to mental health coverage.
Provides support and referral services to state employees and their families. These services are provided to anyone experiencing personal problems that affect or may affect their job performance.
A confidential counseling and referral service, offered by Northrop Grumman and available to you and your family.
A generic term for the variety of counseling services made available to employees (and frequently their families) through employer-sponsored programs.
internationally defined as ''a work-based early intervention aimed at the early identification and/or resolution of both work and personal problems that may adversely affect [job] performance. These problems may include, but are not limited to, health, marital/relationships, family, financial, substance abuse or emotional concerns. The specific core activities of EAPs include:* expert consultation and training in the identification and resolution of job performance issues related to the employee's personal concerns; * confidential and timely problem assessment, diagnosis, treatment or referral to an appropriate community resource; * the formation of internal and external linkages between the workplace and community resources On request within the scope of the EAP.'' (CCH Human Resources Management 14-180).
a free and confidential counselling service provided by the Department of Education and Training.
Confidential, 24-hour counseling services, usually offered to employees and their immediate family members through a toll-free hot line. Examples of issues that may benefit from the services available through the EAP include work-related problems, such as workplace stress, organizational change, and career issues; family and relationship problems; alcohol and other substance use; legal or financial trouble; grief and loss; emotional stress; and conflict resolution.
Preventive employer-sponsored services designed to assist employees and their families in addressing both workplace and personal problems before they affect workforce productivity.
Provides family support services that address a variety of concerns such as legal support, bereavement counseling, eldercare counseling and other issues.
A service, plan or set of benefits that are designed for personal or family problems, including mental health, substance abuse, gambling addiction, marital problems, parenting problems, emotional problems or financial pressures. This is usually a service provided by an employer to the employees, designed to assist employees in getting help for these problems so that they may remain on the job. EAP began with a primary drug and alcohol focus with an emphasis on rehabilitating valued employees rather than terminating them for their substance problems. It is sometimes implemented with a disciplinary program that requires that the impaired employee participate in EAP in order to retain employment. With the advent of managed care, EAP has sometimes evolved to include case management, utilization review and gatekeeping functions for the psychiatric and substance abuse health benefits.
A work-based intervention program designed to identify and assist employees in resolving personal problems (i.e., marital, financial or emotional problems, family issues, substance/alcohol abuse) that may be adversely affecting the employee's performance.
A workplace program provided by the employer to assist employees in recovering from drug or alcohol abuse, emotional problems, job stress, marital discord, or workplace conflict.
an employer-sponsored service designed to promote wellness and assist employees and their families in preventing or resolving problems affecting productivity and morale. The EAP also includes limited legal consultation services.
A department or organization created or hired by an employer organization to provide its employees with health, mental health, and AOD treatment services or to refer them to other providers.
A program that provides referrals for counseling or, less commonly, actual counseling for employees experiencing problems that may affect their ability to perform their jobs.
Employer-provided service aimed at helping employees and their families with personal and work-related problems. Examples include financial counseling and chemical-dependency rehabilitation programs.
Program that provides counseling and other help to employees having emotional, physical, or other personal problems.
