Employee Assistance Program What is included in your

Employee Assistance Program

What is included in your EAP? 24 hour toll free number 1 -800 -999 -1196 Calls answered by qualified professional counselors Access to phone line as often as needed with no annual restrictions Appropriate and timely referral services Quality face to face visits with qualified professional counselors Promotional materials for your employees

These additional services too: On site Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD) services Total program confidentiality/reporting Financial and legal services

What is the benefit of an EAP? It promotes a safe, healthy, and efficient work and home environment for all employees and their immediate family members, improves employee morale, productivity, protects a company’s workforce, and can save the company money on training, healthcare, staff turnover, and other things

EAP assistance services include: Personal problems Depression Job stress Marital and relationship issues Harassment Alcohol/substance abuse Separation and loss Balancing work and family Behavioral addictions Including: problem gambling, shopping, video/computer games, pornography/sex, exercise

Additional services … Including: Phone calls Assessment Brief crisis intervention Problem solving/trouble shooting This is NOT therapy Referral for face to face visits for therapy Financial advice and legal assistance for employees and their families

Assessment, Intervention, &Treatment … A toll free number is provided and is available to all immediate family members: 1 -800 -999 -1196 Calls answered 24 hours a day Calls answered by qualified masters level mental health professionals Callers can access phone line as often as needed with no restrictions – number of calls is unlimited

Our EAP Counselors provide … Assessment A of issue brief telephone crisis intervention Consultation Referral to other resources if deemed necessary and appropriate

There are 2 types of EAP Calls: Voluntary calls: Made by the employee or family member to seek help for difficult or challenging situations Mandatory calls: Employer makes the employee contact the EAP as a result of a documented problem related to poor job performance by the employee or a positive drug or alcohol test result for the employee. The employee is required to contact the EAP as a condition of their continued employment.

As a supervisor, how do you know when to make a mandatory referral to the EAP? Behavior/symptom checklist Severity of the problem Are Is employee’s safety at risk? company property at risk? When there is more at risk, you will want to make it a mandatory referral. In some situations you may want to call Law Enforcement

Behavior/Symptom Checklist Absenteeism Patterns of tardiness (arriving late, leaving early, taking long lunches) Conflicts with co-workers Increased accidents Decreased production Checklist for reasonable cause signs and symptoms (handoutavailable for copies) Document occurrences/patterns

Mandatory Referral Process … Meet with employee to discuss the situation Inform the employee of the job performance and behavioral issues that have been observed and documented. DO NOT diagnose, just talk about behaviors observed. Together with the employee, complete and sign the mandatory referral form and the release of information form (handout-available for copies), and FAX both forms to the EAP at 785 -232 -5172. DER, please call the EAP at 1 -800 -996 -1196 to inform them that the paperwork is being faxed. The employee is required to call the EAP within 48 hours of signing the paperwork. The EAP will report provider appointment date and time to DER. The EAP will report employee’s attendance or non-attendance at first appointment to DER. Further communication regarding the employee’s progress will take place between the provider and the DER.

In-Coming Call Sequence … Employee, spouse and/or dependent calls 1 -800 -999 -1196 Professional answers the call and the discussion of the caller’s problem or issue is addressed. Master clinician will determine if a FTF (Face To Face) visit is needed: If YES…Counselor reviews caller’s needs then makes a referral to a provider in the caller’s area. If after normal business hours, the referral will be made the next business day. The provider will call the employee to schedule an appointment. Client pursues treatment referral. If NO FTF is required, Professional provides phone counseling to defuse situation in meeting the needs of the caller. Professional invites caller to access the 800 number again if necessary to resolve the issue. Only the employee may reveal his or her treatment.

EAP Eligibility? The EAP provides: Face to Face visits for employee and or family member annually Unlimited number of phone calls to the 24/7/365 Call Center Family members include: Spouse Children living under your financial care Includes college students living away from home

Total Confidentiality Reporting Confidentiality is the cornerstone for any effective Employee Assistance Program. Employee has the right to seek assistance and to know their problems will be kept in strict confidence Only the employee may reveal his or her treatment For voluntary contacts to the EAP, no information will be shared with the DER. For mandatory referrals to the EAP, basic information about the referral will be shared with the DER. Total Program Confidentiality Always!

Added Benefit Financial & Legal Civil and consumer issues Criminal matters Personal and family legal services IRS matters Business legal services Financial matters Tax preparation and consultation Financial services Real estate Estate planning law Through a contract with a professional national agency, callers are transferred to experts who will provide the employee assistance with many types of legal and financial matters, at a 20% Fee discount. Legal issues concerning the employer are not covered.

How this benefit works… Initial consultation (phone or face to face) per each legal or financial issue, at no charge If employee needs continued representation and wishes to keep participating professional’s services Employee will receive a 25% discount off the normal rates for these legal or financial professional’s services There is unlimited access to the program’s core web site which contains: Information on more than 1, 000 legal and financial topics - Over 1, 200 legal and financial forms This service provides: Advice, Consultation, Representation or contracts, incorporation, partnerships, and other commercial activities

Financial Support too… Professionals help individuals with financial planning Professionals will assist individuals in charting a financial path Professionals will assist individuals to: Accumulate savings Invest savings into a well diversified portfolio

Civil & Consumer Issues … These services include: Retail transactions Warranty and consumer product matters Government entitlements and benefits Advice on small claims court Other general legal matters

Real Estate Matters… This service includes: Assistance in the acquisition or sale of real estate property Lease and rental agreements Property boundary disputes Other matters surrounding real estate

Estate planning Law … Estate planning law firms have agreed to prepare the most popular of estate planning/asset preservation vehicles at 25% off standard fees These services include: Wills Revocable living trusts Charitable trusts

Personal & Family Legal …. These services include: Adoption Guardianship Custody Support matters Divorce Separation Annulment issues Name changes As well as other domestic or family law issues

Criminal Matters … This service includes: Defense of misdemeanor criminal acts of all kinds Defense of felony criminal acts of all kinds

Tax Preparation & Consultation. . . Members are entitled to receive a thirty minute income tax planning consultation per year on each separate tax issue they encounter Preparation of personal income tax documents Handled by a CPA Members given a preferred rate reduction of 25% from CPA’s normal fee

IRS Matters …. These services performed by former, senior level IRS employees These specialists negotiate with the IRS on the members behalf Possible audit situation or to assist member with lien or balance due – professional will work for the most favorable outcome

WELLNESS PROGRAM… HEALTH RISK ASSESSMENTS GENERAL HEALTH BURNOUT DIET AND NUTRITION EMOTIONAL HEALTH FITNESS SLEEP HEALTH STRESS CANCER PREVENTION DEPRESSION

WELLNESS PROGRAM… WELLNESS TOOLS INCLUDE BODY MASS INDICATOR CALORIE BURNER CALCULATOR BODY WIGHT CALCULATOR TARGET HEART RATE CALCULATOR SMOKING CESSATION BACK AND KNEE PAIN ACTION PLANS RECOMMENDED CHECKUP REFERENCE LIST STRESS MANAGEMENT SUBSTANCE ABUSE

Employee Assistance Program Call 800 -999 -1196 if you have any questions or need an EAP Professional Master Level Clinician Available 24/7/365