Employee Assistance Program:
This program is designed to assist workers who are having difficulties that may adversely affect their job performance. By contracting with local companies to provide an Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Family Service Association provides a comprehensive package of staff training, case management services and on-going consultation. Employees have direct access to the agency's mental health and substance abuse treatment services, other agency programs or outside services where applicable.
The range of areas typically managed by an EAP provider includes:
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personal issues job stress
- relationship issues
- eldercare, childcare, parenting issues
- substance abuse
- separation and loss
- balancing work and family
- financial or legal
- family violence
The Employee Assistance Program also specializes in providing Critical Incident Stress Debriefing to police officers or any group of employees who have had a workplace emergency, accident, work site death, robbery or any critical incident.
The Debriefing is provided for the following purposes:
- To provide a professionally guided review of the impact of the incident on the person's life
- To enable ventilation of emotions
- To provide reassurance and support
- To educate about trauma reactions
- To advise on symptom management
- To minimize the potential for the development of psychological problems
- To assist the person return to normal levels of functioning
- To identify individuals who may need additional counseling
Critical Incident Stress Debriefing is a group process for all individuals who were involved in or who witnessed a traumatic incident.
