The Employee Assistance Programme is a service offered by employers to improve mental health and well being of their employees.
It is intended to assist employees manage any problems that might be adversely impacting on their abilities to perform their job role. These problems could be work related, personal, family, health related or anything else that may be troubling them.
EAP offers short term face to face counselling or telephone counselling if required, with a fully trained, insured counsellor.
It is 6-8 sessions of focused work on the immediate presenting issue. The first session is an assessment session with then 7 sessions of counselling.
Once EAP has been accessed by an employee, it cannot be re-accessed within a year from completion of sessions.
Your EAP counsellor can sign post other services that may be of benefit to your employees.
Additional services can be offered, including staff training for mental health awareness and crisis support following work related/accident/death & reports throughout the year.
Contact Jayne for details of our fees for structured programmes to help your business.
EAP has proven to reduce absenteeism, increase motivation and engagement.
The programme aids employees to feel valued, listened to and supported.
In times of stress people isolate themselves, loosing contact with the outside world, counselling gives people the opportunity to reconnect and re-establish contact in a safe way. It is a place where anything can be said, and explored, the fears we hold which occupy our thoughts. When we carry these thoughts in isolation they exert great dominance and create distraction, the old adage of a problem shared is quite true. When we give voice to a problem, it can be like shinning a light on it, removing its power.
Employers benefit from a stronger, happier and more productive workforce, with increased employer loyalty.
“The Employee Assistance Programme we have in place has been very beneficial to our business in a variety of ways. We have been able to evidence an increase in employee retention and satisfaction and, combined with awareness training that Jayne and her team have contributed to, we have noticed a change in company culture to one that is more open, nurturing and supportive. From a business development perspective, the programme has made us stand out among our competitors and we have been shortlisted for and won a number of national awards as a direct result of our mental health strategy. Most importantly, we have seen the positive effect the service has had on those who have accessed it and chosen to share their experience with us. We would highly recommend Jayne and her team at JE Therapies to any business, large or small.”
Jeanette McLean, Training Manager – Walker Construction
