The conditions in which you live, learn, and work can affect your health. Factors such as housing, income, and education can influence your lifelong well-being. (more…)
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Author: Wendy Hooker
PTSD: When it’s Hard to Cope, Help is There
It’s normal to feel on edge after a traumatic event. But if the stress makes it harder to carry on with your daily life, it may be a sign of a larger health issue. (more…)
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Introduction to EAP
So what is an EAP? It’s support and guidance, it’s a sympathetic ear; specifically, it’s your employee assistance program, and it’s a way to access short term counseling to improve the quality of your life on and off the job; and, it’s free and confidential. (more…)
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EAP Overview for Employees
Usually, we can handle life’s challenges on our own, but occasionally personal problems can overwhelm us and interfere with our daily life. An Employee Assistance Program or EAP is a benefit fully paid by your employer to help (more…)
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Work-Life and EAP
Ever wish you had a little help dealing with life’s challenges? You do! You have this great benefit that offers access to counselors and experts who have one job … making your life easier. All your actions with them are completely free (more…)
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Why Companies Need EAP
Employee Assistance Programs increase productivity and employee satisfaction by taking care of employees, their families, and your company. EAPs are shown to resolve up to 70% of modern issues. (more…)
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Common Issues EAP Resolves
Employee Assistance Programs offer counseling, help, tools, and resources to employees and their family members to address a wide range of problems and issues including: (more…)
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EAP Benefits
Your Employee Assistance Program offers a full range of free services and problem solving tools to you and your covered family members. Help is available for virtually any and every issue you may encounter; no problem is too big or too small. (more…)
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The Value of Employee Assistance Programs
EAP is an opportunity for employees to quickly and easily get help with virtually any problem they are experiencing. In video below, Donald Martin, LPC, CEAP, clinical manager for the Employee Assistance Program at Optima Health, explains how (more…)
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Overview of Spinal Cord Injury
The spinal cord is a bundle of nerves that carries messages between the brain and the body to control muscle movement, detect sensations, and perform other bodily functions. A spinal cord injury is any damage to the nerves in the spinal cord, (more…)
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