WELLNESS PROGRAMS

Employee & Family Assistance Programs (EFAP)

An Employee Assistance program is a service or suite of services implemented in the workplace to assist employees

and their immediate family in coping with or addressing issues related to the effects of daily living.

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It typically offers solution-focused counselling that teaches plan members skills to help them problem solve

and become more resilient when faced with adversity.

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The counselling is delivered through a short-term counselling model (on average 4-6 hours).

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EAP’s are an early intervention or preventative solution 

– they are not intended to replace long-term couselling

or the need for residential placement to address serious mental health issues or addictions.

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 EAP’s are designed to provide the first line of support for the most common issues including, but not limited to:

• stress

• marital/family/separation issues

• alcohol/drug abuse

• personal adjustment problems

• psychological disorders

• anger management

• pre-retirement planning

• aging parents/eldercare concerns

• sexual harassment

• conflict resolution

• gambling addiction

• bereavement

EAP’s are traditionally thought of as more of a psychological service, however, more recently EAP’s often include services such as nutritional counselling and programs that target improved physical health.