Why EAP?

Why is an EAP right for your organization?

The reason is simple: anything that influences employee's well-being will have a direct impact on their work performance.

Every employee's physical and emotional well-being is influenced by complex, interacting factors including:

Nutritional Intake Medical Conditions Physical Fitness Substance use/misuse and addictive behaviours including gambling & internet use Engaging in high risk behaviours Personality, Temperament, and Attitude

Social Support from Friends and Family Career/Occupational Satisfaction Financial Stability Effective Family Functioning Coping Strategies To Deal With Life Changes and Challenges Environmental factors both at work and at home

Hurst Place helps people get the help they need to reach their full potential and function better in their everyday life.

Cost Effectiveness:
In Canada, the annual cost of lost productivity from health and emotional problems is estimated to be as high as 14 billion dollars. Research shows that 90% of employees benefit from using EAP services. Investment benefit analysis shows that employers save $4 to $17 dollars per dollar investment. Almost all large and most mid-size organizations offer some form of EAP to their employees. Organizations recognize that having the ability to provide a troubled employee with appropriate, timely services reduces the financial and overall human costs associated with an employee who is struggling with an issue. Employees have successfully dealt with issues that pose a threat to their health, relationships and ability to perform competently in the workplace.

Employer costs related to stress-related absences are sky rocketing. 50-66% of these costs are the result of lowered productivity, replacement costs and disability payments. Early intervention and support for employees experiencing personal problems greatly reduces absenteeism and increases productivity.

At Hurst Place we work successfully in partnership with the organizations employee support system and services including Human Resources, Wellness Initiatives, and Occupational Health and Safety Initiatives. This partnership adds value to your organization. Employees welcome and appreciate this benefit, they use it, and they report consistently in outcome surveys that Hurst Place made a difference in their lives, the lives of their families and in the quality of their work.

How An EAP Helps Your Organization:

FACT	COMMON ISSUES	SOLUTIONS WE PROVIDE
Employees are People and Like all People They Have Physical and Emotional Vulnerabilities	Emotional issues, Stress Reactions, Substance Abuse	Solution Focused Counselling, Promoting Employee Health, Drug, Alcohol, Internet & Gambling Assessments.
Employees Have Families and Partners	Domestic Violence, Marital issues, Parenting Stress, Child Behaviour Management Issues, Grief and Loss in the Family, Elder Care, Financial & Legal issues	Individual, Child, Couples, Family Counselling, Separation/Divorce Mediation, Financial Counselling, Legal Assessment and Referral.
Employees Are Members of a Workgroup	Team Dysfunction, Interpersonal Conflict, Poor Communication, Critical Incident Stress, Workplace Violence, Reduced Productivity or Quality, Intolerance to Shift Work	Solution-Focused Counselling, Employee Education and Skill Development Seminars, Organizational Mediation, CISD Program, Team Building Seminars, Change Planning Productivity/Quality Training, Management Consultation, Environmental Scans, Process, Policy & Procedure Improvement.
Employees Are Impacted By Organizational Change	Change Resistance, Restructuring Stress, Departmental Conflict, Diminished Morale, Work Refusal, Unemployment Stress Reaction, Termination Rage, Staff Retention/Recruitment Problems.	Solution-Focused Counselling, Corporate Consultation, Career Transition Counselling, Team Building Seminars, Conflict Management Training, HR & Management Consultation.
Employees Are Members of Sociocultural groups	Conflict Management, Workplace Harassment, Violence in the Workplace, Grievances, Public Relations issues	Organizational Mediation, Conflict Management Training, Negotiation Skills Training, Policy Review and Development
Employees Develop Illnesses and Sustain Injuries	Absenteeism, WSIB claims, Long Term Disability Claims, Staffing Problems, Diminished Production and Quality	Solution-Focused Counselling, Managing the Troubled Employee Training For Supervisors, Corporate Consultation, Health and Wellness Initiatives