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Challenge Your EAP; Benefits Magazine

Employee assistance programs (EAPs) have been around for a long time and are viewed by many as “just a counseling service” for the addicted and deeply troubled – one that constitutes a necessary but not particularly valuable item on a company’s benefit checklist.  This perspective devalues the EAP, often resulting in underutilization that diminishes the…

Increasing the Profile of Your EAP

This article is based on the author’s presentation at the Symposium. It’s likely that most benefits professionals would agree with the following statement: Employee assistance programs (EAPs) contribute to the well-being of employees. Since the 1970’s, EAPs have expanded their range of services and added a variety of supplier channels including health plans, disability carriers…