Counselling services in the workplace.
Caring for your employees doesn't just ensure that they are looked after as human beings, but it also ensures they remain engaged and productive over the course of their careers.
An Employee Assistance Program (EAP) is a proactive initiative that workplaces offer their employees to support and enhance their individual mental, emotional and general psychological wellbeing.
EAP counsellors are consultants who are brought in by companies to work with employees, managers and supervisors to address challenges or needs that are both work-related and personal.
Companies with an EAP service provider are known as employers of choice.
Benefits of EAP
Providing EAP has direct benefits to the workplace, including helping employees manage stress and negativity, improving productivity, reducing overhead costs (by reducing costs related to workplace trauma or stress), and reducing absenteeism.
EAP services are usually 24/7 assistance services and can be delivered in person, over the phone, or over skype - as suits each individual employee.
EAP services usually include any or all of the following:
- Counselling
- Mentoring
- Debriefing
- Mediation
- Facilitation
- Critical Incident debriefing
Wesley Counselling provides EAP services in Perth. To find out more about what's involved in setting up an EAP program, please get in touch with Carolyn.
