STEPS FOR USING EAP BENEFITS
1. Contact your EAP program to determine whether Kate Hermanson, LPC, NCC is a contracted provider.
2. Request approval for “self-referral” psychotherapy sessions.
3. Obtain authorization code for approved sessions.
4. Call us to schedule. Please have the EAP phone number and authorization code available
when scheduling.
Confidentiality is maintained in accordance with privacy laws and ethical standards!!!
WHAT IS AN EAP?
Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs) are employee benefit programs offered by many employers. EAPs are intended to help employees deal with personal problems that might adversely impact their work performance, health, and well-being. EAPs generally include short-term counseling and referral services for employees and their household members.
Employees and their household members may use EAPs to help manage issues in their personal lives. EAP counselors typically provide assessment, support, and referrals to additional resources such as counselors for a limited number of program-paid counseling sessions. The issues for which EAPs provide support vary, but examples include:
Major life events, including births, accidents and deaths
Health care concerns
Financial or non-work-related legal concerns
Family/personal relationship issues
Work relationship issues
Concerns about aging parents
Substance abuse
Work Stress
An EAP's services are usually free to the employee and their household members. In most cases, an employer contracts with insurance companies to manage its EAP. Kate Hermanson, LPC, NCC is contracted to provide specialized services for EAP programs of many major insurance companies.
INFO FOR EMPLOYERS
Some studies indicate that offering EAPs may result in various benefits for employers, including lower medical costs, reduced turnover and absenteeism, and higher employee productivity. The provision of employee assistance services has established business benefits, including increased productivity of employees and decreased absenteeism.
EAPs may also provide other services to employers, such as supervisory consultations, support to troubled work teams, training and education programs, and critical incident services.
1. Contact your EAP program to determine whether Kate Hermanson, LPC, NCC is a contracted provider.
2. Request approval for “self-referral” psychotherapy sessions.
3. Obtain authorization code for approved sessions.
4. Call us to schedule. Please have the EAP phone number and authorization code available
when scheduling.
Confidentiality is maintained in accordance with privacy laws and ethical standards!!!
WHAT IS AN EAP?
Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs) are employee benefit programs offered by many employers. EAPs are intended to help employees deal with personal problems that might adversely impact their work performance, health, and well-being. EAPs generally include short-term counseling and referral services for employees and their household members.
Employees and their household members may use EAPs to help manage issues in their personal lives. EAP counselors typically provide assessment, support, and referrals to additional resources such as counselors for a limited number of program-paid counseling sessions. The issues for which EAPs provide support vary, but examples include:
Major life events, including births, accidents and deaths
Health care concerns
Financial or non-work-related legal concerns
Family/personal relationship issues
Work relationship issues
Concerns about aging parents
Substance abuse
Work Stress
An EAP's services are usually free to the employee and their household members. In most cases, an employer contracts with insurance companies to manage its EAP. Kate Hermanson, LPC, NCC is contracted to provide specialized services for EAP programs of many major insurance companies.
INFO FOR EMPLOYERS
Some studies indicate that offering EAPs may result in various benefits for employers, including lower medical costs, reduced turnover and absenteeism, and higher employee productivity. The provision of employee assistance services has established business benefits, including increased productivity of employees and decreased absenteeism.
EAPs may also provide other services to employers, such as supervisory consultations, support to troubled work teams, training and education programs, and critical incident services.
