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Let's face it, life can get complicated at times for everyone. Sometimes the events that happen to people are overwhelming and can have an adverse effect on employees, their families, and work performance. Offering an Employee Assistance Program in today's world is one of the best ways to show you care about your most important business assets.

An Employee Assistance Program, or EAP, provides confidential counseling support to employees and their families. Talking to a caring, objective professional can help sort out the difficulties with timely and expert advice. Employers that have provided this benefit have found that it helps with retention and shortens the adverse effect on job performance. Oftentimes, EAP counselors have helped people discover new insights, view and solve problems differently, overcome life events that seem insurmountable, and ultimately feel better about themselves.

An EAP counselor can help with emotional crises that develop surrounding:

· Financial issues,
· Domestic violence,
· Single parenting,
· Family and marital relationships,
· Serious physical or mental illnesses,
· Depression and anxiety,
· Legal matters,
· Addictions,
· Grief and personal loss,
· Eating disorders,
· Stress-related syndromes.

Confidential assessment sessions and connecting the individual with just the right EAP counselor who can evaluate the necessary course of action are built into the program. Plans include telephone and one-on-one consultations, treatment facility recommendations when necessary, and discreet follow-up and progress monitoring.

An EAP is an effective, cost-efficient benefit that supplements medical coverage. WestLake can help you design, implement, and communicate an Employee Assistance Program.