Employee Assistance Program
An employee assistance program (EAP) is a work-based intervention program designed to identify and assist employees in resolving personal problems (e.g., marital, financial or emotional problems; family issues; substance/alcohol abuse) that may be adversely affecting the employee’s performance. The plan may also include a wide array of other services, such as treatment and follow-up, basic legal assistance and referrals. EAP services are usually made available not only to the employee but also to the employee’s spouse, children and non-marital partner living in the same household as the employee. EAP plans are usually supported by the employee’s family or the employer.
What is the purpose of EAP
The EAP offers help with the resolution of problems that are affecting work. These problems, however, do not have to be caused by workplace issues. Employee Assistance Programs are designed to help people understand or overcome their personal problems. While most EAPs offer a wide range of services, they often refer to other professionals or agencies who can offer more or extended care in particular areas.
The range of areas typically managed by an EAP provider include:
• Personal issues.
• Job stress.
• Relationship issues.
• Treatment plan
• Harassment.
• Substance abuse.
• Separation and loss.
• Balancing work and family.
• Financial or legal.
• Family violence.
What makes an EAP successful?
Several factors make an EAP successful:
• Strict confidentiality.
• Open to employees and their immediate families.
• Recognition and commitment by management, employees and union (if there is one) that an EAP is needed.
• Policies and procedures supported by top management, employees and the union.
• Establishment of both formal and informal referral procedures.
• Promotion of the EAP and encouragement to use the service.
• Managers and employees educated in the workings of the EAP.
• Periodic evaluation of the EAP to be sure the needs of both the employee and the employer are being met.
In addition, the EAP must be monitored and evaluated to ensure continued quality of the referral/assistance and to correct potential trouble situations. An appropriate assessment, referral and follow-up of progress are important for continued success of the EAP.
Effects of alcohol
Drinking can have serious consequences. Alcohol abuse not only harms the individual but also damages relationship and society with activities like violence, crime and drunk-driving.
Long term effects of drinking include brain damage, cancers, disruption of normal heart behaviour and may also affect lungs, liver, nervous system, pancreas and different parts of the body.
Effects of DRUG-ABUSE
Drug use can have a wide range of short- and long-term, direct and indirect effects. These effects often depend on the specific drug or drugs used, how they are taken, how much is taken and other factors. Short-term effects can range from changes in appetite, wakefulness, heart rate, blood pressure, and/or mood to heart attack, stroke, psychosis, overdose, and even death. Long-term effects can include heart or lung disease, cancer, mental illness, HIV/AIDS, hepatitis, and other fatal diseases. These changes make it much more difficult for someone to stop taking the drug even when it’s having negative effects on their life and they want to quit.
The Genesis Rehabilitation Programme
The Genesis Foundation provides symptomatic and holistic psycho-spiritual treatment through a therapeutic healing community based on AA/NA Twelve by Twelve Step Program in treating the disease of addiction.
The treatment is provided by trained and experienced counsellors, recovering addicts/alcoholics who are in recovery and leading clean, sober and serene life and following the principles of AA/NA for over 28 years. They are assisted by General Physicians, Psychiatrists and Psychologists. The counsellors and help-line are available 24/7 for helping inmates physically and emotionally. We also provide treatment for psychologically ill patients who have become mentally-challenged with the use of drugs or otherwise.
We also network with government and non-government agencies, conduct awareness programmes in schools, colleges and institutions. We provide counselling for lifestyle-management, behavioural disorder, domestic violence, etiquette, sexual harassment, addiction and alcoholism to students , family of students, public information in clubs (social), shopping malls, railway platforms etc.
We also work with law-enforcement agencies i.e. Kolkata Police (Detective Department) and West Bengal Police (CID). We organise free detoxification camps for street addicts, awareness programs through printed materials, cultural programmes (dance, drama and music via TV and radio) through kiosks and other media.
|