EAPs- The purpose of EAPs is to provide assessment, referral, and brief problem resolution. When an employee is in crisis, it is especially important to operate differently than in long-term treatment. As your corporate EAP therapist, I consider myself an 'early architect' of your employee's recovery.

The goals are to:

• stabilize the employee-
  identify daily behaviors that will help immediately stabilize the employee (exercising, deep breathing, focusing on self-care, redirecting negative thoughts as they occur, etc.),
  
• identify and mobilize the employee's existing resources -
  encourage contact with employee's support network (family, friends, spiritual leaders, etc.),
  
• create new sources of support for the employee -
  identify additional support that will continue after EAP sessions end (referral to support groups, longer term counseling, practical workbooks, recommended readings, classes or workshops, and
  
• establish a safety plan for the employee -
  identify emergency resources should an employee's safety degrade (provide the location of nearest ER, suicide hotline, directions for obtaining police assistance, etc.).

Resource: Workplace Health Promotion

In providing quality human relations within your organization, here is information on common complaints:

• Anxiety Disorders
• Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD, ADD)
• Autism Spectrum Disorders (Pervasive Developmental Disorders)
• Bipolar Disorder (Manic-Depressive Illness)
• Borderline Personality Disorder
• Depression
• Eating Disorders
• Generalized Anxiety Disorder
• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
• Panic Disorder
• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
• Schizophrenia
• Social Phobia (Social Anxiety Disorder)
• Substance Abuse