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COVID prioritizes the employee EAP experience

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The employee assistance program (EAP) will be more important than ever in delivering needed short-term counseling for those experiencing any of these mental health concerns. EAPs that utilize a holistic, integrated approach will be pivotal in addressing the total wellbeing of employees, now and when they return to work.

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From burnout to balance: Navigating the role of HR in employee wellbeing

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Offering robust mental health benefits can give people the support they need from professionals who are appropriately trained to do so, helping to relieve the burden on HR and maintain appropriate boundaries in the workplace. These professionals are also sufficiently separated from the organization to avoid a conflict of interest.

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From burnout to balance: Navigating the role of HR in employee wellbeing

HiBob

Offering robust mental health benefits can give people the support they need from professionals who are appropriately trained to do so, helping to relieve the burden on HR and maintain appropriate boundaries in the workplace. These professionals are also sufficiently separated from the organization to avoid a conflict of interest.

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What Is an Employee Assistance Program (EAP)? Your In-depth 2023 Guide

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Additionally, EAPs can help address presenteeism, where employees come to work but are not fully productive due to physical or mental health issues, by improving employee engagement. Recruitment, onboarding, and training new employees all come at a cost. Enhanced employee retention : Employee turnover is expensive for employers.

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Technology and Employee Burnout: Don’t Have Them Unplug. Teach Them to Lean In.

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An alternative solution may be to train employees to lean in to tech use with greater focus. At first thought, one way to reverse these issues would be to encourage employees to spend more time away from screens. Sometimes that can help, but in our era of ever present tech, it isn’t always feasible.

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When the Going Gets Tough, Go Easy on Yourself

CONCERN: EAP

In other words, it may be helpful to train our inner drill-sergeants to be more like an inner champion, someone who guides and motivates with our best interests at heart. Perhaps most surprisingly, self-compassion also appears to be a more effective approach to motivation and success than tough-talk.

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Help Employees Keep Collaboration Moving by Learning to S.T.O.P.

CONCERN: EAP

This can quickly derail the progress train when team members strongly disagree. The same collaborative spark that unites a work team can also fuel their interaction, sometimes turning a discussion into an argument or igniting a full-on blowout. That’s a good thing.