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EAP Offers A Variety Of Services

A variety of services are offered in order to maximize employee effectiveness at work. The following services are available to employees and the members of their household:

KCH’s Employee Assistance Program Includes:

  • Assessment, Referral, and Resource Services
  • Personal Confidential Consultation
  • Workplace Consultation For Work Groups and Leaders/Supervisors
  • Short-term, Solution-Focused Counseling
  • Substance Abuse
  • Critical Incident Stress Debriefings
  • Employee and Supervisor Education and Training
  • Four On-Site Educational Workshops Per Year
  • Supervisor EAP Orientation
  • Employee EAP Orientation
  • Monthly Supervisor Newsletter
  • Monthly Employee Newsletter
  • Quarterly and Annual Utilization Report
  • Personalized EAP Brochures, Business Cards, Promotional Items

Reasons People Utilize EAP (Employee Assistance Program)

Personal Consultation Services:

  • Marriage, Family, Relationships
  • Substance Abuse/Use Concerns
  • Depression/Anxiety
  • Grief/Loss/Traumatic Events
  • Health and Personal Well-being
  • Stress and Coping

Workgroup and Leader Consultations:

  • Individual and group consultations
  • Educational Programming
  • Team Building
  • Policy Development
  • Drug Free Workplace
  • EAP Programming
  • Member, EAP Association

EAP Counselor Availability

The Employee Assistance Program counselors are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week:

Daytime and evening appointments are available:
Monday through Wednesday 8 am to 8 pm
Thursday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Friday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

For confidential, professional assistance:
(815) 748-8999 *

In the event of a crisis after hours:
(800) 373-3327 *

* The counselors will be paged immediately in the event of a crisis.
* KishHealth System also offers Outpatient Counseling.

EAP Information for Employers

For more information, please contact:
Joy Zimmer
(800) 397-1521, Ext. 153767 or (815) 748-8999

EAP Staff Profile:

Our staff of licensed individuals with many years' experience are waiting to assist your company and individual employees.

Our staff includes:

  • Certified Employee Assistance Professional
  • Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor
  • Psychiatric and Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist
  • Licensed Marriage Family Therapist
  • Certified Staff in Critical Incident Stress Debriefing
  • Academy of Family Mediators trained staff
  • Advanced Training in Marriage/Family Therapy
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