Employee Assistance Program/Student Assistance Program

The EAP is a proactive approach to support employees and provide tools to enhance their work environment while the SAP is a proactive approach to support students and provide tools to enhance their academic environment.

Both programs offer the following services:

• Short-term counseling
• Referral to other services as needed
• Consultation
• Training and outreach
• Workshops
• Crisis debriefs

We offer the following EAP services:

• Employee Counseling – Employees can receive short-term intervention and referral services free of charge. This benefit is also available for the employee’s spouse and dependent children under the age of 26.
• Crisis Debriefing – Departments as well as organizations that have experienced a traumatic event can receive team counseling to help work through grief, anxiety and other emotional effects of a tragic situation.
• Outreach – Departments as well as organizations can request specific workshops to fit needs and concerns, such as time management, conflict resolution and stress management.
• Consultation Services – Managers, supervisors and union officials can receive support in navigating employee situations, enhancing the work environment and improving employee performance.

We offer the following SAP services:

• Consultation Services – Academic leadership and educators can receive counseling on supporting students, enhancing academic environment and improving student performance.
• Student Counseling – Professional students can receive short-term intervention and referral services free of charge. This benefit is also available for the student’s spouse and dependent children under the age of 26.
• Crisis Debriefing – Upon experiencing a traumatic event, group counseling and support can be provided to help work through grief, anxiety and other emotional effects of a tragic situation.
• Outreach – Academic leadership can request specific workshops to fit needs and concerns, such as time management and stress management.

Possible reasons for accessing EAP/SAP counseling services include:

• General stress management
• Relationship concerns
• Depression and anxiety
• Performance anxiety (i.e. test anxiety)
• Work and/or school stress
• Managing a caregiving role
• Dealing with a change or a major life event
• Grief and loss
• Substance use
• Interpersonal conflict
• Loneliness/isolation
• Parenting difficulties

We invite the following groups to explore our EAP/SAP services:

• Cabell Huntington Hospital employees and managers
• Employees and managers of organizations/industries that have an EAP contract with us
• Professional schools that have an SAP contract with us
• Students and administrators of professional schools that have an SAP contract with us