EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
The NEISD Employee Assistance Program (EAP) is administered Deer Oaks EAP Services. Deer Oaks EAP provides counseling services to you and your immediate family on the phone or in person. The number of free confidential counseling visits are eight visits per employee/dependent per problem per year.
Who
is Deer Oaks?
Deer Oaks is
the provider for your EAP services. Deer Oaks offers a multidisciplinary
team of trained psychologists, social workers, psychological associates, psychiatrists,
psychiatric nurses, and licensed professional counselors who are ready to assist
you with your behavioral health difficulties.
What
Exactly is the EAP?
The Employee
Assistance Program or EAP is a confidential program for employees, providing
professional counseling for personal problems. These problems may be:
- Family or Marital Relationships
- Parenting Problems
- Alcohol or Drug Abuse
- Stress
- Depression
- Caring for Elderly Parents
- Financial or Legal Difficulties
- Grief, Death or Significant Loss
How
does the EAP work?
If you or an
eligible dependent are experiencing any of the above problems, a Deer Oaks
counselor can be reached at any time by calling 615-8880 in San
Antonio. He/she will provide no-cost, confidential counseling to discuss your
concern. You your spouse, or your dependent children under 25 years of age living
at home may receive up to eight (8) in-person counseling visits per person,
per problem, per year with Deer Oaks staff at no cost to you. Any type
of human concern can be brought to Deer Oaks with confidentiality
as required by law.
What
are the EAP costs?
Your EAP counseling
sessions have been prepaid by NEISD. Should counseling beyond the EAP
be needed, a referral will be recommended by Deer Oaks based on the
issues and ability to pay. Some of these charges may be covered under
the group health plan.
|
To
utilize the 615-8880 (Local) |