Employee Assistance Plan
The Employee Assistance Program (EAP) is a free, confidential service that provides eligible employees and their families with the opportunity to discuss personal problems with a professional counselor, receive unlimited telephone and Internet access to resource and referral information and obtain other self-help information.
You do not have to enroll in a medical plan to participate in the EAP. However, if you are enrolled in a medical plan, you may be able to maximize your benefits by accessing the free services of the EAP before using behavioral health benefits, which require you to pay a share of the cost. Access EAP at www.EAPHelplink.com (Company Code UI1).
Kepro HelpLink offers a myriad of free webinars for university employees. Access is easy at www.EAPHelplink.com (company code UI1). Topics include:
- Basics of Budgeting
- Dealing with Office Politics
- Leadership Skills for Women
- Basics of Effective Communication
- Valuing Diversity
- Leading Effective Meetings
- Dealing with Difficult People
- Coping with Criticism
- Conflict Intervention
- The Art of Listening
- Bullying: Confronting Hostility in the Workplace
The EAP’s Master’s-level, licensed professional counselors are available to you and your family 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Counselors can help with any situation that creates stress including:
- Family Problems
- Substance Abuse
- Stress/anxiety
- Legal Concerns
- Personal relationships
- Finances
- Depression
- Workplace
- Grief
- Aging
- Anger Management
- Abuse
To access this benefit, simply call the EAP at 800-999-1077 and identify yourself as a University of Idaho employee. You can receive up to eight free sessions per situation, per covered individual.
Kepro HealthCare: 800-999-1077
Emergency Crisis – 24/7: 800-833-3031
www.EAPHelplink.com (University Code: UI1)