LifeBalance Employee Assistance Program Employee Orientation.

LifeBalance LifeBalance Employee Assistance ProgramEmployee Assistance Program

Employee OrientationEmployee Orientation

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Agenda for Today

• Overview of the LifeBalance Integrated Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

• Products and services available

• How to access the program

Please feel free to ask questionsas we go along!


Key Features

• LifeBalance is available to you and anyone covered by your benefit program (e.g., spouse, children).

• LifeBalance is part of your benefit package and is available at no cost to you and your family.

• LifeBalance is a national, bilingual, 24/7 service.

• It’s easy to access: Call toll-free or go online!

• We offer support in-person, on the telephone or via the website

• Most importantly - LifeBalance is CONFIDENTIAL! Your employer will never know if/when you access the service.


Confidentiality

• Confidential vs. Anonymous

• Limitations

• Intake Process


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LifeBalance.net Homepage

LifeBalance Online

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Parenting

• Telephonic support, in-person counseling, on-line resources

• Child care locator• “Career Cruising” for Teens• Child development• Single parenting / blended families• Pregnancy, infertility and adoption• Summer camps and holiday planning• Safety kits, CDs, booklets and articles• “New Parent Kits” for expecting moms and dads


Education

• Telephonic support, customized searches, booklets, CDs and articles on topics such as:• Selecting a School• Homework and Grades• School Safety• Special Needs• Talking with Teachers• Colleges and Universities• Alternatives to College• Continuing Education


Eldercare

• Searches for in-home care services• Searches for residential care and housing

facilities• Research on issues such as Alzheimer’s,

dementia, and other topics• Safety kit, booklets and articles available• Resources on “Elder Fraud”• In-person or telephonic counselling for the

elderly and their caregivers

My mother in Calgary needs a nursing home. Can you help me find one?

Yes we can!!


Mid-Life and Retirement

Telephonic and in-person counselling support, as well as CDs, booklets, and articles on topics such as:

• Growing as a Couple• Midlife Health• Relationships in Midlife• Life Planning / Priorities in

Midlife• Work and Careers in Midlife• “Empty Nest” Syndrome• Financial Considerations• Retiring to a New Location


Financial

How come there’s always more month than money?

• Telephonic counselling with Certified Financial Planners

• Budgeting issues• Financial Planning (e.g.,

retirement planning, RRSP/RESP, estate planning)

• Financial Consultations (e.g., mortgages, collections, tax issues, debt consolidation)

• Kits, booklets, articles


Health Line

• Immediate, 24/7 telephonic access to a registered nurse

• When it is difficult to get access to a doctor:

• at home

• at the cottage

• in your car “My daughter has broken out in a rash. What exactly does poison ivy

look like?”

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Health and Wellness

• Telephonic nutritional counselling with a Registered Dietician through our “Eating Well” Program

• Research on health and wellness related information

• Kits, booklets, CDs and articles• Online Smoking Cessation Program


Work and Career

• Telephonic support, in-person counselling, on-line resources

• Co-worker relationships • Shift work, telecommuting• Developing your career• Relocation• Interpersonal and communication skills• Time management• Organizational change


Legal

• Speak directly to a lawyer, on the telephone at NO COST!

• Most areas of law covered: family, criminal, wills / estates, immigration, real estate, etc.

• Only exception – Employment/Business Law

• Up to 25% discount off ‘in-person’ lawyer referral – includes a free 30-minute consultation


Everyday Issues

Check out the website or call us for helpful information on:

• Buying and leasing cars• Home repairs and re-modelling• House cleaning and lawn care• Community information• Consumer resources• And much, much more!

www.LifeBalance.net


Let us research it for you…

Email or call us with your research request – we’ll take the time so you don’t have to!

• Looking for a new doctor or dentist?• Need information on a medical condition?• Health conscious? Workout facility, nutrition store • Writing a speech? Presentation?• Moving? • Triple A hockey camp? Scout or Girl Guide chapter in your area?• Looking for wedding resources?• Unique requests


Emotional Well-Being

• Telephonic and in-person short term, solution-focused counselling for many issues including:

• Relationship, marriage and family issues• Mental health concerns such as

depression, grief and loss, or stress management

• Addiction and recovery• Balancing work/life• Divorce and separation• Violence and crisis

Ceridian Depression Centre


Ceridian Depression Centre


Reminders…

• LifeBalance is part of your benefit package and is available at no cost to you and your family.

• LifeBalance is a national, bilingual, 24/7 service.

• We offer support in-person, on the telephone, through research requests, booklets, CDs and kits, or via the web site

• Most importantly - LifeBalance is CONFIDENTIAL!


How Do I Access LifeBalance?

Toll-free: 1.877.630.6701 (English)

TTY/TDD: 1.877.371.9978

On-line: www.LifeBalance.net

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