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Employee Assistance (EAP) Consulting & Training

An Employee Assistance Program (or EAP) are workplace focused programmes that aim to assist in the identification and resolution of employee problems such as personal or work related matters, which affect or may affect performance. The aim of EAP's is to enhance individual performance in the workplace to the benefit of both the individual and the organisation.

Independent Sourcing Solution

Purchasing an EAP can be a monumental task, particularly given the size of the investment. The EAP market place is aggressive and highly competitive so making the choice between providers can be difficult and time consuming. ScotCoach specialises in providing independent and impartial sourcing advice for companies in selecting and contracting with an EAP and Work-Life supplier. With over twenty years of global experience in the field, we bring impeccable credentials to our clients.

We have extensive experience in these matters and can arrange references from recent client's purchasing managers if required We know the UK and Global EAP providers, their strength and weaknesses, we know how to best negotiate with them and most importantly we understand the corporate sourcing (tender) process. For a reasonable investment we can not only assist you with RFP, Tendering and Selection we are confident that we can we save you a substantial amount on the final fee paid to the EAP supplier. We can also offer options to you that will improve the level of participation of your EAP.

Independent EAP Auditing & Evaluation

Your EAP is a major investment and one that needs to be monitored. Is your EAP giving you value for money, what is the actual waiting times, what is the quality of case files and referrals? ScotCoach can assist you with a micro or macro review of you existing EAP, whether it is internally or externally operated. Services offered can include: Formal evaluation of EAP cost-effectiveness Evaluation of actual utilisation rates Customer satisfaction - 'secret shopper' surveys Blind auditing of client clinical files Surveys of employees attitude towards EAP Call centre effectiveness evaluation EAP training evaluation Desk audits of complaints and client issues   

Specialist EAP Training Services

We offer the following EAP training courses:
Introduction to EAPs

This one hour briefing is designed for companies considering introducing an EAP or wanting to know how to evaluate their existing programme. This session can be run at a breakfast meeting, over lunch or at your regular management meeting. This session is offered at no charge. Email us to arrange your free briefing session

Essentials of EAPs

This course covers the essentials of Employee Assistance. Designed especially for those who have joined the EAP profession in the past couple of years, it provides an excellent introduction to all core aspects of Employee Assistance. How to Write & Present Winning Tenders & Presentations This one to three day course is designed for EAP professionals in sales, marketing or business development. This course can be run for internally for your teams and it is also offered every year as part of our EAP Training Series.  Please Contact us for more details.

Human Resources Management (HRM) for EAP Professionals

This course is all about understanding your customer. Human Resource Managers are key purchasers and co-ordinators of EAPs and EAP professionals can gain a competitive advantage by understanding this distinctive professional group. HRM practices also play an important role in almost every aspect of an organisation's activities and often cross the roles of the EAP and Work-life consultancy.  This short-course provides a good introductory grounding in the key areas of human resource management. It will help participants understand the responsibilities, duties and language of HRM. Advanced EAP Management This course is for people with at least 2 years experience in EAPs and for those who have attended our other training. The course covers: EAP Account Management CEAP Awareness Performance Management & EAPs Sales & Marketing Alcohol & other Drugs in the Workplace & EAPs Developing EAP Excellence. Please Contact us for more details.

Workplace Mediation Training for EAP Professionals

This seven-day course is only open to HR Professionals (CIPD Diploma or equivalent), qualified welfare officers, EAP Counsellors, CEAPs, or those who hold another relevant qualification in psychology, HR, counselling or conflict studies. Participants must also have a minimum of three years experience in a professional role (HR, EAP, etc). For more information click here  

Other EAP Training Offered

We also offer the following EAP Training Courses:

  • EAP Evaluation & Auditing
  • Advanced EAP Management
  • CEAP Awareness
  • Performance Management & EAPs
  • Sales & Marketing Master Class
  • Alcohol & other Drugs in the Workplace Awareness Programme
  • Workplace Trauma Awareness
  • Emotional Intelligence for EA Professionals
  • Developing EAP Excellence

Please Contact us for more details.

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