Employee Assistance Newsletters

AUGUST 2008

Topics: Mastering Open-ended Job Interview Questions; Nap Time for "Left Brainers"; If You're Stalked; Couples Counseling: When Only One Will Go; Negotiation Skills for Everyone; Lazy Ways to Improve Creativity; Be an "Entrepreneur" for Your Employer; Squeezing Work Time: Parkinson's Law

 

JULY 2008

Topics: Less Stress for Customer Service; Try a Walking Meeting; E-Cycling: Making Your Computer a Green Machine; Follow the Two-Minute Rule; Aging Gracefully; After the Team Retreat; Building Workplace Trust; Getting Back on Your Bike

 

JUNE 2008

Topics: Project Management for Fun and Profit; Walk for Your Health and Your Wallet; Tackling the Thief of Time; What Your Employer Really Wants; Intervene Early with Coworker Conflicts; Your First Appointment with a Professional Counselor; Add "Value" to Your Job Interview; Hazards Around the House

 

MAY 2008

Topics: When Teamwork Is Not Your Thing; Good is Sometimes Good Enough; Put Green Where It's Seen; National Employee Health and Fitness Day; Soft skills with Hard Returns; Next Time, You'll Be Assertive; Planning Against Gang Recruitment; Bouncing Back with Resiliency

 

APRIL 2008

Topics: Plug into a Positive Mental Attitude!; Parents: Talk about Prescription Drugs; Relationship Issues Compound Financial Stress; Avoiding Trigger-happy E-mails; Powerfully Respectful Workplaces; Thirty Days to a New Habit?; Sell Yourself First and the Ideas Will Follow; Avoiding Accidents with the Elderly

 

MARCH 2008

Topics: Your New Coworker... Will You Get Along?; Give 10 Minute Breaks More Respect; Your Performance Exceeding Standard; Valuing Diversity Pays Dividends!; Don't Burn Bridges if You Resign; Workplace Coaching Tips for the Coached; Addiction: Focus on Responsibility Not Blame; Protocols for Political Talk & Workplace Productivity

 

FEBRUARY 2008

Topics: The Answer's in the Group; Developing a Safety Culture; Battling Against Sleep a No-Win; Being Sick Can Be Bad for Your Health; Was It a Panic Attack?; Attitude-Changing Secrets; Families Fighting to Fit It All In; Nurturing Your Creative Juices

 

JANUARY 2008

Topics: Build Your Immunity to Criticism; Adapt to Technology and Thrive; Pay Attention to Accolades; Help Prevent Internet Harassment; Affected by a Mentally Ill Family Member; Shyness: Overcoming Over-Awareness; 2008: Eat Right, Exercise... Plan for Setbacks; Using Office Politics as a Positive Force

 

DECEMBER 2007

Topics: Is Shopping Season Giving the Signal?; Putting the Earth On Your Gift List; Making Holidays More Positive; Don't Let Depression Discount Retirement; Can Gratitude Pay Off?; Sexual Harassment: It's More than You Think; Delegating: Not Just for the Boss; Find Hidden Cash with Cutbacks

 

NOVEMBER 2007

Topics: Workplace Bullying It's Your Business; Burnout Prevention Starts with You; Angry at Work? EAP Can Help; Relationship Harmony and Heart Health; Star Performer on the Job; Caution in Health Care Jobs; Great American Smokeout; Financial Stress & Health Effects

 

OCTOBER 2007

Topics: Shine at Your Review; Drug-Free Work Week Oct. 14-20; Practice with the Small Stuff; Talk Up the EAP Take Down Violence; Making Negative Feedback Nicer; Preventing Suicide Among the Elderly; Consume the News with Awareness; Avoid Online, Get-Rich-Quick Schemes

 

SEPTEMBER 2007

Topics: Do You Listen to Customers Too Well?; Are They Talking About You?; Exercise for a Strong Memory; Online Caregivers Forums; Tips for Traveling and Temporary Assignments; First, Burn Your To-Do List; Saying No to Nonmedical Use of Adderall; Get an Accountability Partner

 

JULY 2007

Topics: Do-It-Yourself Performance Management; Meetup.com: There's a Time and Place for You; Hispanic Workers at Increased Risk of Injury; Office Workers More Prone to Blood Clots; Goal Achievement... The Power of Focus; Impaired Professionals; Getting a Better Perspective on Respect; Promotions: Work vs. Responsibility

 

JUNE 2007

Topics: Staying Safe at Your Late-Night Job; Recovering from a Disappointing Review; Don't Overlook Career Counseling; Good-bye to Homesickness at Summer Camp!; Overboard with "Role Overload"; Facing the Loss of Your Home; Putting on a Positive Attitude; Depression By the Numbers

 

APRIL 2007

Topics: Your First Hundred Days; Exercise Even If You Smoke; Families Facing Deployment Stress; Mental Health Day Again?; Pathways to Powerful Public Speaking; Do-It-Yourself Conflict Resolution; Using Pen Power to Fight Stress; Spring Break: Yes, Say Something about Alcohol

 

MARCH 2007

Topics: Is Your Search for Work/Life Balance Over?; Teen Abuse of Coricidin; Common Sense Soccer Season; Log on to the New Food Pyramid; Big Shoes to Fill?; Difficult People Closer Than You Think?; Should I Disclose My Mental Illness?; Avoid the Dark Side of Moonlighting

 

FEBRUARY 2007

Topics: Employees Ask about the EAP; Office Politics Here to Stay; Two Missing Links to Anger Management; Children of Alcoholics Week; Bouncing Back with Resilience; Next Time, You'll Speak Up; Getting Kids to Do Chores around the House; Laughter in the Workplace

 

JANUARY 2007

Topics: Don't Quit Your Job Yet!; Warn Teens About Predatory Drugs; Other Back Injury Culprits; Early Smoking: Trigger for Trouble; Negotiate Like a Champ; Speak Up for Support; Get Fired Up for 2007; Where has All the Motivation Gone?

 

DECEMBER 2006

Topics: One Drink May Be Too Many; Can the EAP Help with Chronic Pain?; Wow'em in Your First Month on the Job; Less Noise More Productivity; Squeeze the Most Out of Every Gym Workout; Happier Holidays with Uncle Harry; Bring Your Team Together; Tomorrow Morning Eat Breakfast

 

NOVEMBER 2006

Topics: National Caregivers' Month; Collecting from Coworkers; Reality Therapy; Persevere to Attain Goals; Step into the Boss's Shoes; Win Over the Most Difficult Customers; Prepare to Weather the Flu Season; Stay Productive amid a Rocky Workplace Romance

 

OCTOBER 2006

Topics: Smart Steps to Prevent Cancer; Formula for Family Meetings; EAPs and Family; Welcome Criticism with and Open Mind; Adopt Safe Practices at Work; Win with Positive Influence; Take Breaks that Energize You; Halloween Safety Tips

 

SEPTEMBER 2006

Topics: Customers Are Closer Than You Think; Making Your Boss Look Good; Wave of Distractions; Dangers of "Stress Eating"; Escape From Domestic Abuse; Conquering Insomnia; Attitude Determines "Financial" Altitude; Don't Get Hooked By "Vishing"

 

AUGUST 2006

Topics: Communicating with New Technology; Secondhand Smoke; When Your Coworker Becomes Your Boss; What to Take When Fleeing a Hurricane; Set Goals to Spur Your Success; Fight Off Heat Stress; Do Your Kids Get Enough Sleep; The Art of Listening

 

JULY 2006

Topics: Conflicts with Supervisors; Personal Trainers; English Grammar Online; Diabetes, Explosive Disorder; "It's Just A Joke!"; Fight Procrastination; Verbal Abuse

 

JUNE 2006

Topics: Group Dynamics, Al-Anon; Coffee Research; Customer Service; Confidence; Performance Improvement; Conferences; Nursing Home Admission

 

MAY 2006

Topics: Making No Mean No; Is there A Bully On Line; Help for Long Distance Care Givers; Avoid New Grad Mistakes on the Job; Should You Have a Five Year Plan; Don't Blow Off the Blues; Guarding Your Teen On-line and Increasing Your Influence

 

APRIL 2006

Topics:  Secrets of Top Performers; Avoiding A Team Takeover; April is Alcohol Awareness Month; Work-Life Balance-The "Carve Out" Strategy; Keeping Your Hot Buttons On Ice; When Socializing Brings Suffering; Symptoms of Gang Involvement; Grief: Many Keys-No Shortcuts

 

MARCH 2006

Topics:  Marriage Counseling; Relationship Rainbows; EAPs: Above & Beyond; Give Your Attitude A Twist; Should You Become A Manager?; Spring Clean Your Office; When You're Injured and Out On Leave; Become A Self-Starter

 

FEBRUARY 2006

Topics:  Happiness or Success?; Remembering Names; No Hangover?; Psychiatric Hospitalizations; New Year's Resolutions; Workplace Humor; Some Anger Is Normal; Successful Aging

 

JANUARY 2006

Topics:  Sharing Information; The Most Depressing Day of the Year; Customer Rage; Internet Safety; Generations at Work; Bipolar Disorder; Balancing Personal & Work Lives; Confidentiality & Public Places

 

DECEMBER 2005

Topics:  Office Party Memories; Brain Food; Teen Sleep Patterns; Mental Illness; Online Investment Scams; Good Habits; Seasonal Injuries; Reaching Out During the Holidays

 

NOVEMBER 2005

Topics:  Kicking Off the Eating Season; Flu Shots; Alcoholism; About EA Professionals; Coping with Organizational Change; Stress Management; Dealing with Interruptions; Video Violence

 

SEPTEMBER 2005

Topics:  Dealing with Trauma; Building Team Trust; Shyness; Perfectionism; Aging Parents; Shopping for Health Insurance

 

JULY 2005

Topics:  Anger Management; Stress Reduction; Joining Professional Organizations; Assertiveness; Self-Help Groups; Benefits of Counseling

 

JUNE 2005

Topics:  Safety; Performance Anxiety; Stress Reduction; Keeping Kids Off Drugs

 

MAY 2005

Topics:  Living Wills; Depression; Injuries at Work; Team Work; Mental Health Fitness; Technology; Networking