“Directions EAP is not a vendor, they are a partner.” Ron Anderson, Executive Director, Kenl Inn
Directions EAP is an Employee Assistance Program based in Lincoln, Nebraska since 1982. We currently serve local, regional and national employers. We serve a broad spectrum of businesses from health care, education, convenience stores, retail, restaurants, banking, manufacturing, construction, and non-profit agencies.
Why would a company want to add Directions EAP to their benefit package? It is a relief to know, with one phone call to Directions EAP, that any of their employees and family members can get professional counseling and assistance when they need it. Stress, marital conflict, workplace issues, grief, parenting, legal and financial issues, depression, anxiety, chemical dependency – the list goes on. We have all gone through a difficult situation and could have benefited from some outside help or counseling. These are also the issues that our workforce is dealing with that could keep them home from work, creating an attendance issue, or distracting that individual and causing them to make mistakes or putting themselves or others in danger.
Having an EAP makes good “business sense”. Many studies show that for every $1 spent on an employee assistance program, it can save $6-15 on the company’s health plan. At a time when many benefit costs are rising, HR can share this benefit that is provided at the employer’s cost, no cost to anyone who utilizes it, as well as showing that they are an employer who cares about their employees.
Directions EAP prides itself on providing caring customer service that is second to none! We are a full-service Employee Assistance Program offering counseling benefits for employees and their families, as well as site-based benefits for the employer. While many employee assistance programs only provide up to three sessions per occurrence, our basic EAP program covers up to six sessions, for the employee as well as their eligible family members. Covering more sessions through an EAP further helps companies reduce health care costs, as well as savings to their employees in possible co-pay, deductible or out-of-pocket costs.
Confidential counseling sessions are provided in a comfortable setting, and our office in Lincoln is easy to find, and in a very accessible location. In Nebraska, we have an affiliate network of over 150 provider offices offering over 250 individual affiliate providers. We have over 500 affiliate providers in our network across the United States.
Directions EAP offers chemical dependency evaluations and case management services, completed by a Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor (LADC). If chemical dependency cases are supervisory referrals, all releases and information will be shared with supervisors as part of the employee’s compliance with the referral.
Directions’ basic EAP program is affordably priced per employee/per year. Directions EAP will provide company-specific utilization reports, conduct employee orientations, supervisor training on how to use the EAP, management consultations as needed, provide monthly Frontline Employee newsletters on a wide variety of topics (personal and work-related) and periodic check stuffers and posters to help encourage and support EAP utilization.
In order to maintain high quality assurance standards, Directions EAP counseling clients are offered a client satisfaction survey. The survey results are then tallied and included in each company’s quarterly utilization report.
Our basic program also allows each company’s employees access to CLC, Inc., a program that provides free consultations with an attorney. Employees can get legal advice on any situation EXCLUDING employment/employer issues.
If you are interested in talking further about how your company could benefit from offering an Employee Assistance Program, we would love to talk with you. Give us a call at 402-434-2900.
“Goodwill of the Great Plains has contracted services with Directions EAP since January 2010. During this time we have found their services to be invaluable. Our employees report that they are highly satisfied with the services provided. We highly recommend Directions EAP.” Karen M. Irwin, HR-Benefits and Compliance Specialist, Goodwill of the Great Plains