Florida State University
Tier2-2: Employee Wellness Program

The mission of the Employee Assistance Program is to contribute to a healthier work environment by assisting individuals with personal problems and by consulting with supervisors on individual employee and group concerns. Services include: assessment of personal difficulties, short-term intervention, referral to community resources, and development of a community resource base, consulting with supervisors when an employees' personal difficulties appear to be affecting job performance or when group dynamics are interfering with departmental performance, training in relevant areas, and providing alternative dispute management (mediation). The EAP provides the following for employees and their dependents: Confidential and timely problem identification/assessment services for employee clients, and their dependents, with personal concerns that may impact their lives and/or job performance; use of constructive confrontation, motivation, and short-term intervention with employee clients to address problems that affect job performance; referral of clients for diagnosis, treatment, and assistance, plus monitoring and follow-up services. Additionally, EAP offers trainings on topics of personal benefit to individuals: stressed out, compassion fatigue, positive psychology, etc. Wellness programs are available to staff through the Thagard Student Health Center (smoking cessation) and the Leach Center (small group wellness education sessions, exercise sampler series for staff).