Safety, Health, and Wellness

  • EAP Frontline Employee August Newsletter

    Featured in this month’s edition:

    Back to School Tip: Create a Family Schedule – “School will begin soon. As your family slowly turns to a new, exciting school year, consider this exercise to establish a schedule…”

    How to Be a Thought Leader - “A ‘thought leader’ is a person with a reputation for being an expert, and also a great influencer… ”

    Soft Skills to Know: Accepting Feedback – “Ouch – constructive feedback! You will find plenty of tips on giving feedback… but less help on how to be a good receiver…”

    Other topics in this edition:

    • Don’t Fool Around with Fatigue

    • Heading Conflicts Off at the Pass

    • Business Case for Diversity

    • Making Work-Life Balance Work

    • The “Two-Minute” Rule

    For the full August 2016 edition of “Frontline Employee”, or to learn more about UConn EAP visit our webpage: http://hr.uconn.edu/employee-assistance-program/

    Your EAP provides professional, brief counseling – on campus, plus 27 locations statewide - to help identify and resolve personal, family or work related concerns. Employee Assistance is:

    • Confidential! Copy & paste the link for a clear, 3-minute video explanation: ww.youtube.com/watch?v=2kUF4rrRFc4

    • Free!

    • Household Members too!

    EAP is also available by invitation to meet with departments, programs or other groups to discuss and process areas of common concern.

    To schedule a private appointment, call:

    (860) 486-1307 Storrs

    (800) 852-4392 Statewide - 24 hours (Toll-free in CT)

    For more information, contact: Gary Alger at gary.alger@uconn.edu